Instadrugs: new research reveals hidden dangers when young people use apps to buy illicit substances

Jan 27, 2019 14:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Markets for illicit drugs are constantly evolving to increase profits and reduce risks to suppliers in response to law enforcement tactics. New technologies have been taken up with enthusiasm: from the use of pagers and...

When to seek help after taking a pill

Jan 27, 2019 14:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

With more suspected drug-related deaths at festivals this summer, the debate around testing these illegal drugs to check their purity and for contaminants has flared up once more. But from a user perspective, when should a...

How to reduce your risks of dementia

Jan 27, 2019 14:49 pm UTC| Health

Many people do not want to think about dementia, especially if their lives have not yet been touched by it. But a total of 9.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with dementia each year. That is one person every 3.2...

Epigenetics: what impact does it have on our psychology?

Jan 27, 2019 14:45 pm UTC| Health

In the battle of nature versus nurture, nurture has a new recruit: epigenetics - brought in from molecular biology to give scientific heft to the argument that genes are not destiny. The overwhelming evidence for genetic...

Dyscalculia: does your child struggle with numbers? They might have 'maths dyslexia'

Jan 27, 2019 14:44 pm UTC| Life Health

Youve probably heard of dyslexia, but have you heard of dyscalculia before? Maybe not, given that children with dyscalculia or mathematical learning difficulties are less likely to be diagnosed. In fact, research...

Any 'planetary diet' must also work for the poorest and most vulnerable

Jan 27, 2019 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Over the past two years, 37 experts from around the world have battled to develop a diet that is both sustainable and healthy. They integrated existing knowledge on the impact of diet on diseases, including cardiovascular...

Why people born between 1966 and 1994 are at greater risk of measles – and what to do about it

Jan 27, 2019 14:35 pm UTC| Health

Australia was declared free of measles in 2014. Yet this summer weve seen nine cases of measles in New South Wales, and others in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. High vaccination rates in...