By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
Belladonna, mandrake and mugwort may be better known for magic than medicine, but these so-called witches’ herbs helped shape modern pharmacology.
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By Massimo D'Angelo, Research Associate in the Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University
The Turkish authorities use a range of tools – including arrests, forced takeovers and regulatory pressure – to silence critical voices.
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By Mark Lacy, Senior Lecturer, School of Global Affairs, Lancaster University
As a teenager in the 1980s, I was shown a BBC drama in school called Threads that depicted the impact of a nuclear strike on a city in northern England. Threads is a brutal vision of a terrifying reality that I imagine haunted many people in the years before the end of the cold war.
For younger generations who have so far experienced a world with pandemic lockdowns, wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and international tensions that make a third…
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By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
In the summer of 1995, an exceptional heat wave swept the country. The Usual Suspects delighted cinema-goers, and the British press engineered the so-called “battle of Britpop”.
Music fans were urged to choose between the simultaneous single releases from “rough no-nonsense northerners” Oasis and “university-educated, hipster southerners” Blur. Beyond
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By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
As plastic skeletons enter the shops, pumpkin spice flavourings spread through coffee houses like Japanese knot-weed and jumpers are dug out of drawers, music fans’ playlists also begin to shift, with “spooky sounds” replacing “sunshine mixes”. And, just as Christmas means endless repeats of Mistletoe & Wine and Fairytale of New York, the arrival of autumn means Thriller and the Monster Mash.
But while such songs might be described as “spoopy” (internet slang describing cute,…
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By Ahmed Elbediwy, Senior Lecturer in Cancer Biology & Clinical Biochemistry, Kingston University
Nadine Wehida, Senior Lecturer in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Kingston University
Many cancer survivors live with the worry that their cancer might come back. This “recurrence” occurs when cancer cells hide somewhere in the body – like in the bone marrow – and start growing again, sometimes years later. Scientists have been trying to understand how to stop these cells from reactivating and causing cancer to spread.
Now, researchers are finding promising results by testing old malaria drugs as a way to prevent…
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By Gio Dolcecore, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Mount Royal University
Winter doesn’t have to be a season we simply endure. With intention and a evidence-based practices, it can become a time of meaning, connection and even joy.
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By Paul Hough, Lecturer Sport & Exercise Physiology , University of Westminster
Creatine is one of the most widely used sports supplements across the world. It’s taken by many in the hopes of boosting strength, enhancing athletic performance and promoting muscle growth.
But it isn’t only adults who are using this supplement. A growing number of teenagers and young adults report taking creatine in the hopes of reaping the supplement’s benefits.
Surveys show that…
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By Robert Hazell, Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL
In announcing that Prince Andrew would no longer use his title or honours, Buckingham Palace hoped to shift the spotlight away from his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and the accusations of sexual abuse he has faced (and denied).
The media were encouraged to focus instead on King Charles’s visit to the Vatican, and the royal family’s good works. But this strategy has failed. Revelations about Prince Andrew’s living arrangements and finances have whetted the appetite for more.
One such…
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By Hope Kent, Administrative Data Research UK Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Walk into any custodial youth justice facility in the UK – from young offender’s institutions to secure training centres and children’s homes – and you’ll be met with an unexpected reality: the majority of children in these settings have special educational needs and disabilities.
In particular, a very high proportion of children in custody have neurodisabilities.…
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