Are the Olympics diverting your attention away from Twitter? Here’s our weekly round-up of health-related tweets you may have missed…
- Look at genes switching off in live human brains, via @newscientist
- Thought-provoking blog on cancer from the carer perspective via @CarersResource
- Learn how to control antibiotic resistance through e-Bug
- What if people controlled their own health data like Facebook privacy settings? Via @matt_h
- Andy Sutton (Stephen’s dad) on the importance of bowel cancer testing, via @Bowel_Cancer_UK
- North Korea unveils 3D printer that can make bones for surgery
- Surprising health benefits of Pokemon Go
- Struggling to learn a second language? It could be down to the way your brain is organised. Via @wef
- Diets around the world are becoming more similar
Health and Rio Olympics:
- Why has the Olympic diving pool turned green?
- ‘Cupping’ is making a comeback but does it actually work? Via @SpectatorHealth
- Why Olympic athletes shouldn’t try to calm down before their big moment, via @thescienceofus
- Olympic medicine: a bluffer’s guide to 120 years of medical history
Health in America:
- Has Obamacare already improved health of low-income Americans?
- Could falling rates of smoking be associated with the rise in obesity?
And finally…
- The 100 greatest tweets of all time (arguably)