The omicron variant possesses numerous mutations in the spike protein, the knob-like protrusions (in red) that allow the virus to...

PattyPhoto/ShutterstockSome countries, such as the US and Israel, are now offering COVID vaccines to all children aged five and over....

Strong narratives can help sway opinions. Jeremy Kagan, CC BY-SAPeople have recognized the power of storytelling for thousands of years....

Our health is affected by the combination of nutrients foods contain. New Africa/ ShutterstockHeart disease is a major cause of...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa,...

Black SalmonThe self-help industry is booming, fuelled by research on positive psychology – the scientific study of what makes people...

Men wearing masks outside a military hospital in New York during the 1918 influenza pandemic. /ShutterstockAcross western countries, people are...

Vaccines, including those given for childhood diseases, rarely draw out a perfect response after only one dose. (Backyard Productions/Canva)Vaccines are...

People wear pictures of victims of gender violence at a protest in Argentina in 2017. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) In 2018,...

Many grocery store workers have experienced high rates of anxiety and depression during the pandemic. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via...