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...Health Research Authority (HRA) works to protect and promote the interests of patients and the public in health research. It is responsible for research ethics committees across the UK. All medical research involving people in the UK, whether in the NHS or the private sector, first has to be approved by an independent research ethics committee. The committee protects the...

...public, best keep themselves informed about the extent to which advances in AI may impact on the economy, as well as our society? A recent consultation by the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence has called for evidence on the economic, ethical and social implications of advances in artificial intelligence [call for evidence PDF]. The consultation...

...health benefits? Dr Vikki Haley explores the power of oxytocin. ...Did you know that when we hug a friend, kiss someone we love or bond with our children, we release a hormone called oxytocin? Because of this, oxytocin is often referred to as the ‘love hormone’. But scientific research has shown that we also release oxytocin, the love hormone, when we see, play or...