Health / 01 June 2022
Coffee to stay alive, the best time to exercise, and an evolutionary explanation for weird baby names…
According to Chinese researchers, a moderate daily intake of coffee can lead to a lower risk of death. But before you reach for your 2nd (3rd, 4th…) cup, one sceptic says that could be because daily coffee drinkers are generally more affluent.
Yes yes we know the experts say getting exercise anytime is good for us – but researchers say morning is best for women, and evenings work best for men. Hormones, biological clocks and sleep-wake cycles all play a role, according to a (small) US study.
Know someone who has gone out of their way to pick an unusual baby name? Researchers say it’s a phenomenon like “negative frequency-dependent selection”, where parents tap into a need to give their offspring something desirable because it’s less common. Which is probably what Elon Musk and Grimes were thinking…
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