How timing your meals right can benefit your health
Leave a two-hour gap between your last bite and going to sleep, says nutritionist
Which came first, the carbs and sugar or the migraine?
New research suggests that, contrary to belief, it’s the headache that causes people to eat certain foods
Putin puts world on alert with high-stakes nuclear posturing
Many experts believe Russia’s president was bluffing, but US and Nato take threat seriously
West takes seriously Putin’s nuclear weapons threat
Russian leader’s order follows move by the Kremlin to lower the bar for use of nuclear weapons
How big a threat is Omicron to Ireland?
Analysis: Small fraction of serious cases would put health service under severe strain
Covid booster shots up to 75% effective against Omicron, UK study finds
Omicron expected to overtake the dominant Delta variant in the UK ‘by mid-December’
National immunisation chief urges women to take CervicalCheck exam
Call to book consultations – shelved due to pandemic – comes after UK study on HPV vaccine
Tackling house-building costs better for economy than easier credit – Central Bank
Bank deputy governor Sharon Donnery warns against relaxation of mortgage rules
China tightens abortion controls as population crisis looms
Government to allow couples have three children while authorities experiment with additional incentives for women to have children
Taliban forces pour into Kabul as Afghan government collapses
President and vice-president flee country after Islamist fighters move to seize power
Children with Covid-19 typically recover within a week
UK study finds most children experience few symptoms, and almost all recover within eight weeks
‘Opportunity to recalibrate’: Who will rule in the post-Merkel EU?
Exit of the EU's great deal-maker raises prospect for new configurations of power
Most common symptoms of Delta are sore throat, cough and nasal congestion
Research suggests Delta may be presenting similar to a cold, with headaches, sore throats and runny noses more frequently seen symptoms
Limiting global warming could greatly cut sea-level rise, scientists find
Reports highlight pressing need for aggressive efforts to tackle growing crisis
Long Covid: ‘You think you are making progress...then it rears its ugly head again’
Women the primary sufferers of a condition for which there is no known cure yet
Eeva Leinonen unveiled as next Maynooth University president
Professor to formally assume the position on October 1st and replaces Prof Philip Nolan
From ‘Covid toe’ to ‘Covid tongue’, there is much we still have to learn
Muiris Houston: Coronavirus disease producing many symptoms beyond respiratory problems
Coronavirus: Symptom tracker app analysis finds six distinct types of infection
Findings could help predict which patients are most at risk and likely to need hospitalisation
How coronavirus short-circuits the immune system
In a disturbing parallel to HIV, the virus can deplete important immune cells, studies say
The frontline of the fight against Covid? There’s an app for that
HSE tasks Nearform with building contact tracing app as the world turns to technology
Irish universities perform strongly in global social impact ranking
RCSI world number one under health and wellbeing category in Times rankings
Coronavirus: Over one million people now receiving State income support
Hardware stores should open only for emergencies and deliveries, says Government
Ireland may endure repeated waves of Covid-19 epidemics
Analysis suggests that, at best, there may be three more infection cycles before possible herd immunity occurs
Coronavirus: Herd immunity may take multiple waves of infection – study
Modelling assumes 60% of people would have to get virus to achieve possible population immunity
Covid-19 could push half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam warns
Charity calls for debt cancellation, solidarity taxes and a swift boost to overseas aid
Vegan diet carries risk of permanent numbness in hands and feet
Vitamin B12 supplements required to prevent peripheral neuropathy, researchers say
What makes children smart: genes or environment?
A UCD professor sparked controversy when he claimed top students from affluent backgrounds do better due to genetics. We asked experts for their views
Pilita Clark: Five ways to seem you care about women at work
New report highlights gender-based issues but its recommendations won’t work
Red wine in moderation could be linked to better gut health, study says
Research advises red wine is best option if drinking alchol due to potential health benefit
Anorexia at least partly metabolic disorder – study
Genetic basis of anorexia overlaps with ‘metabolic, lipid, body measurement traits’
My London history students’ knowledge of Ireland is, at times, shocking
At school they have learned little of Irish history – and not much more of their own
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn hold ‘useful’ Brexit talks
British ministers resign as EU comissioner says risk of a no-deal Brexit is increasing
Just one in three people in Britain hopes Northern Ireland would vote to remain in UK
New poll also finds that a similar number of British people think Brexit makes a united Ireland more likely in next ten years
Meghan Markle says she hopes for feminist royal baby
‘We hope that that’s the case with our little bump,’ Markle tells Women’s Day panel
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