Articles by The Conversation
As the world's population ages, the number of people living with dementias such as Alzheimer's disease increases.
Given the lack of curative treatments and the limited effectiveness of available med�...
How is it December already? What happened to 2025? And how did we suddenly jump from eating Easter eggs to putting up Christmas trees?
To understand why our perception of time seems to bend and warp�...
The NHS is facing severe pressure this winter as flu cases surge earlier than usual, with some calling it "super flu".
Here's what you need to know about this year's flu season and how to protect yo�...
The Beatles' song Yesterday was written in what psychologists refer to as the "hypnagogic state". This is the twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness, when we drowsily linger in a semi-conscious �...
A small group of patients with an otherwise incurable form of Tcell leukaemia have seen their cancer driven into remission by an innovative form of immune therapy.
The treatment uses T-cells a type �...
Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It's caused by the fungi Candida specifically, the yeast Candida albicans.
Although yeast infections are normally treated easily with antifu�...
Most of us think of orange juice as a simple breakfast habit, something you pour without much thought. Yet scientists are discovering that this everyday drink may be doing far more in the body than q�...
Can tattoos protect your skin from the sun's harmful rays, or do they make things worse? A new study I conducted with colleagues suggests there may be cause for concern.
We found that people with ta�...
Progress in cutting the global toll of cancer remains painfully slow, but a new blood test has sparked unusual levels of hope. Researchers say it could one day make routine screening far more effecti�...
Sleep is one of the essential physiological needs for human survival, alongside food, water, and air.
But sleep is socially driven, influenced by environmental and personal factors, and a recent stu�...
