The future of COVID-19: an end in sight?
Annabell discusses the future of COVID-19 by looking at past pandemics and how they may help to predict how much longer the disease will impact our lives.
Category: Snippets
Gut feelings: The microbes involved in our mental health
Can our gut influence our wellbeing? Carolina Guidolin discusses the collection of microbes in our gut, known as “the good microbes”, and their importance in psychiatry.
The placebo effect: mind over matter?
The phrase ‘mind over matter’ is common, yet how much influence does the mind really have in the context of a patient’s response to treatment? Rachael Smith investigates.
The brain and the body: why health is a package deal
Jack Craig explores the link between keeping fit and staying sharp.
Transistors out, memristors in
Transistors have played a pivotal role in electronics for decades but now face challenges which may be solved by new memristor technology. Bradley Wilson explains
Do Genes Cause Left-Handedness?
Ameerah Gardee unpacks a recent study on the possible origins of handedness in our DNA, and its potential effects on the brain.
5G panic: justified fear or fallacy?
Liam Macpherson discusses what we can expect from 5G networks and explains why coronavirus transmission fears are unfounded
