Messaging on healthy foods may not prompt healthier purchases: study

Healthy food cues standing alone don’t prompt healthier buying decisions, but they may counter advertising for sugary and fatty foods, says study co-authored

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June 28, 2022 ~5 min

Highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA that arose in pigs can jump to humans

A new study has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA – methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus – has emerged in livestock

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June 28, 2022 ~5 min


Intensive farming may actually reduce risk of pandemics, experts argue

Scientists evaluate the evidence that intensive livestock farming is causing pandemics, and find that intensive farming could actually reduce the risk of

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June 24, 2022 ~4 min

Developmental dyslexia essential to human adaptive success, study argues.

Researchers say people with Developmental Dyslexia have specific strengths relating to exploring the unknown that have contributed to the successful adaptation

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June 24, 2022 ~5 min

No ‘safest spot’ to minimise risk of COVID-19 transmission on trains

Researchers have demonstrated how airborne diseases such as COVID-19 spread along the length of a train carriage and found that there is no ‘safest spot’ for

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June 22, 2022 ~5 min

Maternal microbiome promotes healthy development of the baby

Researchers studying mice have found the first evidence of how a mother’s gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy growth of

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June 21, 2022 ~6 min

“Reductive” models of wellbeing education risk failing children unless improved, researchers warn

An improved vision for wellbeing education should replace the over-simplistic approaches currently employed in many schools, such as happiness lessons, which

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June 21, 2022 ~8 min

KPMG and the University of Cambridge unveil new partnership to reimagine the world of work, starting with mental wellbeing

New five-year partnership on the ‘Future of Work’ will examine the big issues affecting the modern workforce and offer practical, research backed solutions to

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June 20, 2022 ~5 min


Gene discovery indicates motor neurone diseases caused by abnormal lipid processing in cells

A new genetic discovery adds weight to a theory that motor neurone degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways inside brain

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June 20, 2022 ~6 min

Heart surgery delays will cost lives, warns research

Pandemic has delayed lifesaving treatment for thousands of people with severe aortic stenosis. 

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June 17, 2022 ~5 min

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