Malnutrition is on the rise in older adults – how to spot the signs
Jan 24, 2020 06:07 am UTC| Health
While the obesity crisis is still considered the foremost public health epidemic in the west, one often overlooked condition is quickly becoming a growing concern. Malnutrition, sometimes referred to as under-nutrition,...
Probiotics: What they are and how you might benefit from them
Jan 24, 2020 06:06 am UTC| Health
Probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, that can be consumed to offer health benefits. The ability of certain microbes to confer health benefits on their host was recognized more than 100 years ago. In...
Does social media make us more or less lonely? Depends on how you use it
Jan 24, 2020 05:58 am UTC| Health
Humans are more connected to each other than ever, thanks to smartphones, the web and social media. At the same time, loneliness is a huge and growing social problem. Why is this so? Research shows social media use...
Scientists still searching for causes of mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China
Jan 24, 2020 05:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Scientists are still trying to analyse a new strain of coronavirus that caused a pneumonia outbreak in China, with around 300 people infected and six people dead as of Tuesday. The outbreak started in Wuhan, the...
Silicon Valley's latest fad is dopamine fasting – and that may not be as crazy as it sounds
Jan 24, 2020 05:44 am UTC| Health
Silicon Valleys newest fad is dopamine fasting, or temporarily abstaining from addictive activities such as social media, music, internet gaming even food. Twitters CEO, Jack Dorsey, for example, is known for his...
Is secondhand screen time the new secondhand smoking?
Jan 23, 2020 11:00 am UTC| Health
The Environmental Protection Agency first warned of secondhand smoke in 1991, some 30 years after scientists determined that smoking cigarettes causes cancer. Today, a growing body of research points toward a new indirect...
Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases
Jan 23, 2020 10:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Kenya experienced above-average rainfall since October 2019, causing landslides and deaths. Some rivers burst their banks and dams overflowed for the first time in years. The rains have subsided but the danger isnt...
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