By Amy C. Chambers, Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
From expanded vision to immortal bodies, these screen depictions have all stretched our understanding of what technology could do to humans.
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By Steve Greenfield, Professor of Sports Law and Practice, University of Westminster
Andy Burnham, Everton fan and prime minister, has declared the ban on drinking pitch-side at football games to be discriminatory given that fans of other sports, even in the same ground, could happily enjoy a beer while watching a game.
There have been several drinking trials in the…
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By Julie Dayot, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Exeter
In the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil extraction reaches communities already facing environmental pressures, pressing needs and aspirations for a better life.
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By Robert Lucas, Professor, Neuroscience, University of Manchester
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won for optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch brain cells on and off.
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By Liam Lewis, Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Cardiff University
New research reveals how bears became more common in English towns after 1066, helping illuminate the history of bear baiting.
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By Christophe Premat, Professor, Canadian and Cultural Studies, Stockholm University
As readers turn their eyes to nominees for both Canada’s Giller Prize and the Nobel Prize in literature, how does Canadian literary recognition translate into international standing?
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Police officers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 9, 2024. © 2024 Sipa via AP Images The mass arrest of attendees at a small left-wing party’s meeting in Dhaka on September 26 is the latest incident in the Bangladesh authorities’ ongoing assault on civil and political rights.Police took around 290 supporters of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal into custody after members of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s youth wing – the Jubo Dal-- claimed the gathering was a “secret” meeting of the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, which is banned. A court remanded…
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By Colin Davidson, Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Lancashire
A sedative developed for cats and dogs is turning up in Scotland’s illicit drug supply. Medetomidine has been found in a fifth of heroin samples in Scotland, and there is no proven antidote if someone overdoses.
Often called a new street drug, medetomidine was actually first developed as a sedative more than 50 years ago. It was patented in 1981 and introduced in Europe in 1987 under the name Domitor – a sedative for use in veterinary…
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By Rachel Ann Da Costa, PhD Candidate, Aging Research Centre, Karolinska Institutet
Adrián Carballo Casla, Postdoctoral Researcher in Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
When it comes to healthy ageing, the overall quality of a person’s diet matters more than eating any one “superfood” or nutrient. From the Mediterranean diet to the Nordic diet, specific eating patterns have been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, physical frailty and cognitive decline.
But while we know diet affects our health, we haven’t really been clear until now…
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By Adesewa Olofinko
Young people are old enough to vote and old enough to protest but are often told they need experience before they can hold political office.
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