Category: Health

Peopleimages/Shutterstock.com In 2006, Carl Koch sued his employer for damages after burn injuries during a workplace accident that left him with chronic pain. The employer accused him of malingering, so the judge admitted a neuroscientist as an expert witness, who testified that he could see Koch’s pain on a brain scan. The case was settled […]

When the former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan recently revealed that he had stage 4 cancer, the footballing world responded with an overwhelming show of support. But hidden within his story is a surprising lesson about how cancer is often discovered – not through symptoms, but by chance. Keegan was in a car crash […]

Research found a particular gut microbe may help to prevent weight regain. Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock Losing weight is hard. Keeping it off is often even harder. Research has shown that most people who intentionally lose weight regain at least some of it within a few years. This is often attributed to lack of “willpower”, but the […]

Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock Three in five nursing staff and students who responded to a 2021 survey by Nursing Times and Unison said they had experienced sexual harassment at work. For many, it had come to be treated as part of the job. More recent figures suggest the problem persists. In the 2025 NHS staff survey for […]

Melitas on Shutterstock More than five years after the murder of George Floyd forced institutions to confront racial injustice, it is worth asking what has actually changed. As an associate professor of forensic psychology, I’ve been considering this question in relation to research – in particular, how universities produce knowledge about the communities that are […]

The best pre-workout fuel could already be sitting in your cupboard. Valentyn Volkov/ Shutterstock Honey has been used by humans as a natural sweetener and energy source to sustain work and physical performance for thousands of years. Recently, it has re-emerged as a natural option for fuelling exercise, with some social media users claiming it’s […]

Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock.com Breast cancer treatment has come a long way, but one of the hardest questions has always been: who really needs chemotherapy, and who can safely do without it? Chemotherapy saves lives, but it also comes with serious side-effects and long‑term risks. A new study, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual […]

george martin studio/ Shutterstock Millions of people in the UK suffer from joint pain and arthritis. But with long wait times for scans, specialist appointments, physiotherapy and joint replacement surgery, many people turn to over-the-counter medicines, such as ibuprofen, to manage their joint pain, stay active and continue working. Ibuprofen is one of the most […]

An unexpected smartwatch reading may make you think something is wrong and cause worry. Krakenimages.com/ Shutterstock Millions of people use a wearable health and fitness tracker. These devices can be useful for monitoring activity levels, sleep quality and heart rate. But for some, wearables can have unintended consequences on wellbeing. This is something I encountered […]

Sabrina Bracher/Shutterstock The 2026 Commonwealth Games come to Scotland this summer, showcasing elite athletes at the top of their game. But for most of us, physical activity looks much more ordinary: walking to school, joining a PE lesson, dancing in the kitchen or going to the gym. Now think about how that kind of movement […]