Health & Fitness

We spend our whole lives trying not to fall pregnant, until we want a baby. But conceiving is not always as simple as rolling around in the hay. It might be time to check the status of your fertility before you 'miss the boat', says Dr Deb Cohen-Jones.

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Women are more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), with women making up two-thirds of the population living with AD. A new study sheds light on the relationship between the risk of Alzheimer's disease and age of menopause and use of hormone therapy (HT).

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Being a woman or racial minority can help someone stand out and be remembered when few others look like them. But they are more likely to be confused in settings where others share the same attributes.

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A team has induced stem cells to emulate the development of the human heart. The result is a sort of 'mini-heart' known as an organoid. It will permit the study of the earliest development phase of our heart and facilitate research on diseases.

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An illusion involving a hidden thumb confounds capuchin and squirrel monkeys for the same reason it does humans -- it misdirects expected outcomes of actions they can carry out. However, marmosets have five equidistant digits, and were rarely fooled by the magician. The research adds to evidence that animals struggle to predict movements outside of their own 'biomechanical ability'.

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Off-label usage of semaglutide drugs for weight-loss has taken over the world, and now it's taken over the subway. Here we explain everything you need to know about the proliferation of diet culture by telehealth company, Ro.

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Sam Wood is the picture of health and fitness, and has been most his life. But even he would love to go back and give his 20-something self a pep talk. Here, the 42-year-old tells Body+Soul what advice he'd give his 22-year-old self.

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