Tag: Oxford University
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Children addicted to tech including smartphones are more at risk of psychosis, study suggests
[ad_1] Researchers also warned against forcing addicted youngsters to go ‘cold turkey’ By Chris Pollard Published: 21:47 BST, 10 April 2024 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 April 2024 Children addicted to smartphones, iPads and video games are more likely to suffer psychotic episodes later in life, a study has indicated. Scientists found that smartphone and…
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Nationwide blood test trials hope to improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis rate
[ad_1] The second trial, headed by Dr Vanessa Raymont, will cover new and existing blood tests on nearly 4,000 people, testing multiple forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies. [ad_2] Source link
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TikTok launches new feed dedicated to Stem in bid to engage young people
[ad_1] “For me, (the Stem feed) means a lot, not only will my passion for Stem reach a wider audience, we’ll also be able to present more diverse people doing Stem and hopefully reach more people that could see themselves doing Stem,” Miss Svanberg, from Sweden and living in Oxford, told the PA news agency.…
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Want to avoid dementia? Scientists name THREE most effective things you can do to protect ‘weak spot’ in brain from succumbing to memory-robbing disorder (but you might not like one of their tips!)
[ad_1] Drink less alcohol, stay away from busy roads and stop eating so much sugar. Scientists say these are the three most effective things you can do to cut your chances of developing dementia. Researchers have previously identified a ‘weak spot’ in the brain that begins to degenerate earlier than its surrounding areas as we…
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Not fancy making your own lunch then? College student wildly claims there’s ‘nothing to eat except McDonald’s and Greggs’ for lunch – but critics say he is just ‘making excuses’
[ad_1] A student was today accused of ‘making excuses’ by claiming that Greggs and McDonald’s were the only options he had for lunch. In a clip shared on BBC Radio 4, the unidentified college student argued it was a ‘problem’ that there is ‘nowhere’ else for him to get food. Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics…
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Woke GPs push for Royal College to cancel ‘gender critical’ event held at its HQ because it has ‘transphobic’ speakers
[ad_1] Woke medics are calling on Britain’s biggest GP body to cancel a ‘gender critical’ conference at its HQ because it is platforming ‘transphobic’ speakers. The Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender (CAN-SG) will hold the event at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)’s conference centre in London next month. Speakers, including GPs, psychiatrists…
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Chris Patten announces retirement as Oxford University chancellor
[ad_1] Mr Patten will retire at the end of the academic year. [ad_2] Source link
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Oxford University ends partnership with TCS | India Business News – Times of India
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UK scientists helping roll out world’s first routine malaria vaccine programme
[ad_1] Prof D’Alessandro said: “Crucially, an LSHTM coordinated five-year trial in Burkina Faso and Mali, which began in 2017, showed that vaccinating with RTS,S before the rainy season, alongside the use of antimalarial drugs, reduced cases of severe malaria in children and deaths by nearly two thirds. [ad_2] Source link
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Should you get the new RSV vaccination? The virus is as risky as the flu and experts are pushing for a national immunisation programme for over-75s
[ad_1] Few of us may have heard of this virus, but now leading scientists warn that RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) poses a significant threat to some people’s health. Until now the common respiratory winter illness has mainly been associated with young children. Nearly all infants will have it by the time they turn two, and…