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I had cancer - now stop supporting just me
Health, Sports & Psychology

I had cancer - now stop supporting just me

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. What’s it like to be a teenager with cancer? What changes? Does anything change? We’ve all had questions about cancer. It’s scary. And unfamiliar to most. When did you get cancer? I was sixteen. It was my sixth and final year of high school. Pressures and prospects on the horizon. At that time there’s a certain...
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Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life
Science, Maths & Technology

Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life

...health is severely compromised by a change in heart rate. Best of all, wearable electronics provide non-intrusive monitoring - enabling patients to pursue normal daily life activities under medical care. But for those of us for whom batteries are a constant item on the shopping list, perhaps the biggest change that wearable electronics offers is freedom from needing to...
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Marco Rubio wins by coming in third
Society, Politics & Law

Marco Rubio wins by coming in third

...health care, and social progress. That’s been in marked contrast to the Trump-led sniping and alpha male posturing distinguishing the Republican contest so far, and it will serve the Democrats well heading into the general election campaign. Any Democrats worried about the risks of a progressive-moderate split would do well to calm their nerves. Some are no doubt...
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Laser cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Laser cutting

...health hazard and requires removal. Eye protection is required by law for direct and reflected laser light. Guide to cutting speeds using a 1kW CO2 [Diagram to demonstrate 'Laser Cutting' - see article ] Comparative cutting speeds [Diagram to demonstrate 'Laser Cutting' - see article ] Materials: Laser cutting is currently used on metals, glasses, ceramics, polymers,...
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Is your wash day polluting the oceans?
Nature & Environment

Is your wash day polluting the oceans?

...health effects linked with microplastic transfer from seafood, the fibres are definitely there, and the impact of plastic ingestion may affect the efficiency of fisheries and the nutritional value of our food. More people, more plastic As the world population grows, greater numbers of synthetic fibres will be produced and washed. The annual releases of plastic fibres will...
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What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?

...health services. Currently, a common approach is for patients to undergo some form of aversion therapy, in which they confront their fear by being exposed to it in the hope they will learn that the thing they fear isn’t harmful after all. However, this therapy is inherently unpleasant, and many choose not to pursue it. Now a team of neuroscientists from the University...
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The story of infection
Health, Sports & Psychology

The story of infection

...health authorities must have been optimistic that eradication of other human diseases would follow. For instance, another ancient disease, tuberculosis (TB), was thought to be on the road to elimination just a few short decades ago. But its resurgence means that it is now believed to infect about a third of the world’s population. This doesn’t mean that two billion...
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Why EU nationals in Britain are hurrying to get one piece of paper
Society, Politics & Law

Why EU nationals in Britain are hurrying to get one piece of paper

...health insurance coverage, or declaring formally that they are able to support themselves without state assistance. This means that students who have spent three years studying in the UK as an undergraduate, will only be able to count these years towards their eligibility for residency if they fulfil the additional criteria. If they don’t, they may need to wait until...
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