There are four types of drinker – which one are you?
Generally people drink to either increase positive emotions or decrease negative ones. from shutterstock.com Emmanuel Kuntsche, La Trobe University and […]
Guilty about that afternoon nap? Don’t be. It’s good for you.
Naps have many benefits, including improving memory, reaction times and mood Sal/Flickr, CC BY Nicole Lovato, Flinders University You may
How burnout is plaguing doctors and harming patients
Exhaustion and burnout among physicians are growing problems. wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock.com Jay Desai, University of Southern California The presidential symposium at this
Should we eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper?
We’re less able to burn fat and process carbs at night. Shutterstock/Dean Drobot Mackenzie Fong, University of Sydney and Claire
Your vagina cleans itself: why vagina cleaning fads are unnecessary and harmful
No, you don’t need to douche yourself with a cucumber. Or anything for that matter. from www.shutterstock.com Deborah Bateson, University
Children have strokes too and doctors often miss them. New guidelines will help
Children often wait more than a day for a stroke diagnosis. from shutterstock.com Tanya Medley, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and
What is tramadol, how dangerous is it – and where is it illegal?
Watch where you take it. Shutterstock Simon Cotton, University of Birmingham An Englishwoman named Laura Plummer is in jail in
Counselling doesn’t work in the long term
Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock Robin Bailey, University of Central Lancashire Person-centred counselling is one of the most popular treatments for mental health
Sleeping on your back increases risks of stillbirth
Research reveals two strategies women can use to lower the risks of stillbirth: counting kicks, and sleeping on their left
Dissociative identity disorder exists and is the result of childhood trauma
Dissociative identity disorder is a serious and valid mental illness. Irudayam/Flickr, CC BY Michael Salter, Western Sydney University; Martin Dorahy,