By Jolanta Burke, Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Birthdays are typically seen as joyful events, filled with celebration, laughter and gifts. Yet it’s not uncommon, particularly if you are approaching a milestone age, to feel sad on your birthday.
Birthdays can trigger painful emotions for anyone who may feel neglected, lonely, or disappointed about how their lives turned out to be. They are also reminders of ageing…
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By Sanam Mahoozi, PhD Candidate in Journalism, City St George's, University of London
Climate change is already happening. But 36% of the world’s population still disputes the realities of its origins and impacts. When the science is clear but public understanding lags, more lives and livelihoods are put at risk.
The media can act as a bridge…
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By Isabel Olegário, Senior Lecturer, Dentistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Paul Leavy, Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Health Policy and Management, Trinity College Dublin. Appointed Clinical Lecturer, School of Dentistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) and Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) are gentler techniques that could help anxious patients get the dental care they need.
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By Ming Gao, Research Scholar of East Asia Studies, Lund University
Joanna Elfving-Hwang, Associate Professor (Korean Society and Culture), Director of Korea Research & Engagement Centre, Curtin University
Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea’s snap presidential election with a clear lead. With all of the ballots counted, Lee won almost 50% of the vote, ahead of his conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on 41%. He takes over a country that is deeply divided along gender lines.
Lee’s campaign effectively channelled voter anger. He focused on resetting South Korea’s politics after impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was from the same…
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By Shelley Galpin, Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London
The perils of romance, embarrassing families, self-knowledge and love – all wrapped up in a good dose of social satire – are a winning formula for great TV.
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By John Nielsen-Gammon, Regents Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
William Baule, Research Assistant Professor in Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access to insurance data. Texas’ state climatologists explain why that matters.
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By Natoshia R. Cunningham, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
Chronic pain in children is common. Effective solutions exist − and training community providers is one way to get treatment to kids who need it.
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By Chetan Jaiswal, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Quinnipiac University
Vibe coding is a buzzy phrase that describes using AI language tools to write software. You enter a natural language phrase for what you want – to a point – and get back code.
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By Hysell V. Oviedo, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Research, Washington University in St. Louis
Left and right brains hear speech differently, yet how this divide forms was unclear − until mouse studies showed each hemisphere runs on its own developmental clock.
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By Ana Clara Bobadilla, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Your brain processes the pleasure of everyday behaviors like eating and drinking similarly to the pleasure of using drugs. Disentangling them requires understanding how memories are formed.
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