How is fear formed in a brain suffering PTSD?
New research using a mouse model shows how pathological fear memory is formed in a brain suffering PTSD and how this could be changed.
COVID-19: What happened in the emergency Cobra meeting?
Here, we decode the emergency Cobra meeting on 12 March and interview people about the Boris response to COVID-19.
What do women need to know about menopause and the heart?
Dr Deborah Lee, Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare Specialist, Menopause Specialist of Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, highlights the effects that menopause has on the heart and discusses how HRT could be beneficial to you.
World Sleep Day: Why you need more sleep in your life and how to...
To celebrate World Sleep Day, Suzy Glaskie, Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and founder of Peppermint Wellness, offers her expertise about why we need more sleep and provides top tips on how to get it.
World Glaucoma Week: The importance of eye examinations
In recognition of World Glaucoma Week, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) highlights how a simple eye test is a key way to detect Glaucoma.
Coronavirus threat could represent a change for remote working
Mike Odysseas, managing director Odyssey Systems, discusses how advances in technology can make remote working very simple following the coronavirus threat.
Alzheimer’s and dementia funding rises in the U.S.
Rachel Conant, Vice President Federal Affairs, Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement, provides us with an update on Alzheimer’s and dementia funding rises in the United States.
Could coronavirus change the stigma around remote working?
Mariann Hardey, associate professor of marketing at Durham University Business School, discusses how ‘self-isolation’ from the coronavirus could be a catalyst to making a much-needed change in the way in which we see remote working.
The FUDIPO Project: AI systems in process industries
Here, Erik Dahlquist discusses the FUDIPO Project, touching on how facilities like oil refineries and power plants can use AI systems.
LIFE VITISOM: Vineyard organic fertilisation management
Here, Paolo Mulotto discusses LIFE VITISOM, vineyard organic fertilisation management through a variable-rate distribution system.
Reading motivation: The impact on child and adolescent education
Andrea Bertschi-Kaufmann illuminates how reading motivation can change the way children and adolescent develop their future abilities.
The importance of keeping the kidneys healthy
Here, Dr Masanori Katakura from the Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology, explains the importance of keeping the kidneys healthy, as well as the surprisingly common condition, chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Rishi Sunak budget: The tampon tax has been abolished
The anticipated budget released by Chancellor Rishi Sunak abolishes the 5% tampon tax in the UK: Read more about period poverty on OAG.
Mental health issues: Parents of children with genetic learning disabilities
New research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that parents caring for disabled children are at risk of mental health issues
The stewards of the Arctic: A changing region requires cooperation
Einar Gunnarsson, Ambassador Arctic Affairs, Iceland and Chair of the Arctic Council’s Senior Arctic Officials, sheds light on why the changing region of the Arctic requires cooperation.
The EU’s product liability directive and the digital era: Is a regulation revolution required?
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Partner, at Signature Litigation, comments on the EU’s product liability directive and the digital era and asks if a regulation revolution is required.
Transmission Kikuchi diffraction (TKD) in the SEM: A technique that came to stay
Here, Alice Bastos da Silva Fanta, discusses the long-lasting use of Transmission Kikuchi diffraction (TKD) in the SEM.
Women in technology: Closing the gender gap once and for all
Following the celebration of International Women’s Day on 8th March, this year 12 female technology professionals shared their advice and perspectives as to how we can close the gender gap once and for all.
World Glaucoma Week 2020: A guide for contact lens wearers
As part of World Glaucoma Week, Alastair Lockwood, ophthalmologist and eye health specialist at Feel Good Contacts, explains how to minimise the risks of developing glaucoma in later life, and for lens wearers, how to ensure you are wearing them most effectively.
British Science Week: Instilling a love of science in the young
In recognition of British Science Week, Emily Whyte, Co-Founder at Mini Professors, highlights the importance of instilling a love of science in the young minds of today.
