You’re a little feverish, but you feel good enough to get your shopping done and a quick workout at the gym. If you do, you…
Confused about what you should be eating? You don’t need to be
How to eat well may not be easy, but it is fundamentally simple. That's the argument of Dr David Katz and Mark Bittman, who write…
Eating after 6pm could be bad news for your heart
Eating after 6pm could be bad news for your heart because the digestive system is less efficient at night leading to a greater risk of…
Egypt, Algeria and South Africa estimated to be at highest risk of new coronavirus cases in Africa
Increased resources, surveillance, and capacity building should be urgently prioritised in African countries with moderate risk of importing cases of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),…
Why researchers say term ‘bad cholesterol’ might be misleading
Tom Waddell lost about 40 pounds, but his cholesterol level did not drop, it skyrocketed. “I was absolutely shocked,” said the 52-year-old. When Waddell had…
Why the Turkish get-up could be the perfect full-body move
We all want to make our time in the gym more effective. If we can work all of our muscle groups in a shorter time…
Study: Bmal1 gene might not be an essential regulator of circadian rhythms
The Bmal1 gene, found throughout the human body, is believed to be a critical part of the body’s main molecular timekeeper, but after deleting it…
40,000 coronavirus cases may only be 'tip of the iceberg', WHO warns
Killer coronavirus outbreak’s 40,000 cases may only be the ‘tip of the iceberg’, World Health Organization chief warns Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, director general at WHO,…
Coronavirus: How worried should I be about the shortage of face masks?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. There have been nearly 10,000 cases of…
Researchers design proteins that can be utilized to combat Alzheimer’s disease
A team of researchers, led by NYU Abu Dhabi Assistant Professor of Biology Mazin Magzoub, has developed small proteins called cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) that prevent…