Why we need to figure out a theory of consciousness
May 13, 2018 08:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Understanding the biology behind consciousness (or self-awareness) is considered by some to be the final frontier of science. And over the last decade, a fledgling community of consciousness scientists have gathered some...
Schizophrenia affects your body, not just your brain – new study
May 13, 2018 08:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Schizophrenia is considered a disorder of the mind, influencing the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. But our latest research shows that organs, other than the brain, also change at the onset of the...
Americans are more anxious than before
May 13, 2018 08:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Americans are becoming more anxious about their safety, health, finances, politics and relationships, a new online poll from the American Psychiatric Association finds. Compared to the results of a similar poll a year...
Ebola outbreak in DRC: are we better prepared this time?
May 13, 2018 07:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Two cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), just one year after the country declared its last outbreak to be over. The outbreak is in the market town of Bikoro in...
Private lab tests in Uganda are costly. But price doesn't equal quality
May 08, 2018 15:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Laboratory tests are the backbone of clinical care. They are used to screen patients, to diagnose diseases and to manage conditions ranging from anaemia and diabetes to HIV and malaria. Considerable effort has gone into...
Fancy gyms aren't always best – here's why
May 08, 2018 12:26 pm UTC| Health
If you want to get stronger and feel better after exercising which is important because it encourages you to keep exercising you dont need a fancy gym, our recent study shows. Earlier studies have shown that a...
Buying pot in Ontario in 2018 will be like buying booze in 1928
May 02, 2018 16:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
The legalization of cannabis in Canada is just on the horizon. Canadian provinces are taking different approaches to how it will be sold to the public. The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC) grabbed attention in...
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