Helping universities combat depression with mobile technology
Jan 13, 2017 04:26 am UTC| Technology Health
Depression is the leading mental health issue on college campuses in the U.S. In 2015, a survey of more than 90,000 students at 108 American colleges and universities found that during the previous year, more than...
Should over 50s avoid that afternoon coffee? Maybe.
Jan 13, 2017 04:10 am UTC| Health
Sleep is good. This is one thing both experts and the person in the street can agree on about that knitter up of the unravelled sleeve of care [1]. Getting decent sleep not only leaves you feeling refreshed, but lack of...
Influenza: The search for a universal vaccine
Jan 12, 2017 13:56 pm UTC| Health
No one wants to catch the flu, and the best line of defense is the seasonal influenza vaccine. But producing an effective annual flu shot relies on accurately predicting which flu strains are most likely to infect the...
How artificial intelligence could provide some respite for the NHS
Jan 12, 2017 13:10 pm UTC| Technology Health
The NHS recently announced plans to trial an artificially intelligent mobile health app to a million people in London. The aim is to help diagnose and treat patients by engaging them in a real time text message...
Hospitals feel the heat too from extreme weather and its health impacts
Jan 11, 2017 18:29 pm UTC| Health
As southeastern Australia swelters through another heatwave, how well equipped are our hospitals to cope with severe weather events? Hospitals lie at the heart of our ability to manage the significant potential health...
Schizophrenia may cause type 2 diabetes, new study finds
Jan 11, 2017 17:14 pm UTC| Health
People with schizophrenia tend to die up to 30 years earlier than the general population. Many of these untimely deaths are due to physical disorders, including heart attacks and stroke, for which diabetes is a major risk...
How much protein do you really need?
Jan 10, 2017 14:50 pm UTC| Health
Andrew Taylor has eaten only potatoes for a whole year. Well, almost. He made his diet more nutritious by including sweet potatoes, and adding nut or soya milk to mashed potatoes. He also avoided vitamin B12 deficiency by...
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants