American millennials are seeing their physical and mental health decline at a faster rate than Gen X did as they age, a Blue Cross Blue Shield report found.

Hillary Hoffower · Business Insider 20 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

New cell therapy reduced epilepsy and improved memory in mice after brain injury

Traumatic brain injuries affect 2 million Americans each year and causes cell death and inflammation in the brain. This new therapy might help.

Anne Warde · Futurity 19 Nov 2019

European Union

These four countries are the happiest in the European Union

Europeans are 2% happier now than they were in 2013, according to a survey of 25 EU countries last year.

Johnny Wood 19 Nov 2019

Global Risks

China has three cases of plague. Why is this ancient disease still here today?

Far from being consigned to the history books, plague still occurs in countries around the world, from China to the United States. Here's what you need to know about plague.

Rosamond Hutt 18 Nov 2019

Latin America

Here's what we can learn from Latin America’s urban cycling culture

Every Sunday and holiday between 7am and 2pm, a sea of cyclists, joggers, and street vendors take over 76 miles of streets in Bogotá.

Leszek J. Sibilski and Felipe Targa · World Bank 18 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Remembering Bernard J. Tyson, trail-blazing champion of health care

Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, passed away on 10 November 2019. The American Heart Association and the World Economic Forum remember his commitment to healthcare...

Nancy Brown and Arnaud Bernaert 18 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

This wristband tells you what food to buy based on your DNA

A family health emergency led to the invention of a wristband that analyses your DNA to tell you which foods to buy to stay healthy and reduce your risk of diseases like diabetes.

Douglas Broom 15 Nov 2019

Global Health

This at-home test could change cervical cancer screening

Half of the 12,000 cervical cancers diagnosed annually occur in women who have gone longer than three years without a screening, according to previous studies. That makes these women a hi...

Jake Ellison · Futurity 15 Nov 2019

Global Health

These are the top 10 countries for pandemic preparedness

The topic was thrust into the spotlight in 2014 when an Ebola outbreak devastated parts of West Africa, killing more than 10,000 people.

Niall McCarthy · Statista 15 Nov 2019

Global Health

Making the most of our 'extra time' - for ourselves and society

Read our extract of Camilla Cavendish's book Extra Time: 10 Lessons for an Ageing World.

Camilla Cavendish 15 Nov 2019

Global Health

Cases of drug-resistant typhoid fever are on the rise. This is why we should worry

New extensively drug-resistant variants of an ancient and deadly disease – typhoid fever – are spreading across international borders.

Claas Kirchhelle and Samantha Vanderslott · The Conversation 14 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

The key to staying active and healthy past 60

Ageing is inevitable, but keeping active can slow it down and increase life expectancy.

Julie Broderick · The Conversation 14 Nov 2019

Global Risks

Here's why no country is prepared for the wide range of global threats facing us today

Malicious artificial intelligence, pandemics, weaponised biotechnology, climate change and nuclear weapons. So what's the plan?

Gabriel Recchia and Haydn Belfield · The Conversation 13 Nov 2019

Workforce and Employment

Happy workers are more productive, research shows

It’s long been thought employees do a better job when they are happy, and now researchers working with the University of Oxford say they have the figures to back up the theory.

Douglas Broom 13 Nov 2019

Global Health

An expert's tips on stopping screentime disrupting your sleep

Despite concerns over the amount of blue light we are exposed to when on phones or at computers, this optometrist says blue light shouldn't be our biggest worry when it comes to eye health.

Phillip Yuhas · The Conversation 12 Nov 2019

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Global Health

American millennials' mental and physical health is on the decline

New cell therapy reduced epilepsy and improved memory in mice after brain injury

These four countries are the happiest in the European Union

China has three cases of plague. Why is this ancient disease still here today?

Here's what we can learn from Latin America’s urban cycling culture

Remembering Bernard J. Tyson, trail-blazing champion of health care

This wristband tells you what food to buy based on your DNA

This at-home test could change cervical cancer screening

These are the top 10 countries for pandemic preparedness

Making the most of our 'extra time' - for ourselves and society

Cases of drug-resistant typhoid fever are on the rise. This is why we should worry

The key to staying active and healthy past 60

Here's why no country is prepared for the wide range of global threats facing us today

Happy workers are more productive, research shows

An expert's tips on stopping screentime disrupting your sleep

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