Thanks to light, using the eye as a gateway to the brain brings about targeted electrical impulses that are almost as invisible as the device that produces them.

Nearly a million deaths a year. Not from workplace accidents, from sudden tragedies. But because of stress, job insecurity and impossible working hours.

Choosing the best time to dine is not just a matter of habit. It can directly affect digestion, sleep quality and overall well-being. Eating too late can become your sleep's silent enemy.

At the gym, in the park or on the athletics track, headphones have become almost as indispensable as sneakers. It's not just a habit: research shows that music acts as a genuine adjuvant to effort, so much so that some specialists describe it as an "ergogenic" factor, capable of improving muscular performance without resorting to chemistry.

Vaping is conquering more and more young people, and that's not a healthy evolution.

Cocoa, oysters, rhinoceros horn, "miracle honeys" sold online... Aphrodisiacs fuel a persistent imagination, but science paints a much more nuanced picture, where ineffectiveness sometimes vies with danger.

In recent years, hibiscus tea has been popping up in Belgium and the Netherlands as well many other countries, and is often associated with a healthy, environmentally conscious lifestyle.

In Brussels, a reform of the European Cosmetics Regulation is under discussion which, if adopted, could change the safeguards that today protect consumers from exposure to hazardous chemicals.

For the past nine years, Finland has been confirmed as the happiest country in the world - at least according to the World Happiness Report, which each year collects the opinions of people around the world on their well-being and perceived happiness.

As the household settles down and the lights go out, some minds are just beginning to race.