Many people drink coffee for that extra bit of energy to go about their day. As well as sharpening our minds, there's evidence caffeine can give us a physical boost, too.
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There are over 100 species of wild coffee, but only a few supply the world's morning caffeine kick. Sadly, climate change and disease could be about to change that.
New study finds a link between tea drinking during pregnancy and smaller babies.
How did you start today – tea or coffee? Or neither? A study of more than 400,000 men and women links specific genes for tasting bitter flavours like caffeine with hot beverage consumption.
From black coffee to a hair of the dog – here's the science behind popular hangover remedies.
We've all experienced that tense pain in our heads when we're withdrawing from caffeine. But why?
Children in the UK drink more energy drinks than in any other country in Europe — and many parents are unaware of the health risks.
Drinking coffee before exercising could make you run faster and lift heavier - if you've the right genes.
Chocolate poisoning in dogs remains a problem, particularly at Christmas.
Regular caffeine intake makes us tolerant to the effect on irregular users of wanting to go to the toilet.
Can drinking a cup of coffee before taking a short nap really give you the energy you need to see you through the day?
Back in the early 1900s, if you felt a bit sluggish you could reach for a beverage enhanced with radioactive elements to really add some pep to your step. It wouldn't be a healthy choice, though.
A study was reported to show caffeine protects older women from dementia. But looking closer at the research, we can't truly claim coffee was the reason some of the women had a lower risk of dementia.
Kids normally need a lot of extra nutrition during their adolescent growth spurt, and you might expect the appetite-suppressing effect of caffeine to result in poorer dietary intake and reduced growth.
Legal highs are now illegal in the the UK but why has it taken so long for the law to be changed?
Given the heightened risk of harm, governments should ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 18 years old.
Put the kettle on and relax with a cuppa; your brain, heart and waistline will thank you.
There's great news for coffee lovers. A study has found that caffeine can help combat stress.
Until recently, coffee was on the list of habits to break if you really wanted to be healthy. Not anymore.
Welcome to the second instalment in our series Chemistry of Coffee, where we unravel the delicious secrets of one of the most widely consumed drinks in the world. Here we look at how tweaking variables…
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