Causes and progression of vascular dementia
Helen Green, Dementia Specialist Nurse on Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline, charts the causes and progression of vascular dementia.
UK invests £10 million in a new national green finance research centre
The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers to make environmentally sustainable decisions.
How will everyone benefit if WTO members sign the TRIPS COVID-19 waiver?
Rachel Thrasher, Research Fellow at the Global Development Policy Center in Boston, explains how the TRIPS COVID-19 waiver rejected by the WTO could ramp up global vaccine production.
Scientists find “strange creatures” 900 metres under Antarctic ice shelves
Researchers dug a bore hole 900 metres into the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, where they found something unexpected - "strange creatures" living in those -2.2°C depths.
Covax will protect millions of Pakistanis against COVID-19
The global vaccine facility Covax will help Pakistan’s vaccination programme protect millions of Pakistanis against COVID-19.
Can COVID-19 affect the use of contraception?
Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic can affect the use of the pill, the contraceptive patch and the vaginal ring.
Researchers identify young adults who are facing elevated anxiety
The study looks at behaviour traits at the age of 15, that signal if individuals could be at risk of elevated anxiety three years in the future.
Plastic packaging projects receive £16 million from UKRI
UKRI has opened up a new £16 million funding competition for projects to develop sustainable solutions to plastic packaging challenges.
What are the side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine?
Here, we use science to dissect some of the rumours about the side effects of the AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine.
Tocilizumab reduces deaths in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
A new trial has found that tocilizumab, an anti-inflammatory treatment, reduces the risk of death in patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
How governments can build on the use of data and tech in fighting COVID-19
George Atalla, EY Global Government & Infrastructure Leader, explores the effect that COVID-19 has had on the use of data and technology in healthcare.
The future of work is flexible
Scott Erwin, CEO and Founder of HireHand, explores the future of flexible working and how businesses may approach their staffing post-pandemic.
Scientists are creating AI that can detect “anger or fear” in a public area
Korean scientists are creating an AI called 5G-I-VEmoSYS, which can read human emotions via wireless signals and body movement.
COVID-19 and drugs in the European neighbourhood partnership countries
The EU drugs agency explores the impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, use and services in the European neighbourhood partnership countries.
Scientists identify possible drug to fight incurable childhood cancer
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is an incurable childhood cancer that has no effective treatment - but now, scientists in Australia believe they have found a drug that could begin to treat this cancer.
Climate change and the dust environmental impact in the Middle East and North Africa
Professor Georgiy Stenchikov, Chair of Earth Sciences and Engineering Program at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), explains how MENA accounts for more than half of global dust emissions, and the immense strain on the environment dust can cause.
Scientists suggest that former President Trump caused 461,000 excess deaths
The Lancet report is out today (11 February), which suggests that former President Trump's policymaking created an excess of "461,100 deaths" - before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States.
What does the UK’s Housing Association bring to the Economy?
Here, Believe Housing, explain what benefits the UK's Housing Association can bring to the UK economy.
The experience of unpredictable stress could trigger depression
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia have found a potential connection between the experience of unpredictable stress and the function of neurons that can trigger depression.
Boost your well-being with U.S.- grown rice
Cameron Jacobs from the USA Rice Federation tells us you can boost your well-being with U.S.- grown rice.
