Obesity: neither genetics nor social background are very good predictors of your body weight – new research: There's still much we don't know about body weight. Christian Delbert/ Shutterstock There’s long been debate about whether genetics or the environment people are raised in is the biggest cause of obesity. Obesity rates have tripled since the …
The human body has 37 trillion cells. If we can work out what they all do, the results could revolutionise healthcare: Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg with Moshe Biton (right) and Aviv Regev (left). The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is one of the major funders of the Human Cell Atlas. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, CC BY-ND The …
Roe v Wade: a philosopher on the true meaning of ‘my body, my choice’: The overturning of Roe v Wade harms all women and all who can get pregnant around the world by making their body-ownership merely conditional. This undermines their equality with others. Many people are reeling from the recent decision by the US …
COVID vaccines work well for people of all body weights – but underweight and obesity remain risk factors for severe disease: Wulandari Wulandari/Shutterstock Since the pandemic began, more than 6 million people have died from COVID around the world. The good news is that we now have a wide range of treatments as well as …
South Africa’s economy has taken some heavy body blows: can it recover?: Heavy rains in April 2022 killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Durban, South Africa. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images Economists are growing increasingly concerned about South Africa’s economy. This is because the country’s three major macroeconomic problems – …
Catatonia: the person’s body may be frozen, but their minds are not – new study: Lidiia/Shutterstock Occasionally, as a doctor, I am asked to see a patient in the emergency department who is completely mute. They sit motionless, staring around the room. I lift up their arm and it stays in that position. Someone takes …
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Pluto: ‘recent’ volcanism raises puzzle – how can such a cold body power eruptions?: Simulated image of Pluto's Wright Mons volcano. Nature Communications Pluto, the Solar System’s largest dwarf planet, just became even more interesting with a report that icy lava flows have recently covered substantial tracts of its surface. In this context, “recently” means …
Body image issues affect close to 40% of men – but many don’t get the support they need: Many men wish they were more muscular or lean. chaiyawat chaidet/ Shutterstock Lead guitarist of The Vamps, James Brittain-McVey, recently spoke out about the pressures he experienced with his body image. These pressures, which began when he …
Differences in how men and women perceive internal body signals could have implications for mental health: Some call interoception our 'sixth sense'. SewCream/ Shutterstock Most people are familiar with the five senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste), but not everyone knows that we have an additional sense called interoception. This is the sense of …
South Africa in the news: Health regulatory body gives the nod to Cape Town company to produce rapid Covid-19 antigen test kits: A new rapid Covid-19 antigen test, developed in South Africa, has been approved by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority.: “South Africa” – BingNews India name squad for tour to South Africa …
Pubic hair, nudism and the censor: the story of the photographic battle to depict the naked body: © David Hurn/Magnum Photo, Courtesy of Nudism in a Cold Climate (Atelier Editions, 2021)., Author provided I look at nude bodies all the time in my work. Art history is full of them – painted, sculpted and photographed …
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Guinea coup has left west Africa’s regional body with limited options. But there are some: Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (C) and his team of Guinean special forces listen as he holds talks with religious leaders at the People's Palace in Conakry on September 14, 2021. JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images The resurgence of power-seeking militaries in …
Guinea coup highlights the weaknesses of West Africa’s regional body: ECOWAS is effectively protecting ousted president Alpha Condé, who manipulated the constitution to run for another term. Cellou Binani/AFP via Getty Images The latest coup in Guinea and the reaction of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to suspend the country’s membership have …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s election body to seek delay in local elections: South Africa’s Electoral Commission will on Wednesday apply to the Constitutional Court for municipal elections to be postponed from October, after an inquiry recommended a delay because of the …: “South Africa” – BingNews Kate Middleton and Prince William, Prince …
South Africa in the news: Restaurant body lauds lifting of beer ban: THE Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA) has welcomed the lifting of the liquor ban as the country eased restrictions against the coronavirus (COVID-19) scourge. Alcohol sales, which are the …: “South Africa” – BingNews Cheap flights from Bloemfontein to George: Are there …
How stress affects the body – and how practice can help athletes react better under pressure: It isn’t easy being a professional athlete. Not only are the physical demands greater than most people could handle, athletes also face intense psychological pressure during competition. This is something 18-year-old British tennis player Emma Raducanu wrote about on …