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One 10-Minute Exercise Can Reduce Depression, Even a Month Later - ScienceAlert

HealthMarch 7, 2026

A well-designed 10-minute online exercise can spark small reductions in depression. That's the key finding of my team's paper, published in Nature Human Behaviour. Many people believe that to start�...

Major Review Reveals The Best Exercises For Easing Depression - ScienceAlert

HealthFebruary 13, 2026

Depression and anxiety affect millions of people worldwide. While treatments such as medication and psychotherapy (sometimes called talk therapy) can be very effective, they're not always an option.�...

Common Sweetener May Damage Critical Brain Barrier, Risking Stroke - ScienceAlert

HealthFebruary 11, 2026

Found in everything from protein bars to energy drinks, erythritol has long been considered a safe alternative to sugar. But research suggests this widely used sweetener may be quietly undermining o�...

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

CryptoFebruary 9, 2026

By Pascual Berrone, IESE Business School (Universidad de Navarra) (The Conversation) – For residents of European cities with their snarled traffic, draughty old buildings, creaking public services...

Study Reveals an Unexpected Way to Boost Recovery After a Stroke - ScienceAlert

HealthFebruary 5, 2026

Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other becomes more diffi�...

Cancer May Emit Signals That Protect The Brain Against Alzheimer's - ScienceAlert

HealthJanuary 31, 2026

Cancer and Alzheimer's disease are two of the most feared diagnoses in medicine, but they rarely strike the same person. For years, epidemiologists have noticed that people with cancer seem less lik�...

Tiny Bubbles Help Cancer Invade New Organs – And May Be Key to Stopping It - ScienceAlert

HealthJanuary 29, 2026

Cancer is transported from one organ to another by invisible bubbles. Understanding these microscopic messengers could change the fight against metastasis. Preventing cancer from spreading throughou�...

Study Finds Meat Eaters Are More Likely to Live to 100, But There's a Catch - ScienceAlert

HealthJanuary 29, 2026

People who don't eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100, according to a recent study. But before you reconsider your plant-based diet, there's more to these findings tha�...

Cold Weather Doesn't Make You Sick. Here's What's Really to Blame. - ScienceAlert

HealthJanuary 22, 2026

Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold air, sleeping in a chilly room, getting caught in cold rain or snow, or s�...

Exercise 'Snacks' Throughout Your Day Have Real Health Benefits, Study Finds - ScienceAlert

HealthJanuary 20, 2026

Your fitness tracker might be telling you that you need 10,000 steps, 30 minutes of cardio or even an hour at the gym every day. But what if you could improve your health in just a few minutes a day?�...