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Sugar improves memory in over-60s – helping them work smarter
Sugar improves memory in older adults – and makes them more motivated to perform difficult tasks at full capacity – according to new research by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
Suicide must not appear to be the only escape for some victims of abuse, warns new study
In one of the largest studies of its kind, and the first in the UK, experts from Refuge and the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ looked at the experiences of more than 3500 of Refuge’s clients with the aim of informing policy and practice in relation to victims of abuse who are at an increased risk of suicide. The report calls for a commitment to sufficient, specialist services, both outreach and refuge, for the survivors of abuse.
Enzyme discovery could help in fight against TB
An enzyme structure discovery made by scientists at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ could help to eradicate tuberculosis (TB).
Nature’s antifreeze inspires revolutionary bacteria cryopreservation technique
The survival mechanisms of polar fish have led scientists at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ to develop of a revolutionary approach to ‘freeze’ bacteria.
Two million pounds awarded to fight disease in East Africa
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has been awarded £2million to tackle the spread of viruses in East Africa.
Peterloo protest songs and poems published together for first time
The authentic voice of nineteenth-century England is captured in a new collection of poems and ballads written in response to the 1819 Peterloo Massacre and shared in defiance of Government censorship. Dr Alison Morgan's new book highlights the outrage, grief, defiance and resolution felt by labouring-class people in the immediate aftermath of one of the defining events of English political history.