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The Science behind Saggy Boobs and Wearing Bras
After more than a year of working from home during the pandemic, we've heard a lot of talk about the new lack of requirement to put on a bra. Just this week actor Gillian Anderson announced that her relationship with bras is over. Professor Joanna Wakefield-Scurr, Professor in Biomechanics at the University of Portsmouth, talks about the science behind sagging boobs and whether we really need to wear bras.
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