Population DNA testing for disease risk is coming. Here are five things to know
May 25, 2019 06:45 am UTC| Health
DNA testing to predict disease risk has the potential to prevent disease and save lives. Yet few Australians can currently access predictive DNA testing via the health-care system. That may soon change. As technology...
The US could have ended up with a British-style health care system: Here is why it didn’t
May 20, 2019 22:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The role of government in the U.S. health care system has been contentious long before the recent emergence of Medicare-For-All proposals among Democratic presidential candidates. Advocates of so-called free-market health...
Viruses to stop cholera infections – the viral enemy of deadly bacteria could be humanity's friend
May 20, 2019 22:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In the latest of a string of high-profile cases in the U.S., a cocktail of bacteria-killing viruses successfully treated a cystic fibrosis patient suffering from a deadly infection caused by a pathogen that was resistant...
Tears and rage – the rise of the emotional release industry
May 20, 2019 22:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
When Ariana Grande cried on stage recently, following her performance of an emotionally laden song, she later took to Twitter to apologise and thanked her fans for accepting her humaneness. Producing emotional tears is a...
Why scientists alone can't solve the antibiotic resistance crisis, we need economists too
May 16, 2019 03:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Driven by widespread antibiotic use, bacterial infections are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment, and the pipeline for new antibiotics is running dry. Recent reports estimate that, without action, by 2050...
Could the solution to osteoporosis be in the bile?
May 16, 2019 03:23 am UTC| Health
Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease where the bone density and quality are reduced. This disease is associated with substantial pain and disability leading to devastating long-term physical and psychological...
The sounds of orgasms: A study on the sex life of rats informs human sexual behaviour
May 13, 2019 13:13 pm UTC| Health
Rats have similar physiological reactions to humans when it comes to sex, and perhaps also to orgasm. In fact, a good deal of what we know about what happens in our brains during orgasm comes from the laboratory...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight