Burnout and bias can lead to poor care during childbirth – we created a project in Kenya that helps health workers: An estimated 800 women die every day across the world as a result of pregnancy-related complications. Most deaths (95%) occur in low- and middle-income countries. Two-thirds are in sub-Saharan Africa. For every woman who …
School results, smoking rates, shop closures? New statistics tool helps you compare local areas in the UK: Stephen Plaster|Shutterstock If you’re not a die-hard numbers person, government statistics can often go right over your head. That is, unless the data is easy to access and directly speaks to your everyday life. A new online service …
Gut microbiome: meet Clostridium butyricum – the bacteria that helps keep us feeling our best: _C butyricum_ ferments foods, such as wholegrains, in the gut to produce butyrate. Pixel-Shot/ Shutterstock Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest working microbes living in our gut. Without it’s exhaustive work, …
Health professionals need to collaborate. Changing how they’re taught helps build that skill: It's crucial that medical professionals learn to collaborate. Katleho Seisa When health professionals collaborate rather than operating in silos, everyone benefits – patients, families and the health system at large. This is a fact supported by ample research evidence. The professionals reap …
Pollen in pee: fossilised urine from a small African mammal helps us understand past environments: The lessons pollen can teach us are not to be sneezed at. Elisa Manzati If you are allergic to pollen, you are likely to curse the existence of these microscopic particles. You’re not alone: up to 30% of the world’s …
The UK’s top financial influencers skew Conservative – which helps explain why Keir Starmer’s Labour is so anxious about uncosted spending pledges: It has become a common complaint among some Labour supporters that Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are being too cautious about their spending commitments in preparing for a future Labour government. …
Millions of young South Africans are jobless: study finds that giving them ‘soft’ skills like networking helps their prospects: Study finds that soft rather than technical skills are more effective in getting rural youth jobs. GettyImages The fact that more than half of the South African population is under 30 years could be beneficial for …
Chris Brown: a fandom expert on how racialised loyalty helps the controversial singer retain his fans: American singer Chris Brown’s reputation is as well known as his music. In 2009, he was sentenced to five years’ probation for assaulting his then girlfriend, fellow singer Rihanna, and he has been involved in other controversies over the …
How Wikipedia helps keep the internet open: How Wikipedia helps keep the internet open srish_aka_tux Mon, 03/06/2023 – 03:00 Wikipedia is one of the most significant open source software projects, in part because it’s a lot bigger than you may realize. And yet anyone can contribute content, and anyone can contribute code to many technical …
RuPaul’s Drag Race: our research shows how it helps destigmatise the LGBTQ+ community: Pressures on gender recognition laws, the strong opposition to drag shows and increasing incidents of violence show that stigmatisation of LGBTQ+ people still exists, especially for those who do not conform to societal expectations around gender and sexuality. A 2021 report by …
Seti: alien hunters get a boost as AI helps identify promising signals from space: The new study analysed data gathered at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia. Shutterstock An international team of researchers looking for signs of intelligent life in space have used artificial intelligence (AI) to reveal eight promising radio signals in data …
International Baccalaureate: how the media helps the qualification retain prestige: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock More than 150 countries around the world offer school pupils the opportunity to take the international Baccalaureate (IB) rather than qualifications from their own education systems. The IB is a series of educational programmes for students aged from three to 19. It was originally …
New research: how refugees leading city walking tours helps increase their sense of belonging: Connecting local sights with personal stories of being a newcomer to the city creates more meaningful experiences for visitors. Prawrawee Lim | Shutterstock Worldwide, one person becomes forcibly displaced every three seconds. The thinktank the Institute for Economics and Peace estimates …
Here’s how we proved that tropical birds are more colourful – and why colour helps them survive: Green headed tanager in Ubatuba, Brazil Lars Falkdalen Lindahl, CC BY-SA 3.0., CC BY For many of us, the tropics conjure up thoughts of lush vegetation teaming with vibrant and strikingly colourful birds, insects and other creatures. It’s …
‘Sleeping on it’ helps you better manage your emotions and mental health – here’s why: A bad sleep can make you more reactive to stressful situations the next day. Syda Productions/ Shutterstock Instead of lying awake worrying, we’re often told to “sleep on it” when making decisions both big and small. And there’s actually a …
Fermented food: why eating sauerkraut helps your gut stay healthy: Elena Hramova/Shutterstock For decades fermentation was used to preserve foods, enhance shelf life, and improve flavour. But many people are not aware about the health benefits of fermented food. Fermented foods are generally defined as “foods or beverages produced through controlled microbial growth, and the …
Genetics helps estimate the risk of disease – but how much does it really tell us?: Makakaden/Shutterstock Genetics research has made momentous strides in the 21st century. At the start of the century, we had a broad understanding that most medical problems in the developed world are partly genetically determined but lacked the technology to …
Rose Ayling-Ellis in the Strictly final: how the brain helps a person dance to music they can’t hear: This year’s series final of Strictly Come Dancing will feature actor Rose Ayling-Ellis. Ayling-Ellis is the show’s first ever contestant who is deaf. She has wowed Strictly viewers throughout the series and achieved excellent scores from the …