Ever wondered how much caffeine is too much? Or whether you’d feel better off if you took an afternoon nap? And with the rise in ‘day raving’ we’ll be looking at whether it’s better for your health to have your night out at 2pm rather than 2am. We’ll learn about the amount of caffeine in different drinks, looking at what it does to the body in the short-term and finding out more about what effects it can have when it comes to things like dementia and cardiovascular disease.
Then we’ll be following a strict scientifically-approved napping schedule and hearing what impact those bonus sleep sessions can have on brain function – while catching 40 winks in some unusual locations.
After that, we’ll take all that energy and party the afternoon (and early evening) away at a daytime rave to find out if that is better for our bodies than pulling an all-nighter.
Along the way we’ll be joined by people who know way more about these things than us, from a Spanish sleep whizz in Manchester to a body boffin in Barry Island.
Producer: Gerry Holt Presenter: Laura Foster Editor: Holly Squire Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
Bats and Rabies; Hip Dysplasia in babies; Online health tips; Clinical Law
Anti-inflammatories and ovulation; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Blood interval and patient forums online
Declining male fertility, Diagnosing urinary tract infections in the elderly, Guide to health websites
Obesity and Cancer campaign; Intelligent liver function tests; Getting reliable information from websites
Deprescribing
Moving the goalposts in research, Involving parents in the care of premature babies, Feedback
E-cigs, Prehabilitation before surgery, Hospital safety
CBD oil, Dental phobia, Gout
Deprescribing long-term opioids, Diagnosing concussion
Home fetal heart monitoring, Deconditioning in hospital, Alcohol harm paradox, Pre-eclampsia feedback
Online GP consultations, Pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?
Migraine, Iron overload, Redefining low-risk cancers
Genes and confidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; shaving for hospital drips
Unproven IVF add-ons; Running injuries; DNA analysis on the NHS
Conflict of interest, Living with a stoma, Diet books
Drug shortages, Eye drops for myopia, Is muscle more dense than fat? Sarcopenia
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Blood pressure pills and cancer, Aortic aneurysm repair, Sinks and hospital infection
Epipens & Autoinjectors; Meningitis B Bedside Test; Age Related Macular Degeneration
France Delists Alzheimer's Drugs, Quality of Life After Hip Fracture, Prostate Cancer
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