The book, “Satanic Verses,” goes to the heart of Muslim religious beliefs when Rushdie, in dream sequences, challenges and sometimes seems to mock some of its most sensitive tenets
Another reason the current outbreak is of such concern is because it's spreading within a specific population – mainly among men who have sex with men. Almost 98 per cent of the current outbreak's cases have been in this group
Empowering parents to experiment with what works for their baby and family rather than slavishly following cultural or biomedical norms reduces anxiety. To understand what normal infant sleep involves, let your baby show you.
Midwives, however, have cautioned mothers should not be be made to feel guilty about their pain relief choices, and suggested hospitals could introduce nitrous destruction systems to allow its ongoing use.
A recent survey conducted with 2,000 London workers found that six in ten employees still regularly work from home despite restrictions no longer being in place.
A new study suggests the spate of severe hepatitis cases seen in children may be the result of three factors: adenovirus, adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) and an underlying genetic predisposition to the disease.
Food packaging plays an important role in diet-related illnesses. We live in a food environment that prioritises marketing, sometimes to the detriment of our health
Approximately 1 in 10 people will experience a seizure during their lifetime. But only those with a risk of recurrent unprovoked seizures are considered to have epilepsy, which represents about 1 in 26 people
We found that children process masked speech up to 8% less accurately and 8% more slowly than normal speech, while adults process masked speech up to 6.5% less accurately and 18% more slowly.
The idea was also endorsed by official institutions such as the American Psychiatric Association, which still tells the public that “differences in certain chemicals in the brain may contribute to symptoms of depression”
Several studies suggest parental education is related to an individual's dementia risk. Specifically, low maternal education is associated with poorer memory performance, and higher dementia risk
Called Everyday Stories of Climate Change, it looks at the ways low-income families have had to adapt to climate change in five countries across three continents.
A study of people surveyed in mid 2021 showed many thought widespread COVID vaccination would ease the burden of wearing masks. But the risk of reinfection means that's not necessarily the case
