A child's chances of being taken into care depend on where they live in the UK

Sep 25, 2018 17:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

A child growing up in the UK is much less likely to be doing so in care if they live in Northern Ireland rather than England, Scotland or Wales. Thats the finding of a new study from my colleagues and I working on the...

Insatiable: an unhelpful portrayal of binge-eating disorder

Sep 25, 2018 17:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

When eating disorders feature in TV shows or movies, they tend to either receive praise for their portrayals of the illness (Overshadowed) or accusations of glamorising it (To the Bone). Unfortunately, the new Netflix...

Autistic children need the world to acknowledge the significance of the challenges they face

Sep 25, 2018 17:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Autistic children are increasingly being suspended or expelled from school, because of behavioural problems official figures show. Some regions in the UK have seen a 100% increase in these types of exclusions since...

Children who are picky eaters still grow up healthy -- new research

Sep 25, 2018 17:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

If a standoff over vegetables at dinner is a daily hurdle with your child then good news parents a picky toddler is still likely to grow up to be a normal weight and height. Thats according to new research from the...

Deciphering how memory works in the brain – at the level of individual cells

Sep 25, 2018 17:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Say you meet an old friend at the train station. She is standing about a metre ahead of you, and on the tracks to your right a train has just pulled into the station. Behind your friend you see a bakery. We often remember...

Broke your arm? Exercise the other one to strengthen it...

Sep 25, 2018 10:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

If you have ever broken an arm and had to wear a cast or splint for a few weeks, you will be familiar with the alarming loss of muscle and uneasy feeling of weakness experienced after removing your cast. Most people do...

I ran 100 miles in a day, this is what happened to my body

Sep 25, 2018 09:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The marathon race has long been considered the ultimate test of human endurance. But the last few decades have seen growing numbers of runners regularly tackling distances exceeding the traditional marathon. So-called...