Too much alcohol can cause similar effects to dementia – and the two are often confused: An avoidable condition. Shutterstock/Lightspring In the UK, 21% of people are drinking more alcohol than they did before the pandemic, according to a recent survey. This follows a reported 31% increase in alcohol sales at the start of lockdown. …
Lake Victoria could burst its banks more often in the future. What can be done: Parts of Kenya have flooded as a result of Lake Victoria's rising levels Photo by CASMIR ODUOR/AFP via Getty Images In recent weeks, water levels in Lake Victoria have reached unprecedented heights as a result of heavy rains in the …
Epidemics have often led to discrimination against minorities – this time is no different: Pandemics are not only biological phenomena but also social phenomena. Throughout history, pandemics have been powerful engines of social change, exposing inequalities in the distribution of health and wealth, and prompting calls for the reform of social institutions. In this respect, …
Cluster headache is more than ‘just a headache’ – but this excruciating condition is often misdiagnosed: Attacks can last from 15 minutes to a couple of hours, several times a day. MDGRPHCS/ Shutterstock Cluster headache is more than just a headache. It is a severe neurological condition, sometimes known as a “suicide headache” because many …
Why children with poor language skills often have mental health difficulties: Roughly two children per class have developmental language disorder. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock In every classroom, roughly two children have developmental language disorder, a common neurodevelopmental condition. Children with this disorder typically have difficulties with using or understanding spoken language – and have had other …
Passion play: the often fraught history of the theatre and Christianity: During Holy Week – the run-up to Easter – theatrical versions of religious narratives abound. Across the world, countless church groups present Easter plays, people join processions and stage tableaux – and since 2010, and come rain or shine, a troupe called the Wintershall …
“It’s the sort of thing Norwich should do more often” -…: “It's the sort of thing Norwich should do more often” – families flock to see array of weird and wonderful acts at Norfolk and Norwich Festival Garden Party An array of weird and wonderful acts have entertained crowds who flocked to a city park …
Aid workers get a bad rap – but too often they’re thrown in at the deep end: Acute famine in the Horn of Africa, an impending food crisis in Yemen and ongoing civil war in Syria are among the main causes of today’s global refugee crisis. Currently there are more than 65.3m people displaced across …
Peace deals are supposed to bring harmony – but too often they ignore sexual minority groups: The recent referendum in Colombia was expected to end the 60-year conflict between the government and and the leftist guerrilla group, the Marxist Fuerzas Armadas de Colombia (FARC). But as well as surprising the world, the voters’ shock decision …