The simple act of talking spreads viral particles, which could infect a person standing nearby. This happens in some cases even if you’re wearing a mask, according to a study
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Toddlers spending too much time using touchscreens are more easily distracted and have shorter attention spans, warn British researchers. The study, recently published in Scientific Reports (1), showed that infants
Amidst heated debate over nutritional and origin labelling for food products in Europe, the European Commission is now undertaking a public consultation on food labels – covering nutrition and origin,
Never has the subject of Front-of-package food labels (FOPL) been so hotly debated in Europe. On Tuesday, December 15th, an Agriculture and Fisheries Council of ministers took place in Brussels
On Monday 21 December, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended conditional approval for the use of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine across the 27-nation EU bloc. The approval of the Amsterdam-based
Why Mediterranean food culture is as important as the Mediterranean diet for sustainability
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They say you are what you eat, but in reality, your diet will have much more impact on what is likely to become of you in the future. Genetics account
The world needs an intergovernmental panel for food systems to help reset how food systems function in the same way the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has shaped climate
In a ‘historic moment’, the UK has become the first western country to approve a vaccine for use against COVID-19, paving the way for mass immunisation. On Wednesday 2 December,
The negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle can be ‘offset’ by a little bit of exercise every day, scientists say. Just 30 to 40 minutes of daily exercise can greatly
This week, the University of Oxford in the UK and global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced the latest results in the global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. On 23 November, the