Research Check: can drinking coffee help you lose weight?
Jul 07, 2019 15:11 pm UTC| Health
Researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK recently published a study in the journal Scientific Reports suggesting caffeine increases brown fat. This caught peoples attention because brown fat activity...
Sugar substitutes: Is one better or worse for diabetes? For weight loss? An expert explains
Jul 03, 2019 21:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Wandering through the grocery store, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the numerous brands and health claims on the dozens of sugar substitutes. It can be particularly confusing for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes who...
Parenting practices around the world are diverse and not all about attachment
Jul 03, 2019 21:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Most parents would agree that parenting is extremely complex and challenging. What works for one child, might not work for another even within the same family. Parenting practices and beliefs around the world can also...
Had gestational diabetes? Here are 5 things to help lower your future risk of type 2 diabetes
Jul 03, 2019 20:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Gestational diabetes is a specific type of diabetes that occurs in pregnancy. Once youve had gestational diabetes, your risk of having it again in your next pregnancy is higher. So too is your lifetime chance of...
Blood-flow-restricted training: a new way to boost muscle performance
Jul 03, 2019 20:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Strapping a band tightly around your limbs to reduce blood flow while training may seem like an odd way to boost athletic performance, but our latest study suggests that it does just that. In our study, we show that if...
Men do see the mess – they just aren't judged for it the way women are
Jul 03, 2019 20:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
On a typical day, men spend a third as much time cleaning as women. Does that make women beacons of cleanliness, while men are genetically unable to see the messiness in their midst? This myth is a common explanation...
Will they ever wake up? New study on consciousness after brain injury shows 'maybe'
Jul 03, 2019 20:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Acute brain injury can result in significant damage and loss of consciousness, warranting life support and admission to an intensive care unit. A complex journey toward recovery begins, sometimes involving daily...
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
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