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How worried should we be about PFAS, the 'forever chemicals'?

Recent studies suggest PFAS can pass through human skin and through the placenta. What does that mean for our health?

LiveScience · Jul 18, 2024

Ukraine recap: the bleak prospect of a Trump-Vance White House

Ukraine will no longer exist by 2034, or so says former Russian president and Kremlin attack dog, Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev didn’t say so in as many words. But, reflecting recently on the outgoing Nato leader Jens Stoltenberg’s dream of Ukraine joining within ten years, he said none of the current…

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024

Bad behaviour disorder that 5% of children could have ‘can be spotted in brain scan’

Although associated with a high burden for families, conduct disorder is one of the least researched psychiatric disorders

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

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Birmingham University censoring student beliefs over Gaza camp evictions, court hears

University is taking legal action to shut down pro-Palestine encampment on Edgbaston campus

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

Former Premier League Footballer Qualifies As PGA Professional

Ex-West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Cardiff City striker Peter Odemwingie has qualified as a PGA Professional six years after hanging up his boots

Golf Monthly · Jun 25, 2024

Research nation: Birmingham hosts BISA 2024

“So, this is your first time in the UK and you’ve come to Birmingham? Poor you,” went the conversation on the train. Earwigging from down the carriage, I winced, and I have no connection to the vast conurbation that is often proudly referred to by inhabitants as England’s “second city”.…

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Freshwater ecosystems are the lifeblood of the natural world, yet they are facing a silent crisis. A 2022 report by the World Wildlife Fund revealed a staggering 83% decline in global freshwater vertebrate populations since 1970, a rate far exceeding that of any other habitat.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024

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Common heart problem ‘carries higher stroke and dementia risk than expected’

The team from the University of Birmingham examined data on more than five million people registered with UK GP practices.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024

Minority ethnic heart failure patients ‘36% more likely to die’ in UK

Study also finds people from ethnic minorities with atrial fibrillation more than twice as likely to die than white patients

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

IIT-Madras and Birmingham varsity launch joint PG programme

Joint master's program in sustainable energy systems by University of Birmingham and IIT Madras, offering global learning opportunities.

The Hindu · May 10, 2024

Study finds link between children sleep problems, psychosis in young adults

According to recent study, children who suffer from chronic sleep deprivation from an early age may be more likely to have psychosis in their early adult years. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 9, 2024

Princess Catherine Cancer: What Is Preventative Chemotherapy?

Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced on Friday that she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy to treat cancer discovered after she had abdominal surgery.

International Business Times · Mar 22, 2024

Christine Penney obituary

Other lives: Long-serving archivist who oversaw expansion of the University of Birmingham’s special collections

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Breakthrough as new treatment improves outcome for children with rare cancer

Patients who received the drug also had better one year progression-free survival rates

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

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The Hindu · Jan 3, 2024

CO2 levels in planet atmosphere could be a sign of its habitability: study

New research reveals a "habitability signature" to detect liquid water on planets, potentially aiding in the search for life.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

Robert Knecht obituary

Other lives: Professor at Birmingham University and historian of 16th-century France who wrote a study of the reign of François I

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Type 2 diabetes prevention programme ‘reaps other benefits’ – study

The NHS programme appears to help patients lose weight and reduce blood pressure, as well as reduce their sugar levels.

The Guardian - US · Nov 2, 2023

Thread carefully: your gym clothes could be leaching toxic chemicals

Workout wear made from synthetic fabric is treated with chemicals, which research shows can be absorbed through skin

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

Country diary: Towering achievements in no ordinary woodland

Staffordshire: It’s surprisingly easy to miss the huge steel structures that are squirrelled away between the trees here

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023

Absence of sexually-related injuries can’t be used in court to infer rape victims are lying - study

Research finds that more than half of rape survivors have no detectable injuries

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

Patients with liver disease three times more likely to have personality disorder

Sufferers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) at increased risk of developing serious mental health issues

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Scientists use water fleas to filter pollutants out of wastewater

Tiny crustaceans described as ‘the bioequivalent of a Dyson vacuum cleaner for wastewater’

The Week · Aug 28, 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

Stefan Wolff professor of international security at the University of Birmingham explains how Yevgeny Prigozhin is just another in a long line of those who have faced an early demise after opposing Vladimir Putin.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2023

David Pratt: Fight for superiority in a new drone war

BACK in May this year I found myself at an undisclosed military training base somewhere in Kyiv Oblast in Ukraine.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023

Ukraine recap: bridgehead across the Dnipro river a key objective as Kyiv works to maintain solidarity among allies

Google the words “Ukraine counteroffensive” and the adverb you will most commonly find associated with them is “slowly”. The popular misconception in the months leading up to the launch of Ukraine’s summer push was that, like last autumn’s lightning counter-attacks around Kherson in the south and Kharkiv in the north-east…

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