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Over the past few years, children born into the digital revolution have been surrounded by screens, sometimes even getting exposed to them from their very early moments. One way this manifests is through the increasing tendency of parents to use digital devices as a tool to manage their children's emotions, especially negative ones. While this method could prove effective in the short term, emerging research suggests it could significantly hinder children's emotional development, leading to long-term behavioural and emotional problems. “Controlling emotions, or emotional regulation, improves w...
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Is there anything more terrifying than a creature weighing 3,600 kilogrammes flying towards you through the air? Perhaps not - and it is a reality. Well, sort of. Scientists have discovered that hippopotamuses can become airborne for substantial periods of time - for far longer than others of similar sizes. The new research by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that the mammals can stay in the air for up to 0.3 seconds at a time when moving at speed. They’re the second heaviest animal on earth - after elephants - but, unlike those beasts, hippos exclusively trot when moving, meaning ...
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Have you ever wondered if the practice of life-saving surgery is unique to humans? You may be surprised to discover that ants do it too. Scientists have found that one species, the common, brown Florida carpenter ants which hail from the American state, have medical intelligence. The tiny creatures selectively treat the wounded limbs of fellow ants in their nests, by either cleaning their wounds or amputating damaged limbs and body parts. A new study, published in the Current Biology journal, lays bare the ants’ talent in the medical field. It reveals that the insects were able to tailor their...
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Taxing broad-spectrum antibiotics that contribute most to drug resistance could reduce prescriptions in favour of other medicines, UK-based researchers say. The main contributor to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is when bacteria no longer respond to medicine, is overuse and misuse of antibiotics. Antibiotics are categorised as narrow-spectrum (i.e. targeting specific bacteria) or broad-spectrum (those used more broadly). While narrow-spectrum drugs can help slow AMR, they require knowledge of the bacteria causing an infection, whereas broad-spectrum antibiotics don’t. Researchers looked...
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It’s not news that sitting at a desk all day can be harmful to your health, increasing the risk of conditions like cardiovascular disease (CVD). But could drinking coffee offer a simple solution to compensate for these risks? Researchers from the Medical College of Soochow University in China conducted a study involving over 10,000 US participants who were followed over 10 years, publishing their findings in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Public Health. Scientists believe they've traced the beans in your morning coffee back 600,000 yearsUnsurprisingly, people sitting over eight hours per day sh...
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Forever chemicals can permeate human skin, according to a new study that comes as European Union regulators weigh a ban on the toxic substances. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as forever chemicals because they don’t break down naturally and can be found in common industrial and consumer products such as cosmetics, hand sanitizers, and clothing. PFAS can also cause serious health problems, such as cancer, liver damage, poorer immune system response, and low birth weight. Prenatal exposure to 'forever chemicals' may increase obesity and hypertension risk in children In the ...
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Why are some lung cancers more difficult to treat than others? A team of researchers may have found a new clue. A recent study found that two specific genetic mutations influence cancerous cells and make them more likely to resist treatment. The mutations concern the genes EGFR, which is involved in cell growth, and TP53, which helps regulate cell division and prevent tumours. Mutations in these proteins are often hallmarks of cancer which is why the team of researchers from the University College London (UCL), the UK-based Francis Crick Institute and AstraZeneca investigated them using mouse ...
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One in seven adults has experienced someone threatening to share intimate images of them, according to a new study conducted in 10 countries. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) and Google surveyed more than 16,000 people across Australia, North and Central America, Europe and Asia. Around 14.5 per cent of them reported having been victims of image-based abuses, also called sextortion, while 4.8 per cent admitted to being perpetrators. People belonging to the LGBTQ+ community, men, and younger respondents were more likely to report both being victims ...
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Rectal cancer disappeared in all patients involved in a small clinical trial of a new immunotherapy treatment, according to updated results released this month. The study was a collaboration between the US-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and the pharmaceutical company GSK. It looked at a new drug called dostarlimab-gxly to treat patients with a specific type of rectal cancer caused by a genetic mutation. “As a clinician, I’ve seen firsthand the debilitating impact of standard treatment of dMMR rectal cancer and am thrilled about the potential of dostarlimab-gxly in these pat...
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The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92 per cent of last year's record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated. The group of 57 scientists from around the world used UN-approved methods to examine what's behind last year's deadly burst of heat. They said even with a faster warming rate they don't see evidence of significant acceleration in human-caused climate change beyond increased fossil fuel burning. Last year's record temperatures were so unusual that scientists have been debating what's behind the big jump and whether climate change is accelerat...
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