Health

Why Food Allergies are on the Rise

"Food allergies have risen to an absolutely crazy extent", according to Grahan Rook, emeritus professor of medical…

100,000 Mink to be Culled in Aragon

The BBC reports that 100,000 mink are going to be culled in a farm in Puebla de Valverde (Teruel) because they have been inf…

"Shirley" Starring Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss plays the role of writer Shirley Jackson in the movie Shirley, which began to stream on virtual cinema plat…

Travel Safety in Times of Coronavirus

As de-escalation progresses around the world and the economy starts to activate, people are slowly starting to plan their ho…

Face Masks Are Becoming Fashionable

Coronavirus is also changing fashion. This BBC article talks about how the fashion industry is turning face masks into the t…

Mother's Day

Mother's day is celebrated on May 10th in USA, India and Australia, on March 22nd in the UK and Ireland and on May 3rd i…

Spaniards Rush Outside After Lockdown

Yesterday was the first day that Spanish people were allowed to exercise outdoors after 49 days of lockdown.  It was a day s…

Applause for Health Workers in Spain

BBC News reports on the round of applause that was given to health workers in Spain to show gratitude for their work to figh…

Panic Buying and Coronavirus

Shoppers in the UK are rushing to the supermarkets to stockpile toilet paper, hand sanitiser, tinned food or pasta as fears …

Computers Could Read Mammograms

Artificial Intelligence professor at MIT, Regina Barzilay, and Connie Lehman, the chief radiologist for breast imaging at Ma…

Laughter

Laughter is, basically, a social activity.  Humans laugh as a way to bond with each other -or to separate from those who bel…

The Neuroscience of Addiction

Psychology professor Judith Grisel talks on Fresh Air about the neuroscience of addiction.  She compares alcohol to a sledge…

How the Immune System Works

Immunologist professor, Daniel Davies from Manchester University, has recently published a book, " The Beautiful Cure: …

Super Poo Donors Wanted

Faecal transplants can help to regenerate the microbiome of ill bowels and boost the immune system.  But not all poo is the …

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