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From reduced hunger to a changing palate, weight loss jabs can alter our experience and enjoyment of food

Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn’t only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running US study of older adults has now linked chronic insomnia to changes inside the brain that set the stage for dementia.

Mice carrying Alzheimer’s susceptibility genes showed signs of the condition on exposure to microplastics

The Giants rookie wanted to pick Manning's brain about a certain restaurant in the Big Apple.

Ricky Hatton’s death has reignited an all-too-familiar conversation about mental health in sport. Hatton had spoken openly about his long battle with depression, as well as the drug and alcohol addiction that began after his 2007 defeat to Floyd Mayweather.

"Every time I ignored it, the consequences were dramatic."

A grocery store is not just a place with shelves; it is a carefully engineered sensory experience. Retail psychologists know that when our brains are overwhelmed with sights, sounds, and smells, our rational decision-making skills decline. This state of “sensory overload” makes us more susceptible to impulse buys and less…

Lab-grown brain tissue is too simple to experience consciousness, but as innovation progresses, neuroscientists question whether it's time to revisit the ethics of this line of research.

The former Ginetta Junior and British Formula 4 runner-up has begun treatment for brain and lung cancer but is determined to get back on track