The British nuclear weapon tests on Kiritimati (or Christmas) Island had profound and lasting cultural consequences for both atomic veterans and local islanders.
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What happens when babies are born critically ill and the doctors have no idea what is wrong? Some argue that a controversial tool called whole genome sequencing may help find the cause.
The Flint water crisis made the country aware of the dangers of lead. But why, exactly, is this element so toxic and what does it do to the body?
Medical crowdfunding raises billions of dollars annually – mostly for those who already have good jobs and own their own homes.
Just like the gut, the skin and the mouth, the eye also has a collection of microbes that keep it healthy. Understanding the eye microbiome may lead to new probiotic therapies.
Celebrity chefs often preach about the ease of home cooking and meal planning. But for most mothers juggling a job, child care, housework and meal prep, this is virtually impossible.
British workers put in the longest hours in the EU.
In many urban poor areas such as slums, programmes by governments and NGOs are established to help families and mitigate malnutrition. But are these effective?
The people who get the most out of self-tracking tend to be ‘systematic thinkers’ who search for meaning in patterns.
The short answer is that leeches need blood to grow and reproduce. But it’s in their interests to do it carefully, without causing too much pain, and in spots that are hard to find.
Monkeypox is very contagious and there is no cure. But the good news is the body can heal itself from the virus. Singapore is the first in Asia, where the monkey smallpox virus has infected humans.
While we can’t tell you what to do with your body, we can give you some information to help make an informed decision about shaving your pubic hair.
Life expectancy has more than doubled in the last two centuries. How much more can it increase?
The link between empire, inequality – and Brexit.
Using a large family whose members suffered from mitral valve prolapse, one of the most common heart diseases worldwide, researchers have discovered one cause of the disorder.
Now that the Coalition has won the federal election, how will it meet its campaign promises on taxes, the environment, education, health and infrastructure?
Outbreaks often affect the same areas because, once released, the bacteria continues to live as spores in the soil.
It is not always easy to identify who needs palliative care.
What are the key policy issues on which the 2019 federal election will be fought?
To defend traditional Italian products such as meats and cheeses – delicious, but often high in fat and salt – the country’s government has launched an intense lobbying campaign to fight nutrition labels.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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