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Alexandra Thompson

@alexthompo.bsky.social

Assistant news editor ‪at New Scientist‬ (health) | award-winning journo | author | irritating feminist | Taylor Swift fanatic | amateur ballerina

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Alexandra Thompson@alexthompo.bsky.social · 2w ago

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the 9th year in a row - but how can we even measure a concept as slippery as happiness? And if it does stand up, how can we borrow the country's habits to be more joyful? www.newscientist.com/article/2533...

What the world’s happiest countries can teach us about joyful living | New Scientist

As editor of the World Happiness Report, few people know more than Jan-Emmanuel De Neve about what makes a country happy. He reveals what we can learn from the nations where people feel the most conte...

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Alexandra Thompson@alexthompo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How do superagers - people aged 80+ with the memory of someone in their 50s - manage to stay so sharp? I interviewed Emily Rogalski, neuroscientist and lead researcher of the superager study, to find out www.newscientist.com/article/2529...

The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age

Neurologist Emily Rogalski studies "superagers" – people in their 80s or 90s with unusually keen memories, whose lifestyles suggest ways to slow cognitive decline

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Alexandra Thompson@alexthompo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Exercise is always a good thing, right? Well, maybe not. For people with long covid or ME/CFS, it can be devastating. And science needs to catch up (all views my own blah blah blah) www.newscientist.com/article/2523...

Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good

Exercise has been touted as a tool for managing and treating long covid, but much of the evidence has neglected one of its most debilitating symptoms: post-exertional malaise

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Alexandra Thompson@alexthompo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Why are we all so obsessed with protein? My review of a book written by sociologists who try to get to the bottom of this wellness trend (and I impressively snuck in a mention of Stephen Merchant somehow) www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Why are we so obsessed with protein? A new book looks for answers

Samantha King and Gavin Weedon's new book Protein digs deep into the nutrient's role in our health. But can it tell you how much you should be eating? Alexandra Thompson explores

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Alexandra Thompson@alexthompo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Really looking forward to chairing an event at Chatham House tomorrow (Tues 17/3, 4pm-5pm) on the importance of health literacy in health inclusivity www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s... Please join us in the room if you can, or dial in

Health literacy as an imperative to health inclusivity

Join Haleon and Chatham House for an in-depth discussion on scaling health literacy initiatives to unlock inclusive growth, productivity and long-term economic resilience.

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Alexandra Thompson@alexthompo.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I really enjoyed reading and reviewing Off the Scales, a powerful book that shines a light on an issue I have been banging on about for years: obesity is a medical condition and needs to be treated as such www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

As Ozempic goes global, a powerful book reframes how we see obesity

With the market for anti-obesity drugs already worth billions, Aimee Donnellan’s Off the Scales is a timely exploration of the controversial and life-changing GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic

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Alexandra Thompson@alexthompo.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The data is in, and it's consistent: sexual activity has plummeted among teens and young adults. The question is - why?! Some may say it doesn't matter - but at a time when birth rates in the West and Japan are at a record low, should we be worried? www.newscientist.com/article/2504...

Why aren't young people having sex any more?

Sexual activity in young people is on the decline, but why? And what's more, should we be worried about what this means for society and the future of the human race?

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Alexandra Thompson@alexthompo.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The volume of references from Swift's archive is truly enchanting www.newscientist.com/article/mg26... I'm not Ready For It, but I Can See You @michael-marshall.bsky.social

How Taylor Swift is helping botany gain celebrity status

Feedback is delighted to learn that researchers have discovered what Taylor Swift is accidentally doing to rescue the science of plants from mid-ness. Just take a look at her videos – sorry, botany te...

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