Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria

Jun 07, 2019 16:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Imagine a world where your odds of surviving minor surgery were one to three. A world in which a visit to the dentist could spell disaster. This is the world into which your great-grandmother was born. And if humanity...

To tackle our mental health crisis, career guidance could be surprisingly important

Jun 07, 2019 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Being unemployed tends to be bad for your mental heath. We know this from long-term studies which show that peoples mental health often deteriorates when they become unemployed and can improve when they get a new job. It...

Vegans and vegetarians: the history of how plant-based diets grew out of left-wing ideology

Jun 07, 2019 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

The rise of the vegetarian and, more recently, the vegan diet is generally perceived to be a new phenomenon. So, too, is their association with contemporary progressive ideas, politics and lifestyles. But plant-based diets...

What the US could learn about vaccination from Nigeria

Jun 07, 2019 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

To consider that Nigeria, infamous for anti-vaxx campaigns leading to polio outbreaks, has any lessons for Americans may be shocking. But as measles cases in the U.S. climb to an all-time high after the disease was...

Spiritual science: how a new perspective on consciousness could help us understand ourselves

Jun 07, 2019 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Scientists have long been trying to understand human consciousness the subjective stuff of thoughts and sensations inside our minds. There used to be an assumption that consciousness is produced by our brains, and that in...

Dogs may reflect their owners' stress levels, finds research

Jun 07, 2019 15:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Stress is an unavoidable component of modern life. Many people worry about the effect of a stressful lifestyle on their long-term health, but how many of us think about how our lifestyle, and our own stress levels, affect...

Does hitting the snooze button really help you feel better?

Jun 07, 2019 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

To sleep or to snooze? You probably know the answer, but you dont prefer it. Most of us probably use the snooze function on our alarm clocks at some point in our lives. Just a few more minutes under the covers, a time...