Zone Zero: The Rise of Effortless Exercise

Zone Zero: The Rise of Effortless Exercise

Tom Brownlee, University of Birmingham It can look almost too easy: athletes gliding along on a bike, runners shuffling at a pace slower than most people’s warm-up, or someone strolling so gently it barely seems like exercise at all. Yet this kind of effortless...
What Your Neck Size Reveals About Your Health

What Your Neck Size Reveals About Your Health

Ahmed Elbediwy, Kingston University and Nadine Wehida, Kingston University Doctors have long relied on measurements like body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratios to assess health risks. However, researchers are increasingly focusing their attention on an...
Can Vitamin D Supplements Really Slow Ageing?

Can Vitamin D Supplements Really Slow Ageing?

Dervla Kelly, University of Limerick Vitamin D supplements could help protect the caps on our chromosomes that slow ageing, sparking hopes the sunshine vitamin might keep us healthier for longer, a recent study suggests. The researchers discovered that taking 2,000 IU...