For more than 80 years, men have been told that testosterone helps prostate cancer grow. But a very different picture has emerged over the past two decades. The prostate is a small gland that sits just below the bladder. Its job is to produce the fluid that helps transport sperm,Continue Reading
mikecphoto/Shutterstock.com A marathon pushes the human body close to its limits. Legs tire, lungs burn and the heart works hard for hours on end. For years, that strain has raised an uncomfortable question: does running 26 miles actually damage the heart? The strongest reassurance comes from a new ten-year studyContinue Reading
ViDI Studio/Shutterstock From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow. But while the personal meaning of a tattoo may be obvious, the biological consequences are far less visible. Once tattoo ink enters the body, it does not stay put.Continue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A newly married young mother, Susan Cole was stunned when she was diagnosed with HIV. Aged 30, Ms Cole had beenContinue Reading
Get the Well Enough newsletter by Emilie Lavinia and make sense of the wild world of wellness Get our wellbeing editor’s newsletter: Well Enough by Emilie Lavinia Get the Well Enough email by Emilie Lavinia Researchers have shared a groundbreaking development in cancer treatment research with new technology that canContinue Reading
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email New research has found “no evidence” that commonly prescribed hormone therapies for menopausal women either increase or decrease the risk ofContinue Reading
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Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock.com You push back from the table after Christmas lunch, full from an excellent feast. You really couldn’t manage another bite – except, perhaps, a little bit of pudding. Somehow, no matter how much you’ve eaten, there always seems to be room for dessert. Why? What is it aboutContinue Reading
Get the Well Enough newsletter by Emilie Lavinia and make sense of the wild world of wellness Get our wellbeing editor’s newsletter: Well Enough by Emilie Lavinia Get the Well Enough email by Emilie Lavinia The article below is an excerpt from the Well Enough newsletter by Emilie Lavinia. ToContinue Reading
