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Glasgow Students for Life host talk with prescriber of abortion pill reversal

12th December 2022

During the talk, Dr Kearney described the abortion reversal treatment he describes to pregnant people and compared himself to Oskar Schindler. Calls have been made for investigations into a doctor who admitted while giving a talk at the University of Glasgow that he prescribes abortion reversal treatment to women in Scotland, which has been described ...


Here to give a helping hang

17th October 2022

Writer Rhys Delany gives hangover advice based on experience. Alcohol is almost always present in times of celebration, or commiseration, and so understanding how to navigate the realms of the morning after can feel like a vital component of human life. It is not, of course, but should you choose to partake it is helpful ...


Sleep more, score more: the importance of sleep in performance sport

30th July 2022

From up to five naps a day to specially designed memory foam pillows and mattresses, professional athletes are focused on rest and recovery more than ever before. Recent studies have claimed that getting insufficient sleep, which is generally considered fewer than seven hours a night, can lead to ample physical and psychological health issues. In ...


Sleep more, score more: the importance of sleep in performance sport

8th July 2022

From up to five naps a day to specially designed memory foam pillows and mattresses, professional athletes are focused on rest and recovery more than ever before. Recent studies have claimed that getting insufficient sleep, which is generally considered fewer than seven hours a night, can lead to ample physical and psychological health issues. In ...


Is reading the newest health fad we didn’t know we needed?

3rd May 2022

Aysha Sohail investigates how reading books can be beneficial to students’ health. Have you ever read a book that felt like a tonic for the soul? Something you could dip into and feel the stress fade away? There may be more science in it than you think – reading has been proven to bring you ...


Is Wordle a form of Wellness?

4th April 2022

Far from being just a silly puzzle, Wordle is good for our cognitive health. Wordle is the latest online craze at the moment, having just been bought over by The New York Times after exploding in popularity at the beginning of the year. However, according to a study by neurologist Douglas Scharre, MD, director of ...


A veggie’s guide to nutrition

10th February 2022

Lifestyle Columnist Tristan Rees explains how you can make sure you are getting the essential nutrients into your diet during this Veganuary and beyond. Over the last decade, for a variety of reasons, many people have adopted a more plant-based diet. Due to the growing concern surrounding the climate crisis, environmental activists are changing their ...


Why try Dry January?

5th February 2022

Giving up alcohol for a month can provide a lot of benefits, some of which won’t be realised until you give it a try. Dry January: the popular no-alcohol January challenge that many have participated in this past month. For some, this challenge was taken on to save their bank account, while for others it ...


When the smoke clears

18th December 2021

Writer Ishani Mukherjee discusses whether there is a darker side to incense we should be aware of. I have been an avid user of a Middle Eastern incense called Bakhoor for a while. The incense usually burns on top of charcoal to allow it to smoke well. My day usually doesn’t start without it, and ...


Climatarian: the new ‘nature friendly’ diet

3rd December 2021

Taylor Prentice discusses the benefits of a diet that is tailored towards tackling climate change. After COP26 and the climate crisis being on our minds more than ever, you may be thinking about ways, on a personal level, to reduce your carbon footprint or generally make pro-environmental changes to your lifestyle.  Lifesum, the leading global ...