In recent years, the microbiome has made a transformation from "obscure to ubiquitous". Numerous studies have tentatively associated the whole range of microorganisms that live inside us with our immune, bodily, and even ...
Jan 8, 2018
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The British government is consulting on a new curriculum for sex and relationship education in English schools. This change provides a timely opportunity to update how, when and what children are taught about puberty.
Jan 18, 2018
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We've all heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but how true is that?
Aug 11, 2023
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University of Virginia history professor Christian W. McMillen literally wrote the book on pandemics.
Mar 23, 2020
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It's the time of year when we Australians start returning to our normal rhythms. The first beats of the day are often the dreaded beeps of the alarm clock or a digital symphony from a bedside phone.
Feb 1, 2021
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Many Londoners were appalled by adverts last year featuring a woman in a bikini asking others if they were "beach body ready". For many, these type of adverts are emblematic of the sexist cult of thinness that is so pervasive ...
Sep 13, 2016
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A major landmark study released today by the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) sheds new light on the state of Europe's mental and neurological health. The study finds reveal that mental disorders have become ...
Sep 5, 2011
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Wariness and outright hostility to vaccines did not start with Covid-19, they date back to the 18th century when the first shots were given.
Aug 6, 2021
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Today, a primary goal of both movements aimed at care of the dying – palliative care and euthanasia – is to eliminate suffering. These are underpinned by the idea that a good death is a painless death. But it wasn't always ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Emma Morano, an Italian woman believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported.
Apr 15, 2017
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