There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the value – or lack thereof – of muscle stretching to accelerate recovery after exercise. “Stretching clears out your lactic acid,” and other similar claims abound. Is any of this true?

When computers hit the mainstream, the older guy in the office would always be sniggered at when bashing away on his QWERTY keyboard, only using his two index fingers to type. To the amusement of his younger, tech-savvy colleagues, he would almost look Neanderthal next to those who grew up with computers and used all their fingers on the keyboard quickly and fluently.

The sight of the determined, lycra-clad jogger has become a familiar feature of urban parks around the world. Jogging – defined as “the activity of running at a steady, gentle pace” – was made popular by running pioneer Arthur Lydiard, who realised that this was a better way to train for competition than sprinting to exhaustion. Jogging gained a huge following in the 1980s, and has recently experienced something of a resurgence.

We’re outnumbered by bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that can make us ill. And the only thing standing between them and our devastation is our immune system. The immune system does such a good job most of the time that we only really think about it when things go wrong. But to provide such excellent protection against a whole host of pathogens, our immune system must constantly learn.

Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate ‘brown fat’, the body’s own fat-fighting defenses

Young people that like to stay up late are more likely to demonstrate impulsivity, substance use, and anxiety, according to a study from Chronobiology International.

Ever heard a strange noise and immediately start scouring the room with your eyes looking for it? It’s an instinctual response, so you’ve probably never given it much thought. But our eyes love to move in the same direction as our hearing for a good reason.

Current methods of detecting Alzheimer’s disease aren’t bulletproof, sometimes resulting in late or incorrect treatment. Scientists found that genetic differences play a role in diagnostics.

Scientists observed that actively speaking multiple languages creates neurological benefits protecting us from cognitive impairments that are typically associated with getting older.

here are many commonly-held misconceptions about how our brain works and how we learn. A catchy example is perhaps the belief that some of us are right-brained and others left-brained, where left-brained people are supposed to be better at mathematics while left-brained people are more creative. These misconceptions are sometimes referred to as 'neuromyths.'