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Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults
Zoltan Nagy, Eindhoven University of Technology Most people know that heat waves can be dangerous, but what they…
Kids on social media more than two hours a day at higher risk of mental illness
Nandi Vijayakumar, Deakin University; Susan M. Sawyer, The University of Melbourne, and Sylvia C. Lin, Deakin University; Murdoch…
If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie – with big tech or its users?
Bernd Stahl, University of Nottingham When I talk to my son, an engineering student, and we have a…
Small improvements in sleep, physical activity and diet are linked with a longer life
CandyRetriever/Shutterstock Eef Hogervorst, Loughborough University We may not need to completely overhaul our lives to live healthier for…
The science of weight loss – and why your brain is wired to keep you fat
When you lose weight, your body reacts as if it were a threat to survival. pexels/pavel danilyuk, CC…
Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?
Kampus Productions/Pexels Meltem Weger, The University of Queensland and Benjamin Weger, The University of Queensland As summer fades…
Early exposure to air pollution could affect brain development and mental health later in life: new research
Getty Images Matthew Hobbs, Sheffield Hallam University; Joseph Boden, University of Otago; Lianne Jane Woodward, University of Canterbury,…