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A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...health dangers of NFL football, following the mounting evidence that repeated concussions can lead to degenerative brain disease - chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by a diminished ability to think critically, slower motor skills, and can lead to volatile mood swings. Unfortunately, at the current time, CTE can only...
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Voters might not love Europe - but that doesn't mean they'll leave
Society, Politics & Law

Voters might not love Europe - but that doesn't mean they'll leave

...health service that all EU citizens currently enjoy. Meanwhile, 51% want to end the automatic right of people in the rest of the EU to come to Britain to live and work. In other words they want to scrap the freedom of movement provisions that many in the EU regard as one of the cornerstones of the institution. Nevertheless, when these very same respondents were asked...
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Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act
Education & Development

Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act

...Health Visitors Citizens Advice Bureau Local Doctor Counselling support Student Pregnancy and Maternity Kids Days out Open University Student Association (OUSA) Societies/clubs Tips on balancing studies (time management) Student-parents with Disabilities Student-parents with additional caring responsibilities Finance and funding Budgeting tips Being a student-parent is...
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British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds
Society, Politics & Law

British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds

...health insurance to cover emergencies, they were keen for there to be as little red tape as possible. Their desire for people to be able to travel visa-free – whether Britons visiting Lisbon, or Bulgarians visiting London – was the most strongly valued statement across all of the attributes included in the study. Little appetite for ‘no deal’ Brexit The research...
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London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi
Nature & Environment

London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi

...health consequences. Over 4,000 people are thought to have died in London’s 1952 smog. By today 8,700 people in London will have died prematurely in 2017 because of major air pollutants, with more than one person an hour dying before their time. Globally, premature deaths linked to air pollution are estimated to be more than 12 per minute, or about one every five...
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Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...health, but for their partners too. Some participants have not told their families and friends about their different statuses and worry about what people might think. These experiences show how HIV stigma continues to shape the participants’ relationships, even if day-to-day they felt the virus has no impact. [Screenshot from Time to look at HIV and relationships...
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Four weird ideas people used to have about women’s periods
History & The Arts

Four weird ideas people used to have about women’s periods

...health and in their absence, a loss of blood through another orifice was a fair substitute. In a classical Greek text linked to Hippocrates, the Aphorisms, it was written that “a nosebleed is a good thing if the menstrual period is suppressed”. So too was vomiting blood. And these beliefs lasted in western Europe until the middle of the 19th century. But what was the...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy

...health and work costs associated with pollution and broaden a country’s manufacturing base. John Mathews and Hao Tan explore these green opportunities in the Chinese context in their article “Want to see the business case for green energy? Just look at China”. Nevertheless, there are substantial challenges for fostering “green businesses”. It required a large...
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