Adolescence is rarely an easy time for anyone. But growing up in a deprived area can cause chronic stress which leads to depression later in life. New research from Duke University in North Carolina has suggested that this may be due to a combination of genetics and brain changes. These findings could open up new ways of creating personalised depression-prevention strategies. Results of the study showed that children from lower socioeconomic households (stock image) were more likely to report depression later in life The three-year study looked at 132 white adolescents aged 11 to 15 from households that ranged from…

Travelling to a foreign destination can be really hard - aside from the logistics of getting there, you have to contend with things like language barriers and etiquette. After all the other considerations, few of us have the time to stop and think about whether the money in our hands could be fake. But given that, in some countries like Australia, the fake notes are so real even experts are getting confused, it's high time we looked at how to spot the tell-tale signs of counterfeit currency. More than 33,000 fake Australian $50 have been removed from circulation in the…

Life expectancy worldwide has increased by about five years in the last 15 years, the World Health Organisation has revealed. The rise is the fastest seen since the 1960s with the biggest increase seen in Africa, according to today's report. This is the due to improvements in health care for children and the better availability of medicines, including those for malaria and AIDS. The UN health agency says globally, life expectancy for a baby born in 2015 was 71 for women and 69 for men, with women in Japan and men in Switzerland typically living the longest. Sierra Leone had…

Then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton picks up a mosquito net next to other medical supplies from the USAID program, including a box of Depo-Provera contraceptives, during a tour of thePhilippe Senghor Health Center in Dakar August 1, 2012. Self-injectable contraceptives, which are being trailed in Uganda and Senegal, could revolutionize women's lives in rural Africa and dramatically cut maternal and newborn deaths, health experts said on Tuesday. The disposable $1 device consists of a small needle connected to a plastic bubble containing the contraceptive Depo-Provera which can be squeezed to inject a dose that lasts three months. Self-injectables could…