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The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...health habits, and daily activities have a strong impact on the health of our brain. Nutrition, hydration, physical activity, cognitive and social stimulation, also known as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well will help us keep our brain function at an optimal level. For a more comprehensive account on ‘the Ageing Brain’, the biomedical reasons to ageing and reversible...
Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals

...health and social care professionals...Transcript It is widely accepted by health and social care professionals that clear, explicit and open communication is always the best, including in contexts about life-threatening illness, injury or at the end of life. But is open and explicit information always what patients and families want from health and social care...
Accessing genetic testing through the NHS
Science, Maths & Technology

Accessing genetic testing through the NHS

...health technology which is being rolled out for free in the UK by the National Health Service (NHS). In this video, made with the support of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA), we explain how to access genetic testing. Since genetic testing can be used to find changes or variations in genes that cause health problems, we explain why genetic testing is...
Introduction to sport, fitness and management
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to sport, fitness and management

...Health and Fitness centres and how they are run as well as providing an insight into the training of future elite athletes in Britain. Material is taken from The Open University course E112 Introduction to sport, fitness and management... Introduction to sport, fitness and management A short introduction to this album. Sport: Health and Safety A look at health and safety...
'Hate the poor!': the new politics of loathing in vitriolic Britain
Society, Politics & Law

'Hate the poor!': the new politics of loathing in vitriolic Britain

...health coincided with the views of most UK citizens. The supporters of such measures have dropped by roughly half to 31 per cent. In addition, the line between the state's responsibility and that of private citizens also seems to moving. Unemployment, homelessness, educational failure and even child poverty are increasingly regarded as the product of personal...
Man up or open up?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Man up or open up?

...health?...In this animated video, The Open University’s Professor Martin Robb explores the often-complicated relationship between men and their mental health. Made with the support of men’s mental health charity Alright Mate?, the video suggests that the persistence of outdated ideas about masculinity may prevent men from seeking help when they face mental health...
How places affect well-being
Health, Sports & Psychology

How places affect well-being

...health. After this, you will learn about research that has looked at how the details of buildings can impact well-being...How places affect well-being: 1.1 Neighbourhoods - Some of the earliest research indicating that the neighbourhood someone lives in can influence their mental health was done in Chicago, US in the 1930s. Like a lot of the evidence about what kinds of...
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Newsworthy Lawyers
Society, Politics & Law

Newsworthy Lawyers

...public interest that they engage with the media in order to increase public understanding of the justice system. Professor Gary Slapper discusses the developments that led to this revolutionary change with Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times, under whose professional investigative journalism resulted in the democratisation of law... Newsworthy Lawyers Professor Gary...