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What happens to our brain as we age and how can we stop the decline?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brain as we age and how can we stop the decline?

...attention to information can feel harder with age. These changes are due to more than one thing: changes in neurotransmitters and neurones (the highways of the brain); the presence of plaques (protein clumps) and tangles (twisted fibres) in the brain; changes in blood flow to the brain as arteries get narrower; increased and /or chronic inflammations. The good news is...
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‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...attention it deserves. But progress must not come at the cost of player welfare. A sustainable future for the sport means investing not just in performance, but in protection: standardised access to physiotherapy, sport psychology and wellbeing professionals for all players, across all clubs. If the game truly wants to thrive long-term, it must create a culture where...
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Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing

...attention than it gets. Our social connections can have a huge impact on our mental well-being and our ability to survive major challenges. For example, the stories of support and mutual appreciation told by individuals nominating a friend for Radio 4’s ‘All in the Mind Awards’, and those featured in that station’s ‘Listening Project’ series, all attest to the...
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The physical impacts of ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

The physical impacts of ADHD

...Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as affecting how people think and behave, like being easily distracted or inability to sit still and focus. Being classed as a ‘learning difference’ or ‘neurodiversity’ means that people can assume it is about the brain and therefore primarily impacts the brain – but what about other parts of the body? Here, we...
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What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...attentive to a partner’s sense of personal comfort around public displays of affection (PDA) is beneficial for any relationship, whatever the couple’s sexuality. [LGBTQ flag at the top and below silhouttes in black of a wide variety of different figures..] Lesson 3: Think outside the box As the research on gender roles suggests, outdated socio-cultural norms can...
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Article 15 mins
The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025

...attention but also enriches the sports world. Keely Hodgkinson Once relegated to the sidelines of mainstream attention, women’s competitions are now commanding global audiences, filling stadiums, and shattering records across the sporting world. Gone are the days when women’s sports were unfairly criticised for being ‘less exciting’ or ‘less competitive’ than...
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Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...attention to the life of Olaudah Equiano (1745 –1797) in Cambridgeshire and London and explores the authority of his autobiography, The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudiah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African written by himself. It considers the impact of his autobiography on societies, in its ability to address stereotypes and common beliefs of Africans and...
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Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
History & The Arts

Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd

...attention to information about the Hardy family, and anything in his background that is discussed here that you think might have contributed to his future career a writer. CHARLOTTE LILLEY So we're at Hardy's Cottage, the home of the novelist Thomas Hardy. And it was where he was born. So he lived in a very small country cottage with his family, his four siblings and his...
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