Eyes Category

Sight loss: Cancelled surgeries putting partially-sighted at risk

All Creatures, Video
Bees’ Needs Week is 13th-17th July 2020
Bees and other pollinators are vital to growing lots of our favourite foods and for plants to flourish in our fields and gardens. Bees’ Needs Week is a great opportunity …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Video
Medical and fabric masks: who wears what …
This animation from the World Health Organisation explains who should wear medical and fabric masks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cancer, Paediatrics
Stopping the spread of childhood bone cancer
Scientists discover way to stop spread of devastating childhood cancer: Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester have made an important breakthrough that could lead to …
Ageing, Integrative, Men's Health, Mental Health, sleep, Women's Health
Optimists sleep better
Optimists live longer than pessimists and have a lower risk of chronic disease – this has been scientifically validated on multiple occasions. A reason for optimists having longer and healthier …
Australasia, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Mental Health
Some people with mood disorders struggling amid …
Disruption and ongoing instability as Australians navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is weighing heavily on people with a mood disorder such as depression or bipolar disorder, new research shows. Researchers at the …