Emma Young is an award-winning science and health journalist and the author of Sane: How I shaped up my mind, improved my mental strength, and found calm. A former reporter and editor for New Scientist, working in London and Sydney, she now freelances from an attic in Sheffield. As E L Young (in the UK, Emma in the USA), she is also the author of the STORM series of science-based thrillers for kids.
How one Mosaic story helped the global spread of a successful policy for tackling teen substance abuse.
New research suggests a vital link between our ability to sense our physical bodies and knowing how we feel.
What happens when dissociative identity disorder takes away your sense of being an individual?
Teen smoking, drinking and drug use has been radically cut in the past 20 years. Why won’t other countries follow suit?
Being overly sensitive to sights and sounds can be deeply traumatic, but there may be an upside. By Emma Young.
Could a simple anti-inflammatory drug like aspirin really help keep us all healthier?