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Clamping the umbilical cord straight after birth is bad for a baby’s health

Umbilical cord clamps. KANOWA/Shutterstock.com Sally Pezaro, Coventry University Clamping and cutting a baby’s umbilical cord as soon as it is...

Keeping fit: how to do the right exercise for your age

Julie Broderick, Trinity College Dublin The effect of exercise on health is profound. It can protect you from a range...

Chronic fatigue syndrome: new evidence of biological causes

Alice Russell, King’s College London and Carmine Pariante, King’s College London Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) affects up to 24m people...

Dry January: a convenient distraction for the alcohol industry

Ian Hamilton, University of York Six years on and Dry January is more popular than ever, but does quitting booze...

Don’t hate your gut: It may help you lose weight, fight depression and lower blood pressure

Jasenka Zubcevic, University of Florida and Christopher Martyniuk, University of Florida A universe of organisms living inside you may affect...

What you need to know about HIV/AIDS today

What you need to know about HIV/AIDS today Nathan Lachowsky, University of Victoria; Gbolahan Olarewaju, University of British Columbia, and...

True happiness isn’t about being happy all the time

Lowri Dowthwaite, University of Central Lancashire Over the past two decades, the positive psychology movement has brightened up psychological research...

How foetal alcohol spectrum disorders could be a hidden epidemic

There is no safe limit of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. www.shutterstock.com Penny A. Cook, University of Salford and Raja Mukherjee, St...

Erectile dysfunction: exercise could be the solution

Helle Gerbild, University of Southern Denmark; Christian Graugaard, Aalborg University, and Kristina Areskoug-Josefsson, Jönköping University Men with erectile dysfunction can...
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