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The monster has wings: Should we be worried about youth consumption of energy drinks?
Health, Sports & Psychology

The monster has wings: Should we be worried about youth consumption of energy drinks?

...vitamins, minerals or herbal substances. A 500ml can of energy drink for example, can contain 20 teaspoons of sugar and the same amount of caffeine as two cups of coffee. Caffeine stimulates the central and peripheral nervous system. Consumed in larger doses, it can cause anxiety, agitation, sleeplessness, gastrointestinal problems and heart arrhythmias. In the UK, there...
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Breaking bad: The science of flatulence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Breaking bad: The science of flatulence

...vitamin C to toxic nasties like calomel and phenolphthalein. Flatulence has been reported as a major side effect of antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and chlortetracycline. As reported in an old paper I dug up, "the common complaint [of treatment with these drugs] was flatulence..."the wind" troubled them day and night and caused them embarrassment, especially in the...
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Influential women scientists in chemistry
Science, Maths & Technology

Influential women scientists in chemistry

...vitamin B12, used in the treatment of pernicious anaemia. In 1964 her success in determining this structure won her the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The following year, she was appointed to the Order of Merit, the first woman to be given this honour since Florence Nightingale. In 1969, she finally solved the structure of the hormone insulin. She retired in 1988 after 18...
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The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...vitamins). Lactobacillus bacteria are found in high proportions in fermented food, such as kimchi, sauerkraut, yoghurt, and kefir, and in many probiotics (you will learn about probiotics at the end of this course)...The gut microbiome – balancing the body: 2.2 Metabolic – production of nutrients - In addition to digesting the food we eat to provide the human host with...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?

...vitamin E, chips, tomatoes increase chances of developing cancer. Are genetically-modified crops ‘Frankenstein’ foods? The first two went viral on Facebook in the run up to the 2016 United States elections and gained so much attention that the news outlet BuzzFeed published an analysis on how they had outperformed real news on Facebook. Fake news items such as these...
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10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)
History & The Arts

10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)

...Vitamins and Minerals 7: A tall, dark James Bond Transcript In November 2006 Casino Royale premiered and was the highest grossing Bond film (until Skyfall years later). In the lead up to the release, however, there was much controversy about the casting of Daniel Craig as James Bond. The 5ft 10 in, blond Craig was considered by many shaken and stirred cynics to not fit...
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5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia

...vitamin D that is vital for our bones to stay healthy. 3. Regular exercise improves our mood & helps to tackle depression [Happy senior woman] Exercise sessions have been reported to improve mood in general amongst people living with dementia. Depression in people living with dementia is one of common problems with serious and costly consequences. Exercise is seen as one...
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The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...Vitamins A and D (Scott’s Emulsion), B (in Abidec) and B12 (Cytacon) were initially added to the fish. Later it was found easier to give the additives in a capsule placed inside a sprat: each bird was thus given daily 0.5 gm. of Bloom a multivitamin and mineral food supplement, with additional vitamins B13 B2, and B12. Mortality and pathology The pattern of mortality...
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