Why a four-day workweek is not good for your health
Sep 03, 2016 09:49 am UTC| Health
Many employers and employees love the thought of a four-day workweek. Supposedly, a four-day work schedule allows workers extra time to pursue leisure activities and family togetherness. Spurred on by visions of spending...
Early stage breast cancer: How to know whether to forgo chemo
Sep 02, 2016 06:30 am UTC| Health
There has been substantial publicity about the MINDACT trial, which could lead to changes in breast cancer treatment. The studys results suggest that women with a certain genetic profile would have a good chance of...
Explainer: what treatment do young children receive for gender dysphoria and is it irreversible?
Sep 02, 2016 06:06 am UTC| Health Life
Preschoolers sex swap at age four, read the Daily Telegraphs headline on Thursday, sparking intense debate in the media over how to handle cases of young children experiencing gender dysphoria. The story detailed the...
Creatine: what is it and should we supplement our diets with it?
Sep 02, 2016 05:53 am UTC| Health
Named after the Greek word kreas, meaning flesh, creatine is an amino acid derivative found in all cells in the body, but is stored primarily in muscle. It plays an important role in tissues where energy levels quickly...
Insects are helping us develop the future of hearing aids
Sep 01, 2016 09:18 am UTC| Science Health
The human ear is a miracle of mechanical evolution. It allows us to hear an astonishing range of sounds and to communicate and navigate in the world. Its also easy to damage and difficult to repair. Hearing aids are still...
Why singing may help people with dementia
Aug 31, 2016 09:36 am UTC| Health
A few years ago, I was in the audience for a live radio show, when the renowned American country singer Glen Campbell took to the stage. What the listeners of the programme could not have seen was his obvious confusion...
The failed history of tobacco harm reduction
Aug 30, 2016 09:02 am UTC| Health
Dark clouds hung over smoking as a likely risky activity long before the watershed case control studies on smoking and lung cancer were published in 1950 by Doll and Hill (on British smokers) and Wynder and Graham (on...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects