Wellbeing

Do I have alexithymia?
If you struggle to identify your feelings on a regular basis, you might just have alexithymia – here's how you can know if you do

Men’s brains may age faster than women’s, suggests major new study
Brain ageing is the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease

A daily dose of cheese could reduce your dementia risk, study finds
Cheese could be gouda for your brain? You better brie-leve it
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How stable is my personality?
Various studies have looked at how personality changes over our lives

How to build the mindset now proven to slow ageing
How much could a change of attitude change your life?

Looking at certain kinds of art may boost your heart health, doctors say
How a little creative escape can influence your physiology

I zapped my vagus nerve every day for a month to fight anxiety. Here's what happened
Can a wearable neuromodulation device that delivers small electric shocks banish anxiety?

11 surprisingly simple, expert-backed fixes for dramatically better sleep
Everyone has trouble sleeping from time to time, even sleep scientists

4 key numbers that could reshape the ‘masculinity crisis’ debate
Are gender-equality gains coming at men’s expense, as some claim? The data tells a more complex story

How to retrain your body's natural sleep drive
Is the hyper-stimulation of modern life keeping you awake? It’s time for a reset.

How should you talk to someone who has just lost a pet?
Just as with human bereavement, losing a pet can cause intense grief

I keep having nightmares. Should I be worried?
Some recent research has made headlines by linking frequent nightmares to an increased risk of dementia. Should we be worried?

How does the timing of puberty affect a person's long-term health?
New research suggests that the timing of your puberty may affect your long-term health, including heart disease, diabetes and asthma

These two simple numbers can predict your heart disease risk
Could a new calculation based on two commonly tracked metrics offer a cheat code for your long-term health?

Your bed’s hidden biome could be ruining your sleep
Your bed is nowhere near as clean as you think it is. Thankfully, experts have laid out the rules of how clean your bed really needs to be… and when dirty becomes dangerous

We may have found the first true human pheromone
Could invisible chemical signals sway our behaviour, or who we’re attracted to – all without us knowing?

This is the optimal morning routine, according to science
Wakey wakey. Science is here and it wants to give you the best possible start to your day

Japanese people still aren’t having sex. And nobody knows why
Around 1 in 10 Japanese people reach their 30s without ever having had sex

A new one-time treatment could wipe out high cholesterol forever
A one-off therapy could be our greatest weapon in the fight against heart disease

How to find your life’s purpose: The biggest lessons from the world’s top experts
Science has shown that having a raison d’être is good for us

Flexibility helps you live longer and age well. Here's how to boost yours in minutes
It’s one of the tenets of physical fitness, so why is flexibility overlooked by researchers and the average person putting on their gym kit? Find out how being more flexible could change your life – and even extend it

Why getting fit over 40 matters (and how anyone can do it)
You can get fit from scratch and reap the benefits of good health at any age. You just need to show your body a little sympathy

Scientists could soon reverse daylight savings clock changes. Here’s why
Most of us look forward to the extra hour we get in bed every October, but researchers argue that changing the clocks twice a year harms our health.

Scientists are now closer than ever to scarless healing
Healing a wound without leaving a scar is something we could all do while in the womb. But unlocking this ability after birth has proven impossible. Until now…