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There are plenty of devices on the market that aim to help improve your sleep posture, but does it really need shifting?

Professor Danny Eckert looks at why we like to sleep in a certain position, and when those positions can get in the way of a good night's sleep.

While far less common than developing an allergy in childhood, adults can get food allergies too.

Professor Clare Collins looks at causes adults to acquire food allergies and whether there is any way to avoid it.

If you labelled a child 'selfish', 'spoiled', or 'maladjusted' because of their skin colour or religion you'd be rightfully accused of discrimination. So why do people feel entitled to make the same judgements about only children.

Myths about only children have persisted for decades despite being debunked time and time again.

Professor Toni Falbo and Dr Rosina McAlpine explore the myths, why they linger, and what are the outcomes for "onlies".

You ride your bike to work, and so does your senior colleague. When you enter the shower, you always find that your senior colleague is leaving their hair around the drain. It might be time for a difficult conversation. 

Can you ask them to clean the shower before leaving, or would that make things unbearably awkward?

If you look up the word 'risk' in the dictionary you may well find that it refers to the possibility of something bad happening, but it can also be an opportunity to evolve. 

Clinical psychologist Dr Charlotte Keating joins Beverley Wang to talk risk and personal growth. Charlotte discusses how our upbringing can determine our appetite for risk taking and also provides some strategies for how we might manage risk taking in our own lives. 

Have you ever gone to the perfect holiday spot and thought: I wish I could just live here forever? What is it like for the people who actually do?

From the busy days of peak season to the slow days when the crowds go home, how does that change life for the people who live there all year round?

And can that understanding help us to become better tourists ourselves?