Bonus Brain Tips - How to Maintain your Friendships and how to use Sunlight to get Better Sleep.
Series 2 of Change Your Mind with New Scientist is on it's way! But we couldn't leave you with nothing whilst we put together our next batch of myth-busting interviews with top brain experts. Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson share the very best tips and tricks they've picked up in their decades as H…
Caffeine - Could Your Morning Coffee be Protecting Your Brain?
Can your daily coffee actually be good for your brain, or should we be listening to the influencers who claim we need to cut it out?
In this episode of Change Your Mind, Health Journalists Helen Thomson and Cat de Lange dive into the science of caffeine: to find out whether we can enjoy our coffee…
Ozempic: Could Weight-Loss Drugs have Surprising Brain Benefits?
In this episode of Change Your Mind with New Scientist, Health Journalists Helen Thomson and Cat de Lange dive into the headline grabbing class of drugs behind the Ozempic boom to ask what these medications are really doing to our brains? Beyond weight loss and diabetes, early evidence hints at wid…
Cognitive Reserve - How to Future-Proof your Brain
In this episode of Change Your Mind, Health Journalists Helen Thomson and Cat de Lange explore the science of cognitive reserve, the brain’s hidden resilience that can help delay the symptoms of dementia.
They talk to Professor Yaakov Stern, a leading researcher in the field, to uncover what cogn…
Eco-anxiety - How to Cope with your Stress about Climate Change
If after a record-breaking summer of heatwaves our warming planet is weighing heavily on your mind, you are not alone. Climate anxiety is on the rise, especially among young people, but what makes it different from “ordinary” anxiety, and how should we respond?
In this episode of Change Your Mind…
Blue Spaces - How Spending Time Near Water can Boost your Mental Health
Why do so many of us feel calmer, clearer and more creative by the sea, a river or a lake? In this episode, Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson dive into the science of blue spaces. Picking apart the theories behind why water captures our attention and how time spent near water can change how we feel pa…
The Vagus Nerve - Could this be the key to reducing your inflammation?
Feeling tempted by social media tips to “reset” your vagus nerve, fix your anxiety and banish inflammation? In this episode, Health Journalists Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson dig into the science behind vagus nerve stimulation.
With neurosurgeon and researcher Kevin Tracey, they explore how this …
Adolescence - What's going on with teenage mental health?
Is now really the worst time in history to be a teenager? This week, health Journalists Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson take on a topic that worries many parents: teenage mental health.
Helping them wade through the misinformation is Lucy Foulkes, a psychologist at the University of Oxford who spec…
Exercise - What’s the right dose for your brain?
Exercise is often framed as a way to get fit, but what if its biggest benefits are happening in your brain? In this episode of Change Your Mind, Health Journalists Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson explore why movement matters for our mood and long-term brain health, and why making exercise part of ev…
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