Aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer - and we're starting to understand why ^0%

BBC - By Miriam Frankel - 4/21/2026, 10:00 AM

Optimism Bias 14.8% - Appeal to Authority 14.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 10.3%

The 4,000-year-old drug, most commonly used to treat pain, prevents certain tumours from forming and spreading across the body – findings that are already changing health policies. Nick James, a British furniture maker in his mid-40s, first became concerned about his health after his mother died from cancer and his brother, along with... more

Isometric exercise: The most efficient fitness regime? ^44%

BBC Future - By Miriam Frankel - 3/20/2026, 10:00 AM

Isometric exercises – which involve holding certain poses – can build strength and reduce our blood pressure. All you need to invest is 14 minutes a session, three times a week, to see large benefits. When most of us think of fitness, we imagine spending hours in the gym pounding the treadmill, cranking out burpees or lifting iron. But... more