Masked hypertension is a silent killer – we must do more to detect it
Dec 08, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Health
Some people with normal blood pressure have elevated blood pressure when their doctor takes the reading. This phenomenon is known as white coat hypertension. But theres an opposite phenomenon, known as masked hypertension,...
Periodontitis: why we need a vaccine for gum disease
Dec 08, 2016 10:40 am UTC| Health
Scientists from The University of Melbourne have developed a world-first vaccine to treat gum disease. Their research, published in the journal NPJ Vaccines, has so far only tested the vaccine in mice. If successful in...
Hold pornography to account – not education programs – for children's harmful sexual behaviour
Dec 08, 2016 10:31 am UTC| Life Health
Pornography has many negative impacts on children and young people. And increased sexual violence among children is only the tip of the iceberg. Evidence suggests the majority of young people have been exposed to...
What you need to know to understand risk estimates
Dec 07, 2016 23:32 pm UTC| Health
Interpreting health (or any other) risk estimates reported in the media is not straightforward. Even health professionals can get tripped up trying to make sense of these statistics, so it is no wonder the public can...
Exercise: motivation gets you started, but routine keeps you going
Dec 07, 2016 23:29 pm UTC| Health
Our interactive body map of how a lack of physical activity makes you sick may have got you thinking, but it can be difficult to know how to get started if you dont regularly exercise. Here we review the best science...
Interactive body map: physical inactivity and the risks to your health
Dec 07, 2016 23:27 pm UTC| Health
Physical inactivity has consistently been shown to be one of the most powerful, modifiable risk factors for all causes of death and disease, alongside smoking and obesity. This interactive body map brings together...
Seven essential tips to breaking up with sugar
Dec 07, 2016 23:23 pm UTC| Health
As we come to the end of 2016, many of us start to look back and reflect. The year has been defining even redefining in many ways. Politics, technology and culture have all seen major leaps and in some cases, hurdles....
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
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects