New research from Bayes Business School (City St George’s, University of London) has revealed that self-employment significantly increases work-related stress, even when a business owner possesses a high barrier to strain through genes and upbringing.

The research, led by Vangelis Souitaris, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Bayes, with academics from Warwick Business School and the University of Notre Dame (United States), collected data from more than 2,000 sets of identical twins. Across two studies, academics compared both perceived and chemical changes in stress between employed and self-employed individuals.

This randomized clinical trial provides clinical evidence supporting the efficacy of an unmedicated, acne-concealing hydrogel patch in improving both acne appearance and acne-related quality of life (AQoL). The study demonstrates that the hydrogel patch significantly reduces lesion size and severity within a short time frame, calms erythema, and helps prevent the development of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). Importantly, beyond visible skin improvements, the intervention led to a marked enhancement in participants’ psychological well-being, underscoring the value of non-pharmacological, barrier-based acne management strategies.

Men begin developing coronary heart disease — which can lead to heart attacks — years earlier than women, with differences emerging as early as the mid-30s, according to a large, long-term study led by Northwestern Medicine. The findings, based on more than three decades of patient follow-up, suggest that heart disease prevention and screening should start earlier in adulthood, particularly for men.

Afternoon naps put the brain in a state ready for learning / Study performed in Freiburg, Germany shows the active role of short sleep phases in adjusting the strength of transmission between neurons