Seven things you might not know about blood
May 14, 2020 10:31 am UTC| Health
Blood is fascinating. Many people learn at school that its function is to transport oxygen and nutrients around the body and remove waste products. But blood has many more functions, including defence against pathogens,...
The science of sleep: how sharing your dreams could help to improve your relationships
May 14, 2020 10:26 am UTC| Health
When you wake up from a strange or particularly memorable dream, how likely are you to share it? Maybe you might tell your partner about it over breakfast or text a friend to tell them the details and ponder over its...
Coronavirus diets: What's behind the urge to eat like little kids?
May 14, 2020 10:16 am UTC| Health
Have you noticed grabbing an extra bag of chips at the supermarket? Or eating more frozen dinners than you used to? Or even eating snacks that you havent eaten since you were a little kid? The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Coronavirus vaccine: how we're preparing to make enough for the whole world
May 14, 2020 10:12 am UTC| Health
There are 102 candidate vaccines being explored as a means of ending the COVID-19 pandemic, as of April 30. Eight of these have already made it to clinical trials in humans, and another 94 are in the pre-clinical...
Coronavirus: New technologies can help maintain mental health in times of crisis
May 14, 2020 10:11 am UTC| Technology Health
Over the past few weeks, there has been a considerable and unprecedented increase in awareness of the importance of mental health. In fact, no mental health awareness campaign has ever had as much impact as the one sparked...
May 12, 2020 19:51 pm UTC| Politics Health
President Donald Trump recently made a post on social media saying that coronavirus numbers are decreasing almost everywhere. However, his claim is in contrast to an unreleased White House report showing that coronavirus...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
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