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Smartwatches and other wearables have moved far beyond just tracking your steps and heart rate. Many of today’s versions can monitor everything from sleep and skin temperature to respiratory rate, blood oxygen, heart rate variability and even alert you to possible signs of sleep apnea. If you took Big Tech’s marketing at face value, you might…

Scientists want to use the bacteria living in your gut and mouth to help you sleep better at night

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When I first got my hands on a smart ring years ago, I was extremely skeptical. Is the sensor accurate? What about the fragility? Can they match the biosensing chops of smartwatches? And more such doubts kept swirling through my mind. The underlying tech, on the other hand, has evolved dramatically

Is human contact shaping your gut health more than you realise? In this episode, Prof. Tim Spector explains how gut microbes are shared between people — through relationships, daily contact, and the environments we live in, and why this matters for long-term health

Gut health has become one of today’s biggest wellness buzzwords. With so many products on the market, from supplements to sodas, it is hard not to be inundated with advice about how to improve the gut microbiome. Physicians often prescribe antibiotics for illness, but antibiotics disrupt the bacteria in the gut.

The chatbot can help users decipher lab test results and find doctors who take their insurance, the company says

There are things people who are vulnerable to depression should consider as they enter the holiday season, but Christmas isn’t necessarily the mental health threat it’s often portrayed to be

Hormones play a vital part in keeping our bodies working properly. But they can also have a powerful – and sometimes negative – effect on our mood and mental health

Heart disease, dementia, depression, diabetes: what do these conditions have in common? Gastroenterologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr Will Bulsiewicz says the answer is inflammation