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You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand healthy eating is important for mothers-to-be and their unborn babies.

We all know what procrastination feels like. But there’s a simple time-management technique that has helped students, professionals, and creatives around the world stay focused for decades: the Pomodoro Technique.

What could be better than rocks? Only rocks and the chance to dive into the ocean afterwards! Wash away all the dirt, dust, magnesium and your pride at not being able to climb higher than the second belay.

Research shows that nightmares may be linked to early death more strongly than smoking, obesity, or poor diet.

What will a child choose? A new level in a game or playing ball in the yard with friends? Today, this choice is faced by almost every family. Smartphones and tablets have become part of everyday life, and children spend hours on them.

Sodium hypochloride (NaOCl) is the most commonly used compound for disinfecting tap water, including in Lisbon and other European cities. It enters the water as a solution, releasing active chlorine that kills bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms.

The Economist recently explored whether science is getting close to creating drugs that slow aging and extend life. Let’s break it down — simply, clearly, and without science-fiction drama.

Motivation is a combination of internal and external factors that prompt a person to act and determine the direction, strength, and persistence of their actions. In the context of children's sports, it is what makes a child not just show up for practice, but want to return again and again.

There are over 159,000 posts on Instagram today with the hashtag #revengebody. Among them, most are women 30+.

Systems genetics technologies - QTL and eQTL analyses combined with omics data - are now being applied in medicine, agriculture and ecology to solve real-world problems.

This issue features an in-depth and practical conversation with Irina Zelenkova, Olympic gold medallist sports physician, biohacker and coach to Forbes-listed entrepreneurs. We discuss how to reshape your body, mindset, and lifestyle to not just slow aging, but to start living with science and strategy.

Coffee in Portugal has become more than a beverage. It's a conversation. In the morning with your neighbour. In the afternoon, with yourself. In the evening, with the world.

Systems genetics technologies - QTL and eQTL analyses combined with omics data - are now being applied in medicine, agriculture and ecology to solve real-world problems.

Spring and summer are traditionally associated with blooming gardens and pleasant walks in the fresh air. However, for many people these seasons bring not joy, but sneezing, itchy eyes and stuffy noses. Seasonal allergies, or hay fever, are becoming increasingly common and intense.

Researchers in the UK have found that physical activity could mitigate some side effects of cancer treatment, such as brain fog and nerve damage. 

There are many types of bread in Portugal, each region has its own specialities.

(Available in EN | RU) We live in an era of constant health monitoring and the belief that "what gets measured gets managed". And the number of self-monitored indicators is increasing every year. And with them, the market for health monitoring gadgets and apps is growing.

(Available in EN | RU) Many people one day realise: it can't go on like this - it's time to take health and life into their own hands. But determination is often shattered by a plethora of conflicting advice: from biohacking to yoga, from strength training to trendy group exercise classes.

Sometimes someone else might notice problems with your hearing before you do. As we get older, one change often creeps in more subtly than others: the slow decline of our hearing.

If cells had a passport, mitochondria would be in it as the birthplace of energy. These tiny organelles are the body's true power plants. But what if they could be replaced, like a battery in a remote control? Scientists say you can. And it could be the key to prolonging youth.