New Africa/Shutterstock Multiple sclerosis (MS) is most often diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50. Certain genes put a person at greater risk of getting this disease of the central nervous system, but scientists are still trying to understand the triggers. My colleagues and I have been studying theseContinue Reading
Israel was way ahead of the rest of the world when it came to COVID vaccination, so it’s not surprising that data from this corner of the Mediterranean causes a lot of excitement – it’s a glimpse into the future. Indeed, this happened recently when researchers at Maccabi Healthcare ServicesContinue Reading
shutter_o/Shutterstock Scotland will be the first UK nation to launch an independent COVID inquiry to be chaired by a judge, as announced by the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, in late August. It will begin later this year against a backdrop of substantial health, social and economic harms caused by theContinue Reading
Some people believe eating many small meals will boost your metabolism. OPOLJA/ Shutterstock When it comes to diet and health, especially losing weight, most of the focus has been on what you eat and how much you’re eating. While eating fewer calories than you’re taking in is key to weightContinue Reading
Nightclubs in Scotland will require vaccine certification for entry soon. Piotr Piatrouski/Shutterstock The benefits of a certification scheme, in terms of a public health intervention, in terms of incentivising vaccination, those benefits outweigh the concerns that still remain. Humza Yousaf MSP September 2 2021 Those were the words of theContinue Reading
Enjoying your garden doesn't have to involve gardening – you can make it what you want it to be. Juice Flair/Shutterstock COVID-19 has shown that pandemics can seriously affect people’s physical and mental health. Stress, anxiety and depression have increased around the world, with the greatest effects for those livingContinue Reading
Lightspring/Shutterstock The World Health Organization (WHO) has added another coronavirus variant to its list to monitor. It’s called the mu variant and has been designated a variant of interest (VOI). What this means is that mu has genetic differences to the other known variants and is causing infections in multipleContinue Reading
Nightclubs in Scotland will require vaccine certification for entry soon. Piotr Piatrouski/Shutterstock The benefits of a certification scheme, in terms of a public health intervention, in terms of incentivising vaccination, those benefits outweigh the concerns that still remain. Humza Yousaf MSP September 2 2021 Those were the words of theContinue Reading
COVID-19 in the classroom: how to go back to school safely. Halfpoint/Shutterstock As many children head back to school, we look at what really works to help stop COVID-19 transmission in the classroom in this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast. And we hear about new research into what’s happeningContinue Reading
estherpoon/Shutterstock As soon as the UK’s vaccination strategy started proving successful earlier this year, arguments in favour of sharing excess COVID-19 vaccines with other countries began to appear. Yet over six months later, barely any vaccines have been sent overseas from Britain, despite it having ordered over half a billionContinue Reading
