Women volunteers: first to the war zone in 1914
By Toby Thacker, Cardiff University
The volunteer is at the heart of British perceptions of the World War I. We are all familiar with images...
Brain scans show who’s likely to trust strangers – something conmen can only...
By Rebecca Slack, University of Sheffield
How do you decide if you can trust someone? Is it based on their handshake, the way they look...
Violence against women can be stopped if everyone is invested in preventing abuse
By Tanya Abramsky, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Domestic violence against women is a global human rights and public health emergency. Recent estimates...
To tweet or not to tweet: academic freedom and social media
By Janna Thompson, La Trobe University
Academic freedom has been put in the spotlight with two universities recently coming down hard on academics for comments...
How are nurses becoming infected with Ebola?
By C Raina MacIntyre
American nurse Nina Pham is the second health worker to contract Ebola outside of West Africa while caring for patients with...
Heavy pot users more likely to quit school and use other drugs
By Fron Jackson-Webb, The Conversation
Almost half (46%) of regular cannabis users drop out of high school and just 12% become degree qualified, according to...
Scientists hold hope for new measles drug
By Ara Sarafian, The Conversation
A new oral antiviral drug may be a future tool in the global fight against measles, according to a new...
End to HIV no closer as early treatment fails to cure baby
By Reema Rattan, The Conversation
A second case of a baby who was ostensibly “cured” of HIV after early treatment has been discounted as a...
