E-cigarettes: why I'm optimistic they will stub smoking out for good

Jul 07, 2019 15:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

There are over a billion smokers across the world a habit which causes more than 7m deaths per year. We have known that smoking kills for decades, but this simple fact has not been enough to persuade every smoker to...

Context matters in fighting Ebola: lessons from West Africa for the DRC

Jul 07, 2019 15:13 pm UTC| Health

There seems to be no end in sight to the Ebola outbreak that has swept through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since last August. By 19 June, nearly 1500 people had died. Uganda is on high alert after three...

Research Check: can drinking coffee help you lose weight?

Jul 07, 2019 15:11 pm UTC| Health

Researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK recently published a study in the journal Scientific Reports suggesting caffeine increases brown fat. This caught peoples attention because brown fat activity...

Sugar substitutes: Is one better or worse for diabetes? For weight loss? An expert explains

Jul 03, 2019 21:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Wandering through the grocery store, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the numerous brands and health claims on the dozens of sugar substitutes. It can be particularly confusing for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes who...

Parenting practices around the world are diverse and not all about attachment

Jul 03, 2019 21:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Most parents would agree that parenting is extremely complex and challenging. What works for one child, might not work for another even within the same family. Parenting practices and beliefs around the world can also...

Had gestational diabetes? Here are 5 things to help lower your future risk of type 2 diabetes

Jul 03, 2019 20:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Gestational diabetes is a specific type of diabetes that occurs in pregnancy. Once youve had gestational diabetes, your risk of having it again in your next pregnancy is higher. So too is your lifetime chance of...

Blood-flow-restricted training: a new way to boost muscle performance

Jul 03, 2019 20:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Strapping a band tightly around your limbs to reduce blood flow while training may seem like an odd way to boost athletic performance, but our latest study suggests that it does just that. In our study, we show that if...