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...
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Being a woman in science: Changed times?
Image Credit: Martha mawia via Wikimedia Commons As part of the Edinburgh Science Festival, the Royal Society of Edinburgh hosted...
Neuroscientist Gina Rippon dismantled the myth of the ‘female brain’
Image Credit: GregPlom via Pixabay The work of Dr Gina Rippon has veered into controversial territory. More controversial, in fact,...
Health trackers: help or hindrance?
Image Credit: StockSnap via Pixabay CW: Mental health, eating disorders, exercise Health trackers have a huge presence in our lives, whether it’s the health app...
No pain, sane brain: Clues to pain and anxiety treatment
Image Credit: geralt via Pixabay Jo Cameron, 71, recently discovered that her pain insensitivity was unlike her peers. This is...
How old is HIV? The United Kingdom and HIV/AIDS research
Photo Credit: NIAID via Wikimedia Commons The discovery of a viral cause for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1983 by...
Little trouble makers
Photo Credit: Daniel Mietchen via Wikimedia Commons Welcome to 2019: the time of sophisticated technology like never before. Your handheld...
International Day of Women in Science: Eunice Foote
International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a global effort to promote gender parity across STEM education, research and...
International Day of Women in Science: women belong in science
When I was in high school, my physics teacher ascribed me of cheating because I got the highest exams scores...