How the NHS Waiting List Crisis Is Being Addressed
England's elective waiting list fell from a record 7.8 million in September 2023 to around 7.4 million in early 2025. Here is what closed…
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Dr. Nadia Okoro
Science & Health Writer
Dr. Nadia Okoro holds a PhD in molecular biology and writes about medicine, public health and scientific research with an emphasis on evidence.
Credentials: PhD, Molecular Biology
The Science of Fermentation: Why Fermented Foods Are Good for You
A landmark 2021 Stanford study found a diet high in fermented foods increased gut microbiome diversity and reduced inflammatory markers in…
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Understanding Type 2 Diabetes: Causes, Prevention and Management
Around 4.6 million people in the UK are diagnosed with diabetes, roughly 90% of them type 2. The DiRECT trial showed remission is possible…
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The Science of Sleep: What Happens While You Are Asleep
The NHS recommends 7-9 hours a night for adults, yet the discovery of the brain's glymphatic waste-clearance system in 2013 revealed just…
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What Are Stem Cells?
Stem cells are the body's master cells, able to renew themselves and turn into specialised cell types. Here is what the main types are, how…
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How Do Planes Fly?
A plane flies by balancing four forces: lift pushes it up, weight pulls it down, thrust drives it forward and drag holds it back. Here is…
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Climate vs Weather: What's the Difference?
Weather is what the atmosphere is doing right now; climate is the long-term pattern of weather over decades. Here is how the two differ…
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How the Immune System Works
The immune system is the body's layered defence against germs, combining fast general responses with a slower, highly targeted one that…
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What Is Gravity?
Gravity is the attraction between anything that has mass, from an apple to a galaxy. Here is how Newton and Einstein each explained it, why…
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