Sep 27, 2016 18:46 pm UTC| Health
One of the critical functions of the brain is to encode and store information, which becomes our memories. Our memories provide us with insight into events and knowledge of the world around us and influence our actions and...
It's employment status, not class, that affects mental health
Sep 27, 2016 18:35 pm UTC| Health
For the last few decades, research into social determinants of health and well-being seemed to tell a simple story: the poorer you are, or the lower your class, the worse your health and well-being is likely to be. The...
Erdoğan banned caesarean sections, so why does Turkey have the highest rates in the OECD?
Sep 26, 2016 08:13 am UTC| Health
Turkey has the highest caesarean section rate of any OECD country one in every two women gives birth by caesarean. This rate has risen from 26% in 1998, far surpassing the optimal rate of 15% recommended by the World...
Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn
Sep 25, 2016 16:35 pm UTC| Life Health
Young mens use of pornography has been the focus of considerable debate, if not anxiety and moral panic, in recent years. Recent incidents such as the high school porn ring have in many respects fuelled these anxieties...
A novel global scoring system shows Africa falling behind on health goals
Sep 25, 2016 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In September 2015 the United Nations General Assembly set the global development agenda for the next 15 years. The adoption of the new sustainable development goals included a range of targets to tackle the worlds health...
Beware of undercooked chicken livers
Sep 21, 2016 16:48 pm UTC| Health
An increasing number of food-poisoning outbreaks in Britain are being caused by undercooked chicken livers. This increase has occurred at the same time as some celebrity chefs are advocating cooking livers for only a short...
No, fitness trackers do not make you fat and they don't make losing weight harder
Sep 21, 2016 16:43 pm UTC| Health
The headlines say it all. From Fitness trackers dont help weight loss through to claims that fitness trackers can make users fatter and thatThat Fitness Tracker Might Actually Make Losing Weight Harder. These...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects