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11
January
2021
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15:09
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Millions of people across the world have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Countries are also now embarking on massive vaccination campaigns to control the virus and protect their most vulnerable citizens. One of the bigg...
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2020
24
November
2020
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13:12
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GroovyPanda/Shutterstock The COVID-19 lockdown upturned the lives of teenagers at a time when they are usually becoming more independent and taking steps toward their future. Instead, they were confined to their homes, exams were cancelled, and the...
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29
October
2020
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08:14
Europe/London
Newly released research suggests that levels of antibodies against the coronavirus have declined across the UK population since testing began. Having randomly sampled 365,000 people across the country, the React2 study – which is yet to be peer revie...
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16
October
2020
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13:34
Europe/London
As President Trump claims that he is immune to COVID-19 and isolated reports emerge of reinfection, what is the truth about immunity to COVID-19?
To date, there have been six published cases of COVID-19 reinfection, with various other unverified a...
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05
October
2020
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15:37
Europe/London
Our circadian rhythm is an important aspect of our health. kanyanat wongsa/ Shutterstock
Every living human is controlled by an internal “clock” which drives our circadian rhythm – the natural internal process that regulates our sleep-wake cycle ...
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05
October
2020
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11:49
Europe/London
In the event of a stroke, the well-known mantra is “time is brain”. Even small delays in identifying symptoms and seeking specialist care can be detrimental to a patient’s recovery and long-term quality of life. This is the case even for relatively m...
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02
September
2020
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12:56
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Young people with chronic health conditions cope with all of the usual challenges of growing up – making friends, changing schools, adapting to new situations, developing a sense of self, and dealing with interpersonal ...
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23
July
2020
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08:14
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During lockdown, we saw how the pandemic was leading to new forms of social solidarity. In addition to claps for carers and rainbow pictures, the very act of staying home was a demonstration of a collective responsibility to protect the vulnerable. I...
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18
June
2020
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13:40
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A newly developed 3D printed treatment is helping to give medics and victims a game-changing alternative to catastrophic limb amputation.
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2018
01
June
2018
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00:00
Europe/London
When Google promoted a software engineer named Chade-Meng Tan to the role of “Jolly Good Fellow”, his career – and the entire culture of Silicon Valley – took a sharp turn.
Meng, a cheerful employee valued for his motivational qualities, went from...
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01
May
2018
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10:51
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France recently passed an amendment to its Agriculture Bill. It prohibits any product that is largely based on non-animal ingredients from being labelled like a traditional animal product. This essentially bans product names such as “vegetable steak”...
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05
February
2018
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11:47
Europe/London
The World Health Organisation set a goal to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030. The NHS recently announced that it will go one better than that: it will eliminate the disease in England by 2025. In theory, the goal is achievable, but there are still signi...
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