GPS could track transmission risk
GPS data could help map COVID-19 transmission risk: Human mobility data gathered from de-identified mobile devices could help map coronavirus…
Lifestyle
Lockdown survey: We drank more, exercised less
Lockdown saw people in the UK eating less fruit and veg, getting less exercise and drinking more alcohol – according…
Impact of COVID-19 on food behaviour
Food behaviour in UK, Ireland and beyond altered significantly during Covid19: How we shop for food, cook and eat has…
Things we know at the end of 2020 (part 2)
Things we know at the end of 2020 (part 2): From lockdowns and travels bans to isolation and testing queues,…
Dry January in a pandemic
Dry January in a pandemic: why it is still the best thing you can do in the first month of…
A quarter of UK adults cut down drinking in January 2020
A quarter of UK adults cut down on drinking in January 2020. More than a quarter of UK drinkers (27%)…
Drinking safely during the festive period
In the UK, the festive period accounts for the most cases of drinking to harmful levels, with binge drinking spiking…
Hand-eye coordination more sensitive to alcohol
Study finds blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination: In previous studies, eye movements and…
Cycle helmets – Do they really save lives?
There is considerable debate surrounding the use of cycle helmets. Do they really provide vital protection? Do they just give…
Things we know at the end of 2020 (part 1)
2020, what a year! Melbourne University researchers, Zena Cumpston, Professor Andrew Dawson, Professor Peter Doherty AC, and Professor Guay Lim…