Some of the most interesting discoveries in modern science begin with something nature has been doing for millions of years, and lactoferrin is a perfect example. Today, scientists can study this protein molecule by molecule,...

Sleep doesn’t switch your immune system off. During the night, hormones, immune-cell movement and inflammatory signalling continue to change. Although one late night won’t mean a child catches a cold, regularly shortened or disrupted sleep...

The Science of Seasonal Immunity   Your child’s immune system does not work at one fixed setting all year. It is a dynamic network of physical barriers, immune cells, proteins, chemical signals and specialised tissues...

A walk down the supplement aisle when the school term starts and you will find plenty of products promising to support your child’s immune system. Vitamin C gummies sit alongside elderberry syrups, multivitamins and increasingly,...

September has a particular kind of reset energy with the summer holidays begin to wind down, mornings become more structured and daily life starts to regain a little predictability. While January is often treated as...

For many women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, the condition is first associated with irregular periods, androgen excess, difficulty with ovulation and fertility. But there is much more going on beneath the surface. PCOS...

It feels like we've barely had time to blink before summer has flown by and September's started. One minute the children are spending long afternoons outside, eating countless ice creams and staying up late, and...

For many parents, September is a month of getting everyone organised again: finding the lost water bottle, remembering PE kits, resetting bedtime routines, and preparing for the inevitable bugs that seem to make their way...

Fatigue has a way of creeping into everyday life, where at first, it is easy to explain away. A busy week, poor sleep, too much stress, or simply getting older can all seem like reasonable...