Is still water better for you than sparkling water?
Still or sparkling? It's a question you'll commonly hear in a café or restaurant and you probably have a preference. But is there any difference for your health?
Sep 2, 2024
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Still or sparkling? It's a question you'll commonly hear in a café or restaurant and you probably have a preference. But is there any difference for your health?
Sep 2, 2024
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Cold water swimming is growing in popularity among women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Aug 21, 2024
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Getting enough high-quality sleep on a consistent basis is vital for human health and well-being, particularly for children.
Aug 15, 2024
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Just being near blue spaces (the sea, rivers and lakes) can make us feel more relaxed because water triggers our parasympathetic nervous system, helping our body rest and digest. This calming effect, which slows our heart ...
Jul 26, 2024
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The use of ice at the summer Olympic games has reached "extraordinary levels," but much of this isn't evidence-based, and the amount of energy and water needed to produce, store, and transport the ice isn't good for the planet, ...
Jul 25, 2024
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As the heat wave begins to grip the UK and the heat health alert is in effect, people are looking for ways to keep cool and reduce the risk of heat stroke—the most severe form of hyperthermia, with a body temperature above ...
Jun 26, 2024
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More than 85% of women—and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time—use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, many people also use hormonal ...
Jun 25, 2024
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While heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in the United States, many of these deaths are preventable, says an emergency medicine doctor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
Jun 24, 2024
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Weeks before the solstice, summer 2024 started off hot with a wave of triple-digit temperatures in California, Texas and Nevada that set off a flurry of heat advisories and excessive heat warnings.
Jun 10, 2024
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The season's first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix—America's hottest big city—employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 ...
Jun 5, 2024
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