Feed a virus but starve bacteria? When you're sick, it may really matter

Sep 28, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Health

Think back to the last time you came down with a cold and what it felt like to be sick. For most people, the feeling of sickness is a set of psychological and behavioral changes including fatigue, lethargy, changes in...

Some people can't see, but still think they can: here's how the brain controls our vision

Sep 28, 2016 15:33 pm UTC| Health

Mr B presented to the emergency department because of frequent falls and an inability to grasp anything in front of him. He could recognise his family by their voices but not by sight. When a pen was put in front of him,...

How Kenyan and Tanzanian medicine producers deserve a shot in the arm

Sep 28, 2016 15:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Despite major improvement in access to HIV/Aids and TB treatment most people living in Africa still lack access to reliable and appropriate medicines. They continue to struggle with the worst health status in the world....

We're capable of infinite memory, but where in the brain is it stored, and what parts help retrieve it?

Sep 27, 2016 18:46 pm UTC| Health

One of the critical functions of the brain is to encode and store information, which becomes our memories. Our memories provide us with insight into events and knowledge of the world around us and influence our actions and...

It's employment status, not class, that affects mental health

Sep 27, 2016 18:35 pm UTC| Health

For the last few decades, research into social determinants of health and well-being seemed to tell a simple story: the poorer you are, or the lower your class, the worse your health and well-being is likely to be. The...

Erdoğan banned caesarean sections, so why does Turkey have the highest rates in the OECD?

Sep 26, 2016 08:13 am UTC| Health

Turkey has the highest caesarean section rate of any OECD country one in every two women gives birth by caesarean. This rate has risen from 26% in 1998, far surpassing the optimal rate of 15% recommended by the World...

Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn

Sep 25, 2016 16:35 pm UTC| Life Health

Young mens use of pornography has been the focus of considerable debate, if not anxiety and moral panic, in recent years. Recent incidents such as the high school porn ring have in many respects fuelled these anxieties...