Gatorade to launch smart water bottle
Oct 18, 2022 22:03 pm UTC| Economy Business Health
Gatorade has partnered with ImpacX, a smart packaging platform company, to launch a water bottle featuring a patented smart cap technology that tracks and collects users hydration data. The data is based on beverage...
What is DLD - the most common disorder you have 'never heard of'?
Oct 16, 2022 13:35 pm UTC| Health
Developmental language disorder or DLD is a lifelong disorder that affects language comprehension and expression. People with DLD find it more difficult to say what they mean and to understand others. About two students...
Social Media Revolution Series
Oct 16, 2022 13:34 pm UTC| Health
We often hear about the negative impacts of social media on our wellbeing, but we dont usually think of it the other way round whereby how we feel may impact how we use social media. In a recent study, my colleagues...
Drug overdoses in public bathrooms are common: new tools could prevent harm and improve response
Oct 13, 2022 11:57 am UTC| Health
The drug poisoning crisis in Canada is at its worst in British Columbia, with over 10,000 lives lost since 2016. A key setting for overdoses in B.C. is bathrooms, though this information has not always been readily...
Parkinson's disease: treatment is best started early
Oct 13, 2022 11:56 am UTC| Health
BBC broadcaster Jeremy Paxman was brought to hospital after he collapsed in a park while walking his dog. A doctor in the emergency department said to Paxman: I think you have Parkinsons. The doctor had noticed that...
Late night eating may cause greater weight gain – new research points to why
Oct 13, 2022 11:51 am UTC| Health
Its long been popular advice for people looking to lose weight to avoid late night snacking. Its no wonder, with a host of research showing that late night eating is linked to greater body weight and increased risk of...
From e-cigarettes to hookah pipes, South Africa aims to tighten tobacco laws
Oct 13, 2022 11:50 am UTC| Health
Why has it taken so long to bring the bill before parliament? The bill was first released for public comments in 2018. After reviewing all the comments, the Department of Health had to do more consultations and update...
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