Mud therapy may help to replenish the beneficial bacteria in our skin microbiomeMichael Zegers/imageBROKER.com GmbH & Co. KG/Alamy Look under the microscope at any square centimetre of human skin and you will find it teeming with bacteria, fungi, mites and...
Dr Jeremy Burgess/Science Photo Library Our skin isn’t just our biggest organ, it is also the one we are most familiar with. We look at it constantly, touch it, wash it, inspect it. And yet, when we think about looking...
December 23, 20243 min readWhy People Get More Colds in WinterA mixture of colder temperatures, lower humidity and more time spent indoors could explain the uptick in cold viruses during the winter holidaysBy Libby Richards & The Conversation US Respiratory...
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Medical accounts of red wine headaches go back to Roman times, but the experience is likely as old as winemaking – something like 10,000...
When Lene was a child, she took comfort in a strange nighttime routine. While lying in bed just before she fell asleep, her bedroom would begin to warp, and her body would do so along with it. The far wall...
December 23, 20245 min readA Little Math Can Streamline Holiday Cookie MakingMaking cookies is time- and labor-intensive. Here’s how a little math can make it easier and less wasteful this holiday seasonBy Clara Eugenia Garza-Hume A cookie cutter that creates...
The choice of products promising to slow or reverse ageing can be overwhelmingGabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Whether you want to brighten, firm, plump or smooth, there is an eye cream, neck cream, lip cream, face cream, serum, lotion or...
Heavy smoke rises from a wildfire in Irvine, California, in September 2024Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images An alarming trend of wildfires in the western US lofting smoke higher in the atmosphere is set to worsen. As fires grow larger with...
Academic anxiety can exacerbate dermatological conditionsThomas Lohnes/Getty Images Even if you don’t wear your heart on your sleeve, your skin may betray your mental state. “There is a very strong connection between the brain and skin, and a connection between...
Hurricane Milton churning in the Gulf of MexicoCIRA The ominous swirling grey of Hurricane Milton is captured in the Gulf of Mexico in this shot from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. In October, Milton became one of...
