We remember things longer if we take breaks during learning, referred to as the spacing effect. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology gained deeper insight into the neuronal basis for...

New research suggests a simple step could help millions of people reduce their risk of heart disease: make sure to get enough vitamin D. Elucidating linkages between skin pigmentation, vitamin D and indicators...

Somewhat ironically for somebody with a job at a fitness magazine, I’ve never been a particularly active person. Prior to this year, I’d probably have described my physique as “skinny...

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian, who last week carried on working for up to two hours while awaiting the results of a rapid COVID test, wasn’t the first Australian to “soldier on”...

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated America’s nursing homes, but the reasons aren’t as simple as people might think. To understand how nursing homes became the source of over one-third of...

Individuals taking a class of steroid hormones called glucocorticoids for conditions such as asthma, allergies and arthritis on a routine basis may be unable to mount a normal stress response and are...

Taking vitamin supplements during breast cancer chemotherapy could raise death risk by 40% and make the cancer more likely to return, study finds Antioxidants may prevent the exact process chemotherapy...