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Food industry shows ‘stalled progress’ to reduce salt intakes

October 22, 2022

British Reporter — A study led by researchers from the University of Oxford found that, overall, the average salt content of food products sold at supermarkets showed no change between 2015 and 2020. The results have been published in PLOS Medicine.

Depressed people are just more realistic, right? Not so, says UC Berkeley study

Are depressed people simply more realistic in judging how much they control

by British Reporter

October 22, 2022

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Long Covid symptoms persist for up to 18 months

British Reporter — One in 20 people are still feeling the effects

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, young children dying at greater-than-expected rates

Generally, as people age, the rate of mortality increases. Yet there’s one

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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A Diet that’s Healthy for People, and the Planet

This year’s Harvard Nutrition and Obesity Symposium took a hard look at the relationship between the individual’s dietary health and the planet’s environmental well-being. Presented by the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard in partnership with the Harvard Medical School Division of

by British Reporter

June 22, 2021

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You Cannot Live Forever: Ageing is Unstoppable

British Reporter — We probably cannot slow the rate at which we get older, because of biological constraints, an unprecedented study of lifespan statistics in human and non-human primates has confirmed.

by British Reporter

June 19, 2021

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Gene Mapping will Reduce Fatal Drug Interactions in Older People

British Reporter — New software will help reduce adverse drug reactions thanks to a joint investment of £2 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Legal & General.Nearly half of older people in the UK take five or more medicines. This

by British Reporter

June 18, 2021

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Home Carers Mental Health Worsened During Lockdown

British Reporter — A new study has found the mental health of home-carers deteriorated more during lockdown than non-carers. The research led by the University of Glasgow’s MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit with colleagues at the University of Essex – found

by British Reporter

June 16, 2021

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How Gender Norms and Job Loss Affect Relationship Status

The FINANCIAL — In cultures that place a high value on conventional gender norms, particularly those that prize men as the breadwinners in a family, their unemployment plays an outsized role in whether a romantic relationship ultimately succeeds or fails.

by British Reporter

June 11, 2021

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New WHO Guidance Seeks to Put an end to Human Rights Violations in Mental Health Care

British Reporter — Globally, the majority of mental health care continues to be provided in psychiatric hospitals, and human rights abuses and coercive practices remain all too common. But providing community-based mental health care that is both respectful of human rights and

by British Reporter

June 10, 2021

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Researchers aim to develop tiny robotic sensors to detect bowel cancers

British Reporter — Researchers aim to develop tiny robotic sensors to detect bowel cancers, the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK. Armed with cutting edge terahertz imaging, the sensors could be used in colonoscopies or even to detect skin

by British Reporter

June 9, 2021

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A link between childhood stress and early molars

British Reporter– Penn researchers discovered that children from lower-income backgrounds and those who go through greater adverse childhood experiences get their first permanent molars sooner, University of Pennsylvania notes. Early in her career neuroscientist Allyson Mackey began thinking about molars. As a

by British Reporter

June 9, 2021

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Researchers awarded £2.6M to tackle child tooth decay

The FINANCIAL — Researchers from the University of Liverpool and Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded £2.6 million to tackle the problem of tooth decay, which is now the leading cause of planned hospital admissions for children under the age of 11

by British Reporter

June 7, 2021

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A New Way to Remove Salts and Toxic Metals From Water

British Reporter — Most people on Earth get fresh water from lakes and rivers. But these account for only 0.007 percent of the world’s water. As the human population has grown, so has demand for fresh water. Now, two out of every three

by British Reporter

June 6, 2021

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