Physiotherapy works better when you believe it will help you – new study
Jan 29, 2019 12:47 pm UTC| Health
People with shoulder pain who expect physiotherapy to help them are likely to have a better recovery than those who expect only minimal or no improvement, according to our latest study. We also found that people are likely...
Back at school? Here's how to keep kids free of head lice
Jan 29, 2019 12:38 pm UTC| Health
A new school year, and another battle between bloodsucking parasites and the kids they love to live on. But the real casualties are the stressed-out parents and carers trying to keep their kids free of lice. Here are...
Instadrugs: new research reveals hidden dangers when young people use apps to buy illicit substances
Jan 27, 2019 14:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Markets for illicit drugs are constantly evolving to increase profits and reduce risks to suppliers in response to law enforcement tactics. New technologies have been taken up with enthusiasm: from the use of pagers and...
When to seek help after taking a pill
Jan 27, 2019 14:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
With more suspected drug-related deaths at festivals this summer, the debate around testing these illegal drugs to check their purity and for contaminants has flared up once more. But from a user perspective, when should a...
How to reduce your risks of dementia
Jan 27, 2019 14:49 pm UTC| Health
Many people do not want to think about dementia, especially if their lives have not yet been touched by it. But a total of 9.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with dementia each year. That is one person every 3.2...
Epigenetics: what impact does it have on our psychology?
Jan 27, 2019 14:45 pm UTC| Health
In the battle of nature versus nurture, nurture has a new recruit: epigenetics - brought in from molecular biology to give scientific heft to the argument that genes are not destiny. The overwhelming evidence for genetic...
Dyscalculia: does your child struggle with numbers? They might have 'maths dyslexia'
Jan 27, 2019 14:44 pm UTC| Life Health
Youve probably heard of dyslexia, but have you heard of dyscalculia before? Maybe not, given that children with dyscalculia or mathematical learning difficulties are less likely to be diagnosed. In fact, research...
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