Brain over body: Hacking the stress system to let your psychology influence your physiology
May 02, 2019 16:59 pm UTC| Health
There are people who show incredible resistance to extremes of temperature. Think of Buddhist monks who can calmly withstand being draped in freezing towels or the so-called Iceman Wim Hof, who can remain submerged in ice...
Can you wake up after decades in a coma? The story behind the headlines
May 02, 2019 16:48 pm UTC| Health
In 1991, a car crash left Munira Abdulla, a 32-year-old woman from the United Arab Emirates, with devastating brain injuries. Doctors reportedly thought she might never regain full consciousness. However, in late 2018,...
Children with eczema: the link to food allergies is not clear cut
May 02, 2019 16:47 pm UTC| Health
Around one in five children have eczema and even mild cases can have a big impact on both the child and their family. For many, symptoms will come and go before they start primary school, but for others it can indicate...
Psychedelics to treat mental illness? Australian researchers are giving it a go
Apr 27, 2019 06:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
An estimated one in ten Australians were taking antidepressants in 2015. Thats double the number using them in 2000, and the second-highest rate of antidepressant use among all OECD countries. Yet some studies have...
Apr 27, 2019 06:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The question of whether personality is the result of nature or nurture has plagued researchers and the general public for decades. What we do know is that we are all unique, each with a distinctive pattern of speech,...
Striving for happiness could be making you unhappy – here’s how to find your own path
Apr 27, 2019 06:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Happiness is big business, with sales of self-help books in the UK reaching record levels in the past year. Perhaps thats because happiness is no longer the birthright of the elite. Just half a century ago, psychologist...
Parkinson's: four unusual signs you may be at risk
Apr 27, 2019 06:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Do you move around a lot during your sleep? Or have you lost your sense of smell? New insights into Parkinsons disease suggest that these might be the early signs of changes in the brain that mean you are at greater risk...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects