The neuroscience of terrorism: how we convinced a group of radicals to let us scan their brains

Jun 13, 2019 01:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The young man sitting in the waiting room of our neuroimaging facility wearing skinny jeans and trainers looked like a typical Spanish 20-year-old of Moroccan origin. Yassine* was bouncy, chatting up the research...

Food label nutrition facts matter to you, but don't tell you much about your gut microbes

Jun 13, 2019 01:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

It seems like every day a new study is published that links the bacteria in the gut to a specific disease or health condition. The allure of research like ours and that of other groups is that it might eventually be...

Menopause? Start estrogen replacement therapy sooner, to reduce heart disease

Jun 07, 2019 16:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women was once seen as a fountain of youth. Studies showed regular estrogen supplementation decreased the risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in...

It's perfectly legal for doctors to charge huge amounts for surgery, but should it be allowed?

Jun 07, 2019 16:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Australias Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy will investigate how to better protect patients from doctors charging really unjustifiable, excessive fees of up to A$10,000 or more for medical procedures. Murphy said it...

Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria

Jun 07, 2019 16:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Imagine a world where your odds of surviving minor surgery were one to three. A world in which a visit to the dentist could spell disaster. This is the world into which your great-grandmother was born. And if humanity...

To tackle our mental health crisis, career guidance could be surprisingly important

Jun 07, 2019 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Being unemployed tends to be bad for your mental heath. We know this from long-term studies which show that peoples mental health often deteriorates when they become unemployed and can improve when they get a new job. It...

Vegans and vegetarians: the history of how plant-based diets grew out of left-wing ideology

Jun 07, 2019 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

The rise of the vegetarian and, more recently, the vegan diet is generally perceived to be a new phenomenon. So, too, is their association with contemporary progressive ideas, politics and lifestyles. But plant-based diets...