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Tens of thousands of parents will find out which school their child has been accepted into by next week.
Don't worry, this article is not a prank.
A bitesize guide to today's chat around surrogacy reforms and what it actually means.
Those who had coronavirus in the first wave have a higher health risk.
Belarus is likely to face serious international consequences for its recent actions – but, it's unclear if they'll have any effect.
Boris Johnson looks set to push back England’s final lifting of Covid restrictions.
Neurologist Dr Randall Wright says our brain can react to binge watching television the same way as it does becoming addicted to drugs. By tapping into the brain's pleasure circuit, our brains can physically rewire to want more of the digital stimuli. But, by making sure it doesn’t interfere with our sleep and making it social, we can still enjoy online content.
Here's your guide to life before and after the coronavirus vaccine.
Exercise causes profound changes in brain structure and function and these changes can have really important effects, both in the short and the long term, on our mood and our mental abilities. In this episode cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Tom Bullock explains how exercise supercharges our decision making, the surprising possibility of why we get an exercise ‘high’ and how it can help restore the brain as we age.
Throughout history we have seen love shape our lives, our societies and our economies. It may be assumed that our hearts drive this emotion, but in reality it is our brains. In this episode of HuffPost’s original series on the inner workings of the mind, biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher, explains what exactly is happening when the brain is in love.