Cherry concentrate lowers blood pressure as much as drugs
May 05, 2016 16:08 pm UTC| Health
Drinking cherry concentrate can lower systolic blood pressure for up to three hours, our latest study found. If tart Montmorency cherry concentrate was a drug, it would probably get FDA approval. Tart Montmorency...
Why aren't more people vegetarian?
May 05, 2016 15:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Im vegetarian. Im vegan. These statements typically will be met with a range of reactions, varying from bafflement to praise. But what makes people adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet? How are vegetarians and vegans viewed by...
How children use their emotions to learn
May 05, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Emotions play a critical role in everyday life. The ability to express, regulate, and understand ones own and others emotions known as emotional competence is linked to good social skills and to doing better at...
How early access to antenatal care can stop mothers dying in childbirth
May 02, 2016 23:56 pm UTC| Health
South Africa has extremely high maternal mortality levels. This is true when compared with developed countries as well as other developing countries. According to the World Health Organisation, for every 100,000 live...
Breast cancer campaigns might be pink, but men get it too
May 02, 2016 23:53 pm UTC| Health
Although breast cancer is usually seen as a womans disease, around 145 Australian men were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and around 25 died from it. A little under 1% of all breast cancers occur in men, so it is...
Getting the right treatment can prevent heart attacks – here's how
May 02, 2016 00:58 am UTC| Health
Every year, more than 40,000 Australians die from heart disease. Thats almost a third of all deaths in Australia. Many more have a heart attack or stroke. A study published today in the Medical Journal of Australia...
Dads get postnatal depression too
May 02, 2016 00:49 am UTC| Health
It will come as no surprise that some new fathers will be anxious or highly stressed. However, most people believe only new mums suffer postnatal depression. This is not the case. The rate of depression for dads is less...
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