LIFELONG HEALTH
100 health lessons
From cells and organs to psychology, daily life and public health: study the science of lifelong health.
01Health Across Body, Mind, and Social LifeRead lesson02From Cells to the Human BodyRead lesson03How Cells Use Energy, Move Substances, and CommunicateRead lesson04Genes and Environment: Why People DifferRead lesson05How the Body Maintains Stability: Regulation, Feedback, and AdaptationRead lesson06Microbes and the Human Body: Coexistence, Protection, and DiseaseRead lesson07How Health Research Works: Experiments, Observation, and CausationRead lesson08Understanding health research: probability, risk and uncertaintyRead lesson09The Body as a Whole: Where Organs Are and How They ConnectRead lesson10How the heart beatsRead lesson11Circulation: vessels, pressure and tissue perfusionRead lesson12Blood: transport, defence and haemostasisRead lesson13Breathing: ventilation, gas exchange and regulationRead lesson14Digestion, absorption and eliminationRead lesson15How the liver processes nutrients, drugs and metabolitesRead lesson16The kidneys: urine, fluid balance and acid–base regulationRead lesson17The nervous system: sensing, signalling and controlRead lesson18Hormones, endocrine systems and feedbackRead lesson19Immunity and lymph: recognition, defence and toleranceRead lesson20How bones, joints and muscles produce movementRead lesson21Skin: protection, sensation and temperature regulationRead lesson22Systems working together: exercise, meals and heatRead lesson23Sensation and perceptionRead lesson24Attention, memory and learningRead lesson25Emotion, the body and judgementRead lesson26Stress: immediate responses and long-term effectsRead lesson27Motivation, reward and habitsRead lesson28Relationships: attachment, communication and supportRead lesson29Anxiety: responses, persistent difficulties and helpRead lesson30Depression: mood, thinking, body and daily lifeRead lesson31Addiction: substances, behaviour and loss of controlRead lesson32Mental disorders: assessment, treatment and recoveryRead lesson33The nutrients the body needsRead lesson34Carbohydrates: digestion, blood glucose and energyRead lesson35Fats: energy stores, cell structure and transportRead lesson36Protein: from food to tissue synthesis and renewalRead lesson37Vitamins, minerals and waterRead lesson38Hunger, satiety, weight and energy balanceRead lesson39Dietary patterns, portions and long-term habitsRead lesson40Food processing, cooking and preservationRead lesson41Food safety, allergies and foodborne illnessRead lesson42Nutrition research, labels and health claimsRead lesson43Energy supply during exerciseRead lesson44Understanding and improving aerobic fitnessRead lesson45Strength training and muscular adaptationRead lesson46How bones and tendons respond to loadRead lesson47Balance, coordination and mobilityRead lesson48From walking to training: planning activity that works for youRead lesson49Recovery, fatigue and training loadRead lesson50Sports injury, healing and return to activityRead lesson51Sleep stages and regulationRead lesson52Circadian rhythms and daily functionRead lesson53Sleep, memory, mood, metabolism and immunityRead lesson54Insomnia and the evidence for interventionsRead lesson55Snoring, sleep apnoea and daytime sleepinessRead lesson56Light, shift work, jet lag and sleepRead lesson57The reproductive system and sexual healthRead lesson58The menstrual cycle, conception and contraceptionRead lesson59Preconception health and genetic riskRead lesson60Embryonic and fetal developmentRead lesson61Birth, postpartum recovery and family adjustmentRead lesson62How newborns adapt after birthRead lesson63Infant feeding, sleep and safe careRead lesson64Child growth, movement and languageRead lesson65Children's emotions, learning and social developmentRead lesson66Puberty, psychological development and autonomyRead lesson67Injury, compensation and dysfunctionRead lesson68Infection: pathogens, hosts and transmissionRead lesson69Inflammation: protection and tissue injuryRead lesson70Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseaseRead lesson71Diabetes: insulin, glucose regulation and long-term effectsRead lesson72Cancer and the loss of growth controlRead lesson73Allergy and autoimmunityRead lesson74Pain: bodily signals and nervous system processingRead lesson75Chronic respiratory diseaseRead lesson76Living with multiple chronic conditionsRead lesson77From symptoms to diagnosisRead lesson78Interpreting tests: reference ranges, error and false positivesRead lesson79Screening: benefits and limitationsRead lesson80Medicines: action, dose, metabolism and interactionsRead lesson81Comparing treatments and personal preferencesRead lesson82Preparing for visits and shared decisionsRead lesson83Rehabilitation and long-term careRead lesson84Oral health, vision and hearingRead lesson85Recognising emergencies and calling for helpRead lesson86Cardiac arrest, CPR and AEDsRead lesson87Choking, severe bleeding and injuryRead lesson88Mental health crises and timely helpRead lesson89Health inequalities, resources and access to careRead lesson90How epidemiology studies disease in populationsRead lesson91Vaccination and population preventionRead lesson92Air, water, chemicals and environmental exposureRead lesson93Work, occupational exposure and protectionRead lesson94Climate, cities, nature and healthRead lesson95Adult changes, reproductive health and menopauseRead lesson96Ageing: cells, organs and individual variationRead lesson97Later-life fitness, nutrition, frailty and fallsRead lesson98Cognitive ageing, dementia and daily supportRead lesson99Family caregiving and the needs of everyone involvedRead lesson100End-of-life care, comfort and personal wishesRead lesson