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How autistic and non-autistic people can understand each other better
Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It’s so common, in fact, that it’s one of the central criteria…
Babies in Nigeria are being born with antibiotic resistant bacteria
Babies born with colistin-resistant bacteria may have a higher chance of acquiring future drug-resistant infections. Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto Kirsty Sands, University…
At 58, God has given me a second chance
Perhaps I should not be alive. But I am... I am still frail and fragile. But now, I can stand…
Portraits of dementia in Indian cinema raise important conversations about the condition
Soumitra Chatterjee and Swatilekha Sengupta star in the film ‘Belashuru.’ (Windows Production) Navjot Gill-Chawla, University of Waterloo Movies can be…
South African teens are struggling: Western Cape study shows 33% have symptoms of depression
In South Africa, little research has been done on depression and anxiety among younger adolescents, those between the ages of…
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Ticks in South Africa are becoming resistant to pesticides – and may become uncontrollable
Ticks that suck the blood of South Africa’s cattle are developing resistance to the only pesticides that kill them and…
As wildfires become more frequent and intense, how will persistent smoke exposure affect long-term health?
Wildfire smoke has become a common feature of Canadian summers, fuelled by bigger, more intense and more frequent wildfires. In…
Long COVID: effects on fatigue and quality of life can be comparable to some cancers – new research
Southworks/Shutterstock Henry Goodfellow, UCL As of March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.7 million people in the…
Affordable stroke-risk screening could save the lives of many children in sub-Saharan Africa with sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease can lead to a stroke − proper screening can help. Md Babul Hosen/Getty Images Paul (Seung Yup)…
COVID, bird flu, mpox – a virologist on why we’re seeing so many viruses emerge
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Lindsay Broadbent, University of Surrey From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the…
