People with dementia and financial abuse – the warning signs and how to avoid it
Aug 14, 2018 13:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
When most of us go online to our internet banking account and set up a direct debit to pay a bill, we probably do it swiftly without much thought. But in reality its not that easy. In fact, there are a lot of complex...
Designed to deceive: How gambling distorts reality and hooks your brain
Aug 14, 2018 13:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
To call gambling a game of chance evokes fun, random luck and a sense of collective engagement. These playful connotations may be part of why almost 80 percent of American adults gamble at some point in their lifetime....
Obesity and diabetes: 2 reasons why we should be worried about the plastics that surround us
Aug 14, 2018 04:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Today, nearly 40 percent of U.S. adults and 21 percent of youth are obese. This trend is on the upswing and the worldwide population is becoming more obese which is increasing the risk of other conditions like Type 2...
Aug 13, 2018 15:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A survey of adolescents carried out by researchers at Coventry University has shown that than less than half of e-cigarette users knew that vape products contain nicotine or that they are addictive, raising the possibility...
Antidepressants are changing animals' behaviour – and we're using technology to find out how
Aug 13, 2018 14:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Antidepressants dont just affect human libidos. New research shows that female starlings fed food spiked with the antidepressant fluxoxetine (Prozac), were less attractive to males and so less likely to mate. This is the...
Treating depressed children: how will history judge us?
Aug 13, 2018 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
An investigative report by the BBC recently found that the number of antidepressants prescribed to children in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland has risen 24% over the past three years. Drugs may not be the most...
Why unsafe paraffin stoves are still being widely used in South Africa
Aug 13, 2018 14:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The discovery of fire is often considered to be the most important in the history of humankind. But an untamed fire is also insidious and destructive. In South Africa, untamed fires are on the rise in informal...
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