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Back to SearchNot all screens are equal — some help kids with mental health conditions
There are plenty of app games on the market claiming to help kids with ADHD, depression or anxiety, a review examines if they do.
MicroRNA researchers…
1 year, 5 months ago
Got ADHD? There's a chance you have dyslexia too
There's long been an assumed link between ADHD and dyslexia, and now a study has looked at the genes of thousands of people to find the overlap.
Rado…
1 year, 5 months ago
The key to living past a hundred? Lie about your age
There are areas known as 'Blue Zones' where people were thought to live very long lives.
It was thought to have something to do with lifestyles in th…
1 year, 5 months ago
Why don't we screen everyone for high risk genes?
The government bans life insurers from using genetic testing results to demand higher premiums.
Inflammation in childhood is linked to metabolic diso…
1 year, 6 months ago
The man who dated his own kidney stone
A scientist carbon dated his own kidney stone to better understand the mysterious, and painful, formations.
How a new approach could curb the biggest…
1 year, 6 months ago
Playing sport might protect against concussion harms
You hear a lot about the dangers of concussion in sport, but maybe sport can actually mitigate the harms of concussion.
We navigate the link between t…
1 year, 6 months ago
Your phone might help you get a good night's sleep
Most people struggling with insomnia at least once in their life, and for some it's a long-term struggle. Can an app help with treatment?
We give an u…
1 year, 6 months ago
Struggling to keep kids off screens? Here’s how to reduce the harm
Tips on how to fend off the behavioural problems and cognitive troubles that come with too much screen time, too young.
What a new paper has to say a…
1 year, 6 months ago
Going for a bush walk? Your microbiome will thank you
We know a varied diet of veggies is good for our microbiome, but what about a varied environment?
Where we spend our time also influences the good ba…
1 year, 7 months ago
Sport has two sex categories, but biology isn't that simple
The Olympics has reignited a century-old debate about sex categories in sport — and what happens when policy doesn't align with biology.
A look at th…
1 year, 7 months ago