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EXERCISE: ‘Global epidemic' of childhood inactivity

December 02, 2019 • 1 min read

Four in five 11-to-17-year-olds around the world are not taking enough physical exercise

LIFE EXPECTANCY: Mortality rates rise in US. What’s going on?

December 02, 2019 • 1 min read

Drug overdoses, suicides, alcohol-related illnesses, and obesity are largely to blame for shrinking life expectancy in America - study

SMARTEN UP: MRIs show screen time linked to lower brain development in pre-schoolers

November 25, 2019 • 1 min read

Mums were right all along – all that screen time is bad! And now the developed world’s collective IQ is set to take a hit.

LIVE LONGER: Exercise is a better predictor of lifespan than smoking, medical history

November 25, 2019 • 1 min read

Turns out that wearing an activity tracker has more uses than simply totalling calories burnt and steps taken. A fitness tracker might just extend your life.

DATA PRIVACY: Google collecting health data of millions of US patients

November 25, 2019 • 1 min read

News to set pulses racing – Google’s going gaga for your personal health data.

STRESS: Makes you hungry – and fat

November 25, 2019 • 1 min read

Stressed? Most of us are. In a 2018 study by the Mental Health Foundation, 74% of U.K. adults said they’d felt so stressed they were unable to cope in the previous year.

HEALTH TECH: Google buys Fitbit – now look who’s collecting your data

November 08, 2019 • 1 min read

Google’s set to stump up $USD2.1 billion to take ownership of your favourite wearable device company. What will they do with your data?

YOGA: Mind your hips

November 08, 2019 • 1 min read

Improved flexibility, greater strength, better concentration ... the list of benefits attributed to yoga is long. But careful you don’t overdo it.

SLEEP: Clears Alzheimer's toxins

November 08, 2019 • 1 min read

You’ve heard of the liver cleanse. Now for the brain cleanse.

EXERCISE: Slows telomere shortening – and aging

November 08, 2019 • 1 min read

In case you needed another reason to get off the couch: exercise keeps you younger.