How ‘grade obsession’ is detrimental to students and their education

Grading has been central to most education systems for over a century. During the 1800s, students’ achievement in school was communicated to parents through oral progress...

Is menopause making me put on weight? No, but it’s complicated

It’s a question people ask often: does menopause cause weight gain? Women commonly put on weight as they enter menopause. Research shows women aged 46-57 gain...

Three years into the pandemic, it’s clear COVID won’t fix itself. Here’s what we need to focus on next

On March 11 2020 the World Health Organization classified COVID as a pandemic. Three years on, it remains just that. As much as we don’t want...

Crocodiles are uniquely protected against fungal infections. This might one day help human medicine too

Anthony D. Williams, Author provided Over the millions of years crocodiles and their relatives have roamed our planet, they have evolved robust immune systems to help...

Muscle memory is key to helping you get in shape again after time away from exercise

Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests?

A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco....

Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults

It took a half century for the first American Surgeon General Report to establish the link between tobacco and lung cancer. In response, companies infiltrated media...

Eli Lilly is cutting insulin prices and capping copays at $35 – 5 questions answered

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is slashing the list prices for some of its most popular insulin products by 70% and capping insulin copays at US$35 for...

Eating disorders are deadly: What are they, who’s at risk, and what can be done about it

Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are serious health risks, and can be life-threatening. They are also common, especially among...

Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once

You might not have heard of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. But it caused more than 100,000 global deaths in 2019, making it a leading cause...