African health research needs support: here’s one programme that’s working
Jude Igumbor, University of the Witwatersrand
African countries bear a disproportionate burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases. More than two thirds of people living with...
Blood pressure medications decrease death and severe disease in COVID-19 patients
Vassilios Vassiliou, University of East Anglia and Ranu Baral
At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that certain drugs for high blood pressure...
Calories or macros: nutritionist explains which works best for weight loss or building muscle
Emma Kinrade, Glasgow Caledonian University
While reducing calorie intake is a proven way to reduce your weight, there’s no shortage of diets promising the same...
Playing football can improve mental health – new research
Mark Llewellyn, University of South Wales; Alecia Cousins, Swansea University, and Philip Tyson, University of South Wales
Playing football is a good way to get...
Pregnancy during a pandemic: The stress of COVID-19 on pregnant women and new mothers...
Jennifer C. Ablow, University of Oregon and Elinor Sullivan, Oregon Health & Science University
Pregnancy is stressful, to say the least, but COVID-19 brings new...
Why contemplating death can help you live a happier life
Steve Taylor, Leeds Beckett University
How do you feel about the idea of dying? Is it something you think about often? Or does it make...
Teaching kids to read during the coronavirus pandemic: 5 questions answered
Keisha McIntosh Allen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Kindel Turner Nash, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Keisha McIntosh Allen and Kindel Turner Nash research...
Exercise as therapy: its surprising potential to treat people with multiple chronic conditions
Alessio Bricca, University of Southern Denmark and Søren T. Skou, University of Southern Denmark
Hundreds of millions of people of all ages worldwide live with...
