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"Most of us know that it is important to take folic acid for around three months before becoming pregnant, but most of us do not listen to this advice or even know why it is important"

The importance of folic acid if you're planning a pregnancy

"Coronaviruses are common in nature and are a broad family of viruses that exist mainly in animal populations with only six coronaviruses are known to ever have infected humans"

How science is dealing with the outbreak of coronavirus

Coronavirus / 14 hrs

"Research promoting CBD's common use is inconclusive"

The problem with medicinal cannabis

Health / 28 Jan

$"The aim of these "sport-plus" programmes is to offer sporting experiences to prisoners to impact their mental health". Photo: Stanislav Krasilnikov\ TASS via Getty Images$

How to use sport to improve prisoners' mental health

Mental Health / 27 Jan

"Current evidence clearly highlights the risks and negative implications of using physical activity as a deterrent, or punishment to food choices"

Why linking food choices with physical activity isn't a good idea

Health / 24 Jan

"When they met people they were unfamiliar with, most of the babies were able to match the language they used to the language of the person."

How your bilingual baby's brain handles two languages

Children / 23 Jan

Many factors contribute to traditional musicians' susceptibility to performance-related musculoskeletal disorders from posture to pub sessions

Protect your local traditional musician

Traditional Music / 22 Jan

Knee pain: a MRI scan or stay active?

Why do some people seem to 'choose' the wrong options for pain?

Health / 21 Jan

"A tan is a reaction to damage in skin cells when it is exposed to too much UV radiation"

5 signs of skin cancer to look out for

Health / 17 Jan

Nicole Moore receives treatment from nursing students Lauren Cottle and Maxine Kidd with Sean McDaid from St John Ambulance after she was injured during the Flood Disaster Simulation at Ulster University in 2018. Photo: Martin McKeown/Inpresspics.com

Why nurses should be prepared for climate change

Health / 16 Jan

"If I finish a book per week for the rest of my life, there won't be enough time to read all that I aspire to."

5 great memoirs about health

The drugs do work

5 tips to make the most of your medicines

Health / 14 Jan

"Even new furniture and the very insulation we wrap our houses with can contain indoor air pollutants"

Is your home making you sick?

Health / 13 Jan

"Sawdust has been proven to remove toxic chemicals from water." Photo: Getty Images

Is sawdust the answer to antibiotic resistance?

Health / 10 Jan

"The genes involved in motor neuron disease provide the instructions for proteins that carry out various different jobs"

'A molecular murder mystery': what kills motor neurons?

Health / 10 Jan

"Milk and dairy products are the major dietary sources of iodine"

Is milk good for us?

Food and Drink / 08 Jan

"Research shows that adolescents may find it more challenging to regulate their psychological and biological responses to stress in a manner that supports good health outcomes"

6 tips for teens to manage stress

Health / 08 Jan

"Every day, we make around 200 decisions about food". Photo: Getty Images

Why food journaling should matter to you

Health / 07 Jan

"Sometimes we're just not happy in our work, but sometimes it's the actual workplace itself that's actually quite toxic"

Are you putting up with a toxic workplace?

Work & careers / 06 Jan

"Try to accept what is in your control and do your best with that" Photo: Getty Images

12 tips to manage your emotions in tough times

Well being / 11 Dec 19

"It was a long process to discover what C5orf30 actually did". Photo: Getty Images

How are genes named?

Health / 10 Dec 19

"Companies need to look at their complicity in real mental health issues". Photo: Getty Images

Do employers really care about staff mental health issues?

Work & careers / 14 Jan

"The issue of this charge is amplified in the medical card population in Ireland because those who are socio-economically disadvantaged and aged over 70 years of age are overrepresented"

How prescription charges for medical cardholders affect patients

Health / 04 Dec 19

"The person with dementia does not lose the ability to feel pain, although they may lose the ability to verbally communicate it to others."

Helping dementia patients to communicate about pain

Health / 02 Dec 19

"Pain is a subjective experience. No other person, and no test, can tell who is or is not in pain, or how severe the pain is."

Back pain: are you saying it's all in my head?

Health / 28 Nov 19

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