Body
What carries you.
Why Two-Thirds of Alzheimer’s Patients Are Women
Neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi wrote The XX Brain to answer one question: why does Alzheimer’s hit women so much…
Your Mammogram Says “Dense.” What That Means, and Who Pays for the Next Test
Since September 2024, every mammogram result in the US must tell you whether your breast tissue is dense.…
Nobody Knows Why Women Tear Their ACLs
Female footballers rupture their anterior cruciate ligaments more often than male players do. The standard explanations, from narrow…
The Protein Sold to Women
In January 2026 the US government raised its protein guidance from 0.8 to 1.2–1.6 grams per kilogram of…
Most Clothes Are Plastic Now
Polyester is 59 percent of all the fibre made in the world. Here is what that has done…
Nine Years to Name Endometriosis
In the UK the average wait between a woman’s first symptoms and an endometriosis diagnosis is now nine…
What Calisthenics Can and Can’t Do for Women
Bodyweight training was invented for women in the nineteenth century, on the theory that anything heavier would ruin…
My Style Has Two Homes
After leaving Colombia, I stopped dressing for other people’s opinions. What I kept, what I let go, and…
The Fear of Repeating an Outfit
Social media made our wardrobes public, and somewhere along the way wearing the same dress twice started to…
Who Are You Wearing It For?
Nobody sees your underwear. You wear it for fourteen hours a day. So why do we choose it…