Health & Fitness

In a year's time, it's going to be harder to get your hands on a bulk supply of paracetamol after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) discovered our youngest Aussies are overdosing on the over-the-counter painkillers.

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The multi-hyphenate creative sits down with Body+Soul to chat about juggling family demands and finding a little balance.

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Dread going to the office? Researchers have developed a new model that detects how stressed employees are just by how they type and move their computer mouse.

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Researchers have found that time-restricted fasting could cause fertility problems. Time-restricted fasting is an eating pattern where people limit their food consumption to certain hours of the day. It's a popular health and fitness trend and people are doing it to lose weight and improve their health. But the new study shows that time-restricted fasting affects reproduction differently in male and female zebrafish. Importantly, some of the negative effects on eggs and sperm quality can be seen after the fish returned to their normal levels of food consumption. The research team say that while the study was conducted in fish, their findings highlight the importance of considering not just the effect of fasting on weight and health, but also on fertility.

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When it comes to height, our fate is sealed along with our growth plates -- cartilage near the ends of bones that hardens as a child develops. New research shows that cells in these plates determine the length and shape of our bones and can hint at our stature. The study identified potential 'height genes' and found that genetic changes affecting cartilage cell maturation may strongly influence adult height.

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The consumption of fermented products is on the rise, and drinks like kombucha and kefir have gone viral in their popularity. But is there more to this than consumers searching for natural and healthy foods?

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Among Indigenous, rural non-industrial populations inhabiting the tropical forests of lowland Bolivia, researchers report, there appears to be an optimal balance between levels of food consumption and exercise that maximizes healthy brain aging and reduces the risk of disease.

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