Probiotics and prebiotics – is it safe to use them to treat disease?
Jul 19, 2018 16:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The link between gut microbes and health is now well established. As a result, researchers have been investigating the effects of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on various diseases. Worryingly, though, they havent...
Health clubs using tanning beds to attract members despite cancer risks, new study shows
Jul 19, 2018 14:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
I drove past Planet Fitness on the way to my 10-year-olds gymnastics class and had to chuckle at their sign advertising free pizza as part of a new member promotion. I decided to use this as a teaching moment, explaining...
New treatment in the works for disfiguring skin disease, vitiligo
Jul 19, 2018 14:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In many parts of the world there is great shame and stigma tied to vitiligo, an autoimmune disease of the skin that causes disfiguring white spots, which can appear anywhere on the body. In some societies, individuals with...
Jul 19, 2018 14:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Every year, Australian osteopaths provide around 3.9 million clinical consultations. Osteopathy is a manual therapy developed by US physician Andrew Still in the mid-1800s, and its recognised by the World Health...
Can't focus? Addicted to your online world? There's an app for that
Jul 17, 2018 14:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
\We live in a distracted world. Our ability to focus on a single task or activity is dwindling, even though many people insist theyre good multi-taskers. Neuroscientist Earl Miller says these people are deluding...
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing scissors are less accurate than we thought, but there are fixes
Jul 17, 2018 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
CRISPR gene editing technology is revolutionising medicine and biology. This technique allows scientists to edit DNA with more precision and greater ease than previous gene editing technology. But a new study has called...
Scientists Reveal Anti-Herpes Meds Are New Way to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s
Jul 16, 2018 05:50 am UTC| Health
Recent studies on Alzheimers disease reveal astounding results. Scientists were able to uncover evidence that links common viral infections to the chronic neurodegenerative disease. With the discovery, they concluded that...
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