Farmers aim their guns at wolves but shoot themselves in the foot
By Niki Rust, University of Kent
Wolves, lions and other large carnivores rely on meat for sustenance and there are only so many wild animals...
New 15-minute saliva test for Ebola may be big boost in the fight against...
By Peter Barlow, Edinburgh Napier University
A new diagnostic test for Ebola that can measure viral proteins in the blood or saliva and give...
We’ve hit peak obesity, but tough measures still needed to tackle waistlines
By Lisa Rutherford, ScotCen Social Research
Many of us are well versed in the negative health consequences of being obese. For those of us who...
Just because you think your children are extraordinary, doesn’t mean they are
By Eddie Brummelman, University of Amsterdam
It is natural for parents to value their child – and feeling valued is key to children’s well-being; but...
New York: where the streets are paved with hot dogs, donuts, burgers … and...
By Mike Jeffries, Northumbria University, Newcastle
New York is one of many cities whose mythical allure claims that the streets are paved with gold. Sadly,...
Could leading anti-malarial be used as an experimental treatment for bowel cancer?
By Sanjeev Krishna, St George's, University of London
While the medical world is transfixed by the urgency of finding and testing new potential treatments for...
Frequent flying is getting a lot more rewarding – for those at the very...
By Yuriy Gorodnichenko, University of California, Berkeley and Volodymyr Bilotkach, Newcastle University
Frequent flyer programs are one of the primary ways airlines build customer loyalty....
Stigma about mental illness steers medical students away from psychiatry
By Adam Brenner, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Mental illness is a major public health problem in the United States. Suicide alone takes the lives of...
