Dehydration can increase stress by 50%: new research links water intake to cortisol control – Muscle & Fitness

If you exercise regularly and sleep well, but still feel stressed by situations you know you can handle, the answer could lie in restoring your hydration levels, according to recent research. This is evident from a new study conducted by Liverpool John Moores Universityand published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, found that those who […]

International Community, civil society in minority rights and accountability for constant violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar

Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner of the United Nations for Refugees, focuses at the conference at a high level of the general meeting about the situation of Rohingya-Moslims and other minorities in Myanmar. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías By Oritro Karim (United Nations)) Wednesday October 1, 2025 Inter Press Service United Nations, 1 October (IPS) – On […]

How Stigma undermines the use of contraception among women in Sierra Leone

Marie Kamara speaks about the impact of stigma on women, especially people with disabilities, while trying to gain access to contraceptives. Credit: Madina Kula Sheriff/IPS By Madina Kula Sheriff (Freetown)) Monday, September 22, 2025 Inter Press Service Freetown, September 22 (IPS) – Eunice Dumbuya, a young activist in Freetown, Sierra Leone, still remembers that he […]

Air pollution is increasing – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency

‘Air quality does not respect limits“Said Lorenzo Labrador, scientific officer at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). “The smoke and pollution that problems from the forest fires in this record break season on the Iberian peninsula has been detected over Western Europe [and]… in principle the rest of the European continent can travel. “ The newest […]