PTSD: The evolutionary advantage
PTSD via Jesper Sehested A third of people who survive traumatic events experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD survivors involuntarily...
The gendered dimensions of autism
Image credit: ElisaRiva via Pixabay. Gender has been at the forefront of discussion in recent years. Amongst all the talk...
Is mind and behaviour recognition going too far? A paranoid analysis
Image credit: Chris Urbanowicz via Flickr Hey Siri, Alexa, Google, Echo, et cetera – these greetings have become normal to listen to...
Protein power: Dementia study reinforces role of damaging proteins in Alzheimer’s disease
Andy Pipa via Flickr A study, led by Professor Tara-Spires Jones at the University of Edinburgh, has elucidated the role...
Sperm in space: The sexual politics of space travel
Image credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center via Flickr A recent discovery about the survivability of sperm cells in space...
Research reveals how the body can detect cancerous cells
Image Credit: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr Cancer is a group of diseases characterised by excessive cell division...
Video GP appointments: The new alternative to face-to-face consultations
Image Credit: NOGRAN s.r.o. via Flickr A pilot study conducted by researchers at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with...
Multiple sclerosis: Pinpointing risk factors
Image Credit: ZEISS Microscopy via Flickr. Because Scotland is of the countries with the highest incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS)...
Will we be changed? The dark possibilities of gay conversion therapy
Image Credit: Michael Ruiz via Flickr Brexit Party MP Ann Widdecombe has received a lot of negative press recently for...