insert_link Sport bird basketball roundup: Safaricom, NBA Africa partner up, Uganda dominates FIBA U-18, Petro de Luanda are 2024 BAL champs By Sillei Shani, bird story agency The NBA Africa and leading East African telecommunication company, Safaricom last month forged a multi-year partnership aimed at impacting over 10,000 Kenyan youth. The collaboration includes Jr. NBA tournaments, coaching clinics, and an elite camp for top high school talents, all designed to ignite the basketball dreams of boys and girls under 16 across the region. “Our […] todayJune 24, 2024 12
insert_link Health / Medical Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from his approach By Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland and Kirsten Adlard, The University of Queensland Overnight, we learned of the tragic passing of Michael Mosley, who went missing last week while on holiday on the Greek island of Symi. The British celebrity doctor was a household name in many countries, including Australia. Mosley was well known for his television shows, documentaries, books and columns on […] todayJune 10, 2024 18
insert_link Lifestyle Read, sing, dance and funny faces: expert tips on how you can help your baby’s development through play By Alessandra Prioreschi, University of the Witwatersrand Play is how children learn about the world, explore their environments, and engage in physical activity. It’s also essential in nurturing children’s social, emotional and cognitive capabilities and is an important component of bonding with caregivers. Playtime for children is as important for their development as exercise is for adult health. Guidelines have been developed in South Africa, which closely […] todayApril 16, 2024 23
insert_link Health / Medical Does exercise really do nothing for longevity, as a Finnish twins study suggests? BGStock72/Shutterstock George M. Savva, Quadram Institute Surveys on lifestyle and longevity consistently find that people who do more exercise live longer. So it is surprising to see a report from the Finnish Twins Cohort Study that there is little direct effect of “leisure time physical activity” on lifespan. What makes this study different from others – and is it right? Human behaviour and biology are complex and interact with wider […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 15
