British drinking culture mixes moderation and excess, our new study shows
Apr 21, 2016 06:41 am UTC| Health
One of the most common refrains in alcohol policy debates is that we need to change our drinking culture. Used by politicians, the alcohol industry and, occasionally, public health advocates, it refers to a belief that the...
How to pick Australia's health and medical research priorities
Apr 21, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Earlier this month, Health Minister Sussan Ley announced the board of the Australian Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). It is led by Professor Ian Frazer, one of Australias most innovative and successful researchers who...
Genetics: what it is that makes you clever – and why it's shrouded in controversy
Apr 21, 2016 05:53 am UTC| Science Health
For nearly 150 years, the concept of intelligence and its study have offered scientific ways of classifying people in terms of their ability. The drive to identify and quantify exceptional mental capacity may have a...
Why phages could be the new weapon in the war against antibiotic resistance
Apr 20, 2016 10:55 am UTC| Health
Every year an increasing number of health tourists are travelling to Eastern bloc countries to receive an old Soviet medical treatment, which could be the answer to the Wests crisis in antibiotics. Receiving life saving...
Why over-treating malaria in Africa is a problem, and how it can be stopped
Apr 20, 2016 05:48 am UTC| Health
Malaria policymakers and clinicians are concerned about the clinical, financial and public health harms associated with over-treating malaria. Over-treatment happens when a person who doesnt have malaria is given...
What autoimmune disorder is newly linked to Zika?
Apr 19, 2016 06:54 am UTC| Health
The ongoing Zika virus outbreak in South America has brought media and research attention to several rare neurological disorders. Early reports suggested links between Zika infection and microcephaly (abnormal smallness...
Losing your virginity: how we discovered that genes could play a part
Apr 19, 2016 06:50 am UTC| Health
As far as big life decisions go, choosing when to lose your virginity or the best time start a family are probably right up there for most people. It may seem that such decisions are mostly driven by social factors, such...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight