health

Summer Revely When you think about a night out, what strikes you as the fun parts? You’ll usually think of the getting ready during pre’s, your go-to bar order, the feeling of your favourite club classic blasting through the speakers, and the takeaway at the end of the night...

Rachel Cox In 1981, a terrifying and mysterious epidemic swept through the US and, inevitably, the UK. By the end of the year, hundreds of seemingly healthy, gay, young men were dying of rare diseases like Kaposi’s sarcoma and Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP). Termed the ‘gay plague’, the AIDs...

Jayde Tarin Every morning, thousands of students lace up their trainers, sync up their smartwatches and head out for a run- not just for fitness but for the little dopamine hit that comes from uploading their workout to Strava. The fitness tracking app has become pervasive across university campuses...

Summer Revely There’s no denying that the world is moving faster than we may find comprehendible, and on top of that, all of these advancements typically mean that it’s getting a heck of a lot noisier outside. With that in mind, now is the chance to reflect on whether...

India Harridge The gut microbiome is taking the dieting world by storm. Containing trillions of tiny organisms called microbes which are made up of bacteria, viruses and fungi, the microbiome is crucial to digestive, and overall health. So how does the microbiome work? As your body breaks down the...

Lily Upton Humans have always run – whether it was to hunt or escape from beasts. However, nowadays, it’s not about those beasts; it’s more about modern motivations. People run for all sorts of reasons: with their dogs, for their mental health, to get fit or even to just...

Yasmin Azizbayli March is not only a month of endometriosis awareness but also a month of educating people and spreading their knowledge about a disease that is often very hard to detect. Endometriosis is a global problem that afflicts both men and women, causing chronic pain that can prevent...