Nov 24, 2019 14:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Blood may seem like its all the same, just a red liquid. But if you look at a drop of your own blood under a microscope, you would see objects floating in it that look like balls and doughnuts. If you looked closer, you...
How universal childhood trauma screenings could backfire
Nov 24, 2019 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
It is well established that child maltreatment and other childhood adversities are associated with poor outcomes later on in life. As a result, many child advocates have embraced the idea that we should screen all...
Lack of equity and diversity still plague global health research
Nov 24, 2019 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The field of global health has evolved from colonial and military medicine, tropical medicine and international health. While it is evolving for the better, research shows that global health is still struggling to shake...
Dementia: New studies show Alzheimer's Disease can be predicted decades earlier
Nov 21, 2019 04:16 am UTC| Health
Alzheimers Disease is among the common illnesses that plague the elderly. New studies show that Alzheimers Disease can already be predicted decades before symptoms of the illness develop. As told by the Daily Mail,...
Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks
Nov 19, 2019 03:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
At menopause, a womans ovaries lose their reproductive function. Eggs are no longer released and the production of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone falls. Its the lowered levels of oestrogen after menopause that...
Sleep-training and babies: why 'crying it out' is best avoided
Nov 19, 2019 02:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
A full nights sleep will be near the top of many parents wish lists. Sleep deprivation is no fun and many parents find themselves turning to baby care books that promise to train their child to sleep through the...
How gene edited white blood cells are helping fight cancer
Nov 19, 2019 02:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Science Health
For the first time in the United States, a gene editing tool has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial. So far the treatment appears safe,...
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