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Do you move your arms about when you speak? Probably you do – at least sometimes. Gesturing while we speak has been common behaviour for thousands of years, but it has been less clear as to WHY we do it. Now a study by scientists at the University of Connecticut has found that there are...

If your child is still a toddler, here is some good news: this is the best time of their lives for you to introduce a variety of foods, and thus expand their food preferences. Recent research has found that picky eaters are unlikely to change if they do not have a varied diet by the...

One side-effect of lockdown has been seeing more of our neighbours – which of course can be very nice indeed. But if those neighbours constantly play loud music or hold smoky barbecues, it can be tiresome. And just wait until they invest the latest craze:  a big bubbling hot tub for their garden. The craze...

Something like 7.2 million Britons injured themselves while trying to stay fit during lockdown. There has been a dramatic rise in exercise-related injuries, ranging from sprains and strains to pulled muscles and back injuries. Of those of us injured during lockdown, 30 per cent of us were doing classes online or via apps, 28 per...

Young people have been twice as likely as baby boomers to experience lockdown loneliness, according to a recent survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). More than half of 16 to 24 year-olds said they have felt lonely during the pandemic, compared to less than a quarter of those aged 55-69

Children’s behaviour has become worse under lockdown, with a rise in temper tantrums and arguments. So says a study by psychologists at Oxford University on the effects of the pandemic on young people’s mental health. Youngsters aged 4 to 10 suffered increasing emotional difficulties and some physical symptoms linked to worry. Young women aged 16...

This time last year, how well did you know your neighbours?  Around one in five of us have since admitted that we had never even spoken to them. What a difference a pandemic makes. Now twice as many of us have talked to our neighbours in the past week as compared with last year. A...

Many people over 70 in this country are becoming desperate.  They have been the sole carers for their loved one since lockdown, and they are struggling. In order to cope, large numbers of them have turned to antidepressants. The figures are eye-watering: during the pandemic this Spring, more than 1.4 million people aged over 70...

Ironically, lockdown actually saved a number of lives. Recent five-year averages have revealed that the death rates for young men aged 20 to 24 plummeted by more than 30 percent this spring. Of course, mortality rates across the population rise steadily with age, but there is normally a significant spike for younger men. But it...

So, you’ve been teaming up with others outside your immediate household.  How it is going with them? As bubbles hopefully get bigger soon, here are some ‘types’ of people whom you might consider adding…. The kind neighbours:  They are the one whom you instinctively think of when you hit a domestic crisis, like running out...

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that, following an initial period of great anxiety and confusion, now almost half the population understands that life will not return to normal within the next six months. Other findings include: 75 per cent of us are “very worried” or “somewhat worried” about the effect that coronavirus...