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    Vitamin D Deficiency Is Incredibly Common, Yet We Often Don’t Even Notice

    Imogen Simmonds 1 in 6 UK adults lack vitamin D. Why is vitamin D important and how does its absence negatively impact our health? Imogen Simmonds explores the research… Vitamin D is a naturally occurring hormone that the human body produces, but it can also be obtained through your...
  • The Dangers of the Independence Agenda

    Ella Beadman A cultural shift has seen an increase in the encouragement for independence, particularly through social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, whether it be through the new promotion of ‘low-maintenance friendships’, the prominence of ‘situationships,’ or the stigmatisation of the desire for romance. While the focus...
  • Friendship Break-Ups: Let’s Talk About Them

    Abigel Lancaster We’ve all been through a friendship break-up, whether it be a gradual growing apart from one another or a big disagreement that ends in the two of you never speaking again. No longer having the person you felt able to confide in is really painful, and it...
  • TikTok and The Fear of Missing Out

    Yasmine Medjdoub Many of us spend way more time than we would like on TikTok. Still, as it has become a popular (if not the most popular) way of staying up to date with news and current trends, many young people fear that deleting the app will lead to...
  • Achieving Clear and Glowing Skin with Retinol: Tips and Tricks

    The skincare industry is on the rise and is only getting bigger! With major brands like ‘The Ordinary’ and ‘Cera Ve’ taking over the beauty and pharmacy chain, the aim to have clear, glowing skin is taking a front in beauty ideals. However, above all, Retinol is becoming particularly...
  • Calorie counts on menus: are they causing more harm than good?

    The days of guilt free eating at a nice restaurant seem to be something of the past. While you don’t have to contend with the stress of figuring out what to eat, preparing the food and the dreaded clean up afterwards, you are instead faced with the number of...
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    Can You Catch Alzheimers? Medical Mistake May Have Irrevocably Changed Many Lives

    Vishvajyth Ponnambalam Research conducted in the UK has found that a now obsolete hormone therapy treatment caused Alzheimer’s, a common and (currently) incurable neurodegenerative disease, by transmitting the disease between the brain tissues of patients. How did this happen and what does this mean with regards to our understanding...