Opioid epidemic – the global spread explained
Aug 21, 2018 17:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The US has been in the grips of an opioid epidemic since the 1990s, with massive rises in the use and misuse of opioids such as morphine and codeine. There has also been a parallel rise in the number of opioid-related...
Genetically modified mosquitoes may be best weapon for curbing disease transmission
Aug 21, 2018 16:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Mosquitoes are some of the most deadly creatures on the planet. They carry viruses, bacteria and parasites, which they transmit through bites, infecting some 700 million people and killing more than 1 million each...
Three reasons the US is not ready for the next pandemic
Aug 21, 2018 16:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
One hundred years after the Great Influenza pandemic of 1918, global health leadership stands at a crossroads. The United States continues to expand its policy of isolationism at a time when international cooperation in...
Why it matters that teens are reading less
Aug 21, 2018 16:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago. But todays teens have come of age with smartphones in their pockets. Compared to teens a couple of decades ago, the way they interact with...
Knife crime: important new findings could help us understand why people carry weapons
Aug 21, 2018 16:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Social media, drill music and middle-class drug use have been variously blamed for the sudden increase in knife-related murders of young people in England and Wales. But not only are these assertions about why people carry...
Babies need more than tummy time to strengthen necks and prevent flat heads
Aug 21, 2018 16:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Supervised, awake tummy time is recommended to facilitate a babys development and minimise flat head syndrome. But some babies dont like tummy time, and will kick up an almighty fuss to let you know. Luckily, tummy...
Explainer: what is loss aversion and is it real?
Aug 21, 2018 16:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A recent study claims a core idea in behavioural economics loss aversion is a fallacy. Loss aversion is the theory that the pain of losing something is greater than the pleasure we feel by gaining something...
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