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Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty ImagesWellbeing has become such a priceless (or in many cases pricey) endeavour that we can't seem to get enough of it.Last year, we were mainlining magnesium, consuming creatine - a muscle boosting...

There are a lot of ways I trick myself into meeting my goals, like coming up with various rewards and punishments for myself...

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Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesThe number of patients in hospital with flu has fallen in England, but NHS bosses are warning the cold snap could increase the pressure on the health service in the coming days.The start of January is...

The New Scientist Book Club moved from the dystopian near-future imagined by Grace Chan in Every Version of You...

Not being a sex robot myself, I had to take an imaginative leap to write from the perspective of...

“Come to bed, Mouse. I know how to cheer you up,” he says. “I’m not brooding,” Annie says. “You sure?” “Fairly sure.” She...

The forensic examination of a murder victim has revealed that she had chimerism – meaning her body contained cells that were...

Philippa Roxby and Smitha MundasadHealth reportersGetty ImagesAll young children in the UK can now be offered protection against chickenpox for the first time on the NHS.The vaccine will be combined with the existing MMR jab, given at 12 and...