By Miguel G. Borda, Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Department of Neurology, Universidad de Navarra
George E. Barreto, Associate Professor in Cell Biology and Immunology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick
The use of dietary supplements has increased sharply in recent years. Vitamins, minerals and other nutritional products are often marketed as simple ways to boost energy, support immunity, protect brain health or even promote longevity. For many people, taking supplements can feel like a sensible, proactive health habit.
But this perception can be misleading. For people who already have adequate nutrition, many supplements…
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By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Economist Jiao Wang talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the way China has diversified its export markets away from the west.
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By Beverley O'Hara, Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Leeds Beckett University
For many people interested in health and wellbeing, the idea of ultra-processed food, or UPF, has become more than a technical term in nutrition research. In public debate, it often serves as shorthand for wider concerns about modern, industrially produced food.
Those concerns are not baseless. A large body of research has found associations between high UPF intake and poorer health outcomes. But the evidence is not always easy…
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By Pedram Vousoughi, Post Doctoral Researcher in Biological Sciences, University of Limerick
The question sounds simple. The answer, once you examine the actual measurement science behind it, is more interesting than either “yes” or “no”.
The houseplant-as-air-purifier idea can be traced to a 1989 US study, conducted for Nasa as part of research into closed-loop life…
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By Ewen Harrison, Professor of Surgery and Data Science, University of Edinburgh
Artificial intelligence can now outperform doctors at diagnosing patients in the emergency department, according to a new study in Science.
The AI was given written notes from real emergency department records from a hospital in Boston, US, and asked to weigh in at different points during the patient’s care. At the earliest stage – triage, when a patient first arrives – the AI identified the correct diagnosis, or something…
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By Katayoun Shahandeh, Lecturer in Museum Studies, SOAS, University of London
Rather than existing outside politics, the Venice Biennale has become a site where geopolitical tensions are actively staged and contested.
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By Rachel Harding, Research Fellow in Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
Andrew Clapham, Associate Professor of Education Policy, Nottingham Trent University
Ofsted, the schools inspectorate in England, was the subject of a UK parliamentary inquiry after the death by suicide of Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary school in Berkshire, in 2023. The coroner’s report had concluded that Perry’s death was “suicide, contributed to by an Ofsted inspection”.
The parliamentary inquiry called for…
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By Christopher Collins, Fellow, Geopolitics, Cascade Institute, Royal Roads University
A sultanistic system does not respond to appeals to shared values or long-standing agreements. It responds to leverage, personal relationships with the ruler and transactional incentives.
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By Amnesty International
On the first anniversary of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s ruling that trials of civilians by military courts are constitutional, Isabelle Lassee, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The Supreme Court’s 2025 decision has fundamentally undermined the right to a fair trial and the right to liberty in Pakistan. Such courts flout […] The post Pakistan: Authorities must end ongoing injustice of civilian trials by military courts appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Willy willies, those small tornado-like dust storms often seen in the outback, will pop up all over the political landscape in the next week. Watch out for spin.
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