Does timing matter when you take supplements? Here’s what the evidence says

everydayplus/Shutterstock Supplement shelves can give the impression that almost everyone needs something. Yet for generally healthy adults, a review of 84 studies found that routine vitamin and mineral supplements offered little or no protection against cardiovascular disease, cancer or early death. Taking a supplement without a clear reason may also cause harm. High doses of […]

Five fiction books that will help you understand Ukraine

Ukrainian literature offers a rich way into the country’s history, culture and identity. As more Ukrainian works become available in English translation, readers have an expanding range of voices and perspectives to discover. But where to begin? Here are five books to help get you started. These five books take readers through time and across […]

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: a queer slasher about trauma and desire

In Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Gillian Anderson plays Billy, a reclusive actress famous for playing a classic “final girl”. That’s the last woman left alive to confront the killer in a slasher movie. “It’s all about flesh … and fluids,” she explains when discussing the appeal of the fictional Camp Miasma franchise, […]

Why Gaza peace deals keep unravelling

Destroyed buildings in a neighbourhood of Gaza City in March 2025. Gaza – Survival Journey / Shutterstock Donald Trump’s Board of Peace published a 15-point roadmap for Gaza in late July in which Hamas would hand its weapons to a committee of Palestinian technocrats, certified by an international verification body, and Israel would withdraw from […]

Why long gaps between meals may not be healthy for older people – new study

Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock.com Going for much of the day without eating is often promoted as a way to improve health or lose weight. But a new study suggests that long gaps between meals may have different effects on older adults – especially those in the oldest age groups. For the study, my colleagues and I followed […]

Cabin crew at greater risk of radiation-based cancer than nuclear technologists

photobyphotoboy/Shutterstock.com What jobs are most associated with deaths from radiation-related cancer? Surprisingly, the answer is cabin crew and pilots – ahead of nuclear technologists, whose work involves handling radioactive materials used in medical imaging and treatment. That’s the finding of a new study that analysed more than 12.7 million death records from 2020 to 2024, […]