The most active participants had the highest pain tolerance overall. Maridav/ Shutterstock Many benefits come from regularly exercising, including stronger muscles, lower risk of disease and improved mental health. But a recent study suggests that exercise may have another unexpected benefit: it might make us more tolerant to pain. TheContinue Reading
Copenhagen, where people enjoy each other's company – and the proximity to the water. Fedor Selivanov/Shutterstock The rapid growth of cities comes with many challenges. How can we build greener? And how can we support the health and wellbeing of the people living in urban areas? This seems to involve aContinue Reading
Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry. 1. Fregoli syndromeContinue Reading
Immunotherapies, such as cancer vaccines, help train the immune system to fight off cancer. Pand P Studio/ Shutterstock Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer. This is largely due to the fact that pancreatic cancer symptoms typically don’t arise until the late stages of the disease, makingContinue Reading
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock An estimated 2.8 million people around the world have multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system damages the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include fatigue, vision disturbance, problems with mobility and balance and cognitive dysfunction. Many people who develop MS experience symptoms followed byContinue Reading
Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock It’s estimated that up to 42% of people suffer from hay fever symptoms, which can range from mild to severe. While most hay fever sufferers will get relief from treatments such as antihistamines, nasal sprays, and eye drops, this is not the case for everyone. So it’s oftenContinue Reading
Looking at positive news — and in particular, kind acts — may help people feel more uplifted. Cast Of Thousands/ Shutterstock “If it bleeds, it leads” has long been a saying used in the media to describe how news stories featuring violence, death and destruction grab readers’ attention – andContinue Reading
iiiNooMiii/Shutterstock COVID vaccines are very effective, but for some groups they don’t generate as strong an immune response. These groups include older adults and people with weakened immune systems, for example due to cancer or other medical conditions. They tend to already be at heightened risk from COVID. Likewise, obesityContinue Reading
Immersion in cold water is definitely an activity that divides people – some love it others hate it. But many now practice it weekly or even daily in the belief that it’s good for their mental and physical health. Cold water therapy, as it has come to be known, canContinue Reading
CROCOTHERY/Shutterstock A new COVID variant XBB.1.16, or “Arcturus”, has now been identified in at least 34 countries including the UK. Arcturus is a subvariant of omicron and was first detected in India in January 2023. As of April 17, the latest date up to which the UK Health Security AgencyContinue Reading
