Disabled teens suffering the mental health effects of bullying
Aug 13, 2018 14:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Almost half of the poorer mental health we see in teenagers with a disability is due to bullying, our new research shows. If we could stop the high levels of bullying that adolescents with a disability experience, we...
Dieting after birth can make mum's self esteem worse
Aug 13, 2018 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Royal Kate Middleton and reality superstar Kylie Jenner have recently given birth, although you wouldnt know it from looking at them. Often celebrities seem to have a super-human ability of returning to their pre-pregnancy...
A strong immune system helps ward off colds and flus, but it's not the only factor
Aug 13, 2018 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Its peak flu season. Youre cold, rugged up and squashed on public transport or in the lift at work. You hear a hacking cough, or feel the droplets of a sneeze land on your neck. Will this turn into your third cold this...
The mysterious Pilostyles is a plant within a plant
Aug 13, 2018 13:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In 1946, forestry officer Charles Hamilton found something unusual on a shrubby native pea plant growing in Mundaring, near Perth. The pea had strange knobs on its stems, which looked like odd (and very un-pea-like)...
Why apes can't talk: our study suggests they've got the voice but not the brains
Aug 13, 2018 13:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
We all know that parrots can talk. Some people may have even seen elephants, seals, or whales mimicking speech sounds. So why cant our closest primate relatives speak like us? Our new research suggests they have the right...
Ageing in human cells successfully reversed in the lab
Aug 13, 2018 13:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The ability to reverse ageing is something many people would hope to see in their lifetime. This is still a long way from reality, but in our latest experiment, we have reversed the ageing of human cells, which could...
Frontal lobe paradox: where people have brain damage but don't know it
Aug 13, 2018 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Humans have big brains and our frontal lobes, just behind the forehead, are particularly huge. Injuries to this part of the brain often happen after blows to the head or a stroke. Paradoxically, some people with frontal...
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