While they are still a healthier choice than a chocolate bar or a biscuit, flavoured yoghurts are packed with sugar Children’s yoghurts are packed with sugar, experts have found, warning that manufacturers and retailers need to do more to tackle the problem. Although yoghurt has long been considered a healthy food, experts warn that many […]

Study of 19,114 people finds a slightly greater death rate among those who took tablet Should older people in good health start taking aspirin to prevent heart attacks, strokes, dementia and cancer? No, according to a study of  19,114 people aged 65 and older who were randomly given a daily low-dose aspirin. They were then […]

Martin Buber was nominated for the Nobel Prize 17 times: 10 for Literature; 7 for Peace. He is primarily known for his work on the philosophy of dialogue, which deals with the complexity of relationships: their different forms, what they accomplish, and how they mature. Interestingly enough, he didn’t particularly like being described as a […]

Even as you cling like bumper lice to the driver ahead of you, you steer slightly to the left hoping to see more than three vehicles ahead, because this can’t last forever, right? Your heart deflates at the top of each rise when you see nothing but metal and glass where pavement should be. Typically, […]

You have two options here, says Sharmadean Reid: a new job or a new team I’ve got my dream job as a developer, but I can’t stand my colleagues – I find them boring, self-obsessed and workshy. What do I do? Do I have to leave? Don’t complain about your circumstances; change them. You have two […]

I worked on toning myself down, letting others take charge and being less, well, energetic I’m chatty, playful and expressive. Do I have to tone down my personality in a professional working environment? I remember a school report when I was seven: “Sharmadean is a chatty member of the class and can sometimes be overenthusiastic.” […]

Bad news for those who enjoy what they think is a healthy glass of wine a day. A large new global study published in the Lancet has confirmed previous research which has shown that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. The researchers admit moderate drinking may protect against heart disease but found that […]

Buddhism argues that happiness comes from how deeply or mindfully you’re absorbed in an experience What with positive emotions being, shall we say, thin on the ground these days – in public life, anyway – I was pleased to encounter this wise insight into how to generate more of them, courtesy of the German-born Buddhist […]

Scientists have found that our big toe was one of the last parts of the foot to evolve, a study suggests. As our early ancestors began to walk on two legs, they would also have hung about in trees, using their feet to grasp branches. They walked differently on the ground, but were still able […]

A variety of metabolic and psychiatric disorders are often said to be associated with disordered sleep and very often with delayed sleep, noted biologist and geneticist Michael Warren Young has said. Dr. Young had received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, jointly with Jeffrey C. Hall and Michael Rosbash, in 2017 for their discoveries […]