When I Was Competing As A Bodybuilder, Strength Meant One Thing: More. More Weight. More Intensity. More Punishment.

GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have helped millions of people shed significant amounts of weight.

You don’t need to be a gym bro to enjoy the benefits of strength training. But there are some things you need to know August 12, 2026 Could the strength of your handshake be a better indicator of how long you’re going to live than your blood pressure? With the growing popularity of measuring biological age, it’s often the sciencey-sounding tests that get the headlines. But a humble grip-strength measuring device (a dynamometer) gives the blood tests and epigenetic clocks a run for their money.

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A new approach to breast augmentation injects fat from elsewhere in the body into dissolvable scaffolds shaped like bra cups, which may lead to a more natural look and fewer complications

A provocative book sets out to describe the living world very differently – by insisting on agency and purpose everywhere. Michael Marshall explores A Brazilian tropical forest supports trillions of individual organisms Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A Brazilian tropical forest supports trillions of individual organisms Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Book Alive Melanie Challenger Canongate (UK); Penguin Random House (US) WHEN you think about it, being alive is a really strange state of being. The

The first of a new generation of drugs that works in a completely different way to existing ones has been approved. Columnist Michael Le Page says this approach could transform treatments for all kinds of conditions

An increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how strong the evidence is for the brain effects of a diet full of these foods

A pill that induces hypoxia in the brain has been linked to improved symptoms of three neurodegenerative conditions when tested in mice

A treatment that turns off the bit of the immune system that goes haywire in Guillain-Barré syndrome may be the first targeted therapy approved for the autoimmune condition

Protein is everywhere, but studies – mostly in non-human animals – suggest that limiting our intake could extend our lifespan

We all have bits of DNA from a long-lost “ghost ancestor” inside us – and by putting all the different bits together, we might be able to reconstruct their genome

Surgery that aims to enhance the clearance of Alzheimer's-associated proteins from the brain has been banned in China, but only after thousands of people had the procedure

A few years ago, psychologist Sherman Lee experienced a “grief attack”. When he set out to study them, he discovered just how powerful and all-consuming grief can be

We must tackle the root cause of climate change, not just adapt

Lasers for your thighs, collagen-stimulating injections in your knees, leg-focused spa treatments—welcome to the new (old) era of waist-down glam.

Women are buying powders on Temu, mixing substances into OTC nasal sprays, and injecting “stacks” into their stomachs—often for a very different set of reasons than men.

Parenthood has always been a gamble. New technologies offer more control than ever—if you can afford it.

Why are so few young people finding love?

A pilot program aims to ease pressure on freshmen and help them adjust to demands of college

Longevity expert Dr Sabine Donnai on the four health pillars to get right for the best chance of a vital, independent old age