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An active brain can protect you from dementia, but stress might eat up your ‘cognitive reserve’ – new study

An active brain can protect you from dementia, but stress might eat up your ‘cognitive reserve’ – new study

How expectations influence workplace well-being interventions

How expectations influence workplace well-being interventions

‘We cannot simply go, go, go.’ What is girl mossing, the wellness trend that rejects hustle culture?

‘We cannot simply go, go, go.’ What is girl mossing, the wellness trend that rejects hustle culture?

How studying (robot) pigeon navigation changed my mind about their intellect

How studying (robot) pigeon navigation changed my mind about their intellect

What are compound exercises and why are they good for you?

What are compound exercises and why are they good for you?

Study claiming antidepressant withdrawal is less common than thought fails to account for risks in long-term users

Study claiming antidepressant withdrawal is less common than thought fails to account for risks in long-term users

Menopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms – but many people aren’t aware of the latest advances

Menopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms – but many people aren’t aware of the latest advances

We’ve discovered a gene for trust – here’s how it could be linked to good health

We’ve discovered a gene for trust – here’s how it could be linked to good health

Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from his approach

Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from his approach

British farmers reveal their twin struggles with climate change and mental health

British farmers reveal their twin struggles with climate change and mental health

Biden and Trump may forget names or personal details, but here is what really matters in assessing whether they’re cognitively up for the job

Biden and Trump may forget names or personal details, but here is what really matters in assessing whether they’re cognitively up for the job

Not quite an introvert or an extravert? Maybe you’re an ambivert

Not quite an introvert or an extravert? Maybe you’re an ambivert

Boot camps for young offenders are back – the psychological evidence they don’t work never went away

Boot camps for young offenders are back – the psychological evidence they don’t work never went away

our research shows how colonists could produce their own food

our research shows how colonists could produce their own food

Are older adults more vulnerable to scams? What psychologists have learned about who’s most susceptible, and when

Are older adults more vulnerable to scams? What psychologists have learned about who’s most susceptible, and when

A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the pool or on the trail

A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the pool or on the trail

How game worlds are helping health-care workers practise compassionate clinical responses

How game worlds are helping health-care workers practise compassionate clinical responses

Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions

Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions