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Tomorrow's World
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Tomorrow's World

...health in future, to OU research that's landed us on a comet - we've got it covered. We're also co-producing a number of programmes with the BBC for Tomorrow's World, including Britain's Greatest Invention and Horizon: 10 Things You Need to Know about the Future. In the meantime, enjoy an abundance of FREE learning on the ever-changing world of science: How is my life...
A January detox to kick-start your year
Health, Sports & Psychology

A January detox to kick-start your year

...health reboot you need. Rewiring your brain to focus on vegetable based meals will bring many health benefits, providing you also cut down on processed foods and vary your diet. Some of the benefits of going vegan include: Improve kidney function Reduce risks of heart disease, cancer, and other chronic illnesses More energy Better skin Weight loss If going vegan feels too...
Why is scientific research part of emergency response?
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Why is scientific research part of emergency response?

...health emergency, taking a researcher along might be a waste of resource. But Medicins Sans Frontières are finding research is a key part of response. Anita Makri explains why...[Médecins Sans Frontières ebola treament centre in Maghuraka, Sierra Leone, 2014] An MSF treatment centre in Sierra Leonne, during the 2014 ebola crisis You have a mission to help people caught...
Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?
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Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?

...health service can only aid the spread of disease resistant 'superbugs', warns Jason Silverstein...[Antibiotic binding to a ribosome] The small (30S) subunit of a prokaryotic ribosome with antibiotic molecules bound and showing up as the light sources in amongst the constituent rRNA and protein molecles. Many antibiotics work by interferring with normal ribosomal...
How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
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How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?

...Health and Care Excellence standard guidelines are a good starting point...If we’re looking for silver linings to the pandemic, we might consider the fact that carers have become visible to the rest of the country in a way that they never were before. Through the pandemic, we have all come to recognise and appreciate the enormous value of carers, both paid and unpaid,...
Managing for Sustainability
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Managing for Sustainability

...health and safety policy. This collection/album explores many of the issues that face modern businesses and gives some insight into how these companies function while adhering to various environmental management systems. This material is taken from Open University course T867: Managing for sustainability... Source planning in waste Chris Murphy gives a brief overview of...
Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology
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Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology

...health sciences at The Open University; the following video is a recording of OU experts discussing their research and engagement work around the current COVID-19 pandemic. Transcript The panel consisted of: Dr. Jon Golding - a senior lecturer in health sciences, who discussed the articles he and his colleagues wrote on OpenLearn to aid a general understanding of the...