How metacognition — thinking about thinking — can improve the mental-health crisis
Nov 13, 2021 07:44 am UTC| Health
In these times of virtual meet-ups, negative news overload and widespread uncertainty, its fair to say it has been a tough time for our brains. If youve been feeling mentally subpar, you may be floating around the edges or...
The seven steps South Africa is taking to get it closer to eliminating malaria
Nov 06, 2021 08:10 am UTC| Health
There were dire warnings that malaria cases would surge across Africa after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic in early March 2020. Many felt that the already...
How the relationships we have with plants contribute to human health in many ways
Oct 31, 2021 23:37 pm UTC| Health
During the height of the pandemic, people flocked to the park near my home. For those of us who live in neighbourhoods where there is access to greenspace, parks allowed us to lounge on the grass and in the shade of the...
Exercise can reduce students' desire to drink alcohol – new research
Oct 31, 2021 23:32 pm UTC| Health
Alcohol intoxication, particularly in western cultures, is increasingly regarded as a socially acceptable behaviour, and excessive levels of alcohol consumption has been identified as a significant problem among university...
The FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
Oct 31, 2021 23:28 pm UTC| Health
Children under 12 in the United States will soon have one more layer of protection to keep them safe from COVID-19. On Oct. 29, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech...
New study shows that normal breathing is a major spreader of TB
Oct 31, 2021 23:25 pm UTC| Health
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease transmitted via droplet aerosols. Humans constantly produce aerosols, even during normal breathing. Since Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified as the causative agent of TB,...
No, COVID vaccines don't stay in your body for years
Oct 09, 2021 08:12 am UTC| Health
As Australia strives to reach its national COVID vaccination targets, theres unprecedented focus on the biological effects of vaccines. While theres an enormous amount of information available online, its increasingly...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight