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...

University staff and students are at high risk of ill health. Here's how to make sure they can cope

Aug 21, 2018 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

University students are an at-risk population for many health issues. These include mental health, alcohol and substance use, sexual assault and harassment, poor diet and lack of exercise. Perhaps just as important, but...

What do your earliest childhood memories say about you?

Aug 21, 2018 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

We experience thousands of events across childhood, and yet as adults we recall only a handful. Some might be firsts (our first ice cream, our first day at school), or significant life events (the birth of a sibling,...