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In the majority of cases, medications help patients. But even when treatment of individual illnesses is effective, treatment as a whole can become problematic.

Mental health support is crucial for incel communities, however, associating incel violence with mental health and neurodivergence risks stigmatizing people with autism.

The Conservatives have run out of steam. Should Labour win – and it’s highly likely it will – the task facing a Starmer government will be stern and far-reaching.

Universal early childhood education and care could have profound benefits for areas like Western Sydney, where despite rising education levels, women still face higher unpaid care burdens and other barriers.

Climate change is making some parts of Australia unliveable or uninsurable. We need a national conversation about the planned relocation. A proposed National Relocation Authority can lead the way.

In our new study we looked at the impact of ceiling heights on the exam performance of Australian university students.

Medicare encourages providers to deliver more services, not to deliver good quality care. Here’s why that needs to change.

Australian teenagers have grown up with abundant choices in digital screen entertainment. But they aren’t watching much Aussie content.

Research shows cardiac patients want to understand heart events, adopt heart-healthy diets, manage medications, recognize symptoms, control risk factors and engage in cardiac rehabilitation programs.

The stereotypes around young people only caring about being online are rampant but they are worth questioning — or at least being put in context.

New Zealand is among many countries debating a ban on under-16s having social media accounts. But making digital media literacy education a priority would be a better first step.

Anyone convicted of criminal offences is inadmissible for entry into Canada. But this simple rule may not prevail in the case of Donald Trump.

Loneliness comes in many forms and can strike at any time and at any age.

Sunak’s comments about migrants from Syria, Afghanistan shows exactly why the UK should be offering them protection.

AI Steve promises to ‘reinvent democracy’.

Animals have these kinds of brain hemisphere biases too.

Many people think the first lady is the only person who can persuade her husband to quit his bid for a second term.

The Alice in Wonderland mushroom is being sold online with vague promises of better health. Buyer beware.

Bans on water company boss bonuses, but no overhaul of Britain’s creaking (and leaking) water industry.

Many clues are revealed about people’s sleep thanks to Vicar Rhys Prichard’s poetry from the 1600s.

These five ideas will not only connect you with the natural world, but also put you in touch with British heritage and lore.

A new study reveals the final stage in the formation of the European genome, which is still present in today’s Europeans.

In South Africa, huge stockpiles of rhino horn are kept, even though there’s a global ban on trading it.

Kenya is not an isolated case. Twenty-one countries are receiving IMF support.

The Road to the Village is the acclaimed Nigerian author’s third novel and is about ‘a young man seeking redemption in a country on fire’.

South Africa’s agricultural sector’s potential can only be realized if new government focusses on implementation of existing policies rather than coming up with new ones

A trauma-informed approach could be life-changing for a wide range of vulnerable claimants – not just veterans.

The use of ‘surrender’ calls the democratic process into question.

The impact of this election on the official record will be significant, shaping both the immediate political landscape and future historical documentation.

The evolutionary reason it’s so difficult to ignore a cat pleading for food.