Time for the BGS to help in Africa?: Richard Walker is a Consultant Geriatrician at North Tyneside General Hospital, and
Time for the BGS to help in Africa?: Richard Walker is a Consultant Geriatrician at North Tyneside General Hospital, and Honorary Professor of Ageing and International Health at Newcastle University. He has a research interest in non-…
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Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies
"The Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Consortium has refined its recommendations about the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of DLB, updating the previous report, which has been in widespread use for the last decade. The revised DLB consensus criteria now distinguish clearly between clinical features...
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Push Doctor, an app that lets you video call a doctor, raises $26.1M Series B: Push Doctor Limited, a U.K.-based startup
Push Doctor, an app that lets you video call a doctor, raises $26.1M Series B: Push Doctor Limited, a U.K.-based startup that lets you book a video consultation with a doctor and manage other aspects of your health digitally, has raised $26.1 million in Series B funding.
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Phrase of the day: Rotational superradiance 'Water waves can gain energy when they scatter from a whirlpool-like vortex.
Phrase of the day: Rotational superradiance 'Water waves can gain energy when they scatter from a whirlpool-like vortex. That is the conclusion of physicists in Brazil, Canada and the UK, who are the first to observe a phenomenon called "rotational superradiant scattering". The team says that the effect...
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85 percent of Americans use mobile devices to access news — and seniors are driving that number up: Most people in the
85 percent of Americans use mobile devices to access news — and seniors are driving that number up: Most people in the U.S. — 85 percent of U.S. adults — have used a mobile device to access news at some point, up from around just 50 percent in 2013. But put aside any assumptions about which groups...
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The volunteer blood bikers saving lives, NHS time and money: Motorcyclist couriers work throughout the night ferrying blood
The volunteer blood bikers saving lives, NHS time and money: Motorcyclist couriers work throughout the night ferrying blood products, breast milk and test samples to and from hospitals
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Paediatric IBD patients not meeting recommended calcium & vitamin D intake: The study found that only 26.6% and 21.3% of
Paediatric IBD patients not meeting recommended calcium & vitamin D intake: The study found that only 26.6% and 21.3% of sufferers were achieving the current recommended intake of calcium and vitamin D respectively. Achieving the correct levels of calcium and vitamin D is essential for developing children,...
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Bigger wine glasses make us drink too much, says researcher: Today’s glasses, 450ml compared with 65ml 300 years ago,
Bigger wine glasses make us drink too much, says researcher: Today’s glasses, 450ml compared with 65ml 300 years ago, encourage consumption, Cambridge scientist tells Hay festival
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Vox’s video about Chechen leader accused of torturing gay people is being spammed with dislikes: As of noon on Friday,
Vox’s video about Chechen leader accused of torturing gay people is being spammed with dislikes: As of noon on Friday, the video had 8,453 likes and 4,703 dislikes. The typical ratio of likes to dislikes on a Vox video is 10:1.
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India's ethical hackers rewarded abroad, ignored at home: Kanishk Sajnani did not receive so much as a thank you from a
India's ethical hackers rewarded abroad, ignored at home: Kanishk Sajnani did not receive so much as a thank you from a major Indian airline when he contacted them with alarming news—he had hacked their website and could book flights anywhere in the world for free.
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Unhealthy Britain: half of adults walk less than a mile a day – survey: Poll commissioned by Cancer Research UK finds
Unhealthy Britain: half of adults walk less than a mile a day – survey: Poll commissioned by Cancer Research UK finds 52% of adults walk only 2,000 steps a day, figures described as ‘worrying’ and likely to increase cancer risk
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Digital autopsies should be standard for probable natural deaths, says study: CT scanning techniques should be used instead
Digital autopsies should be standard for probable natural deaths, says study: CT scanning techniques should be used instead of invasive autopsies in cases of probable natural death- and should be offered free of charge, say researchers
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It's time for academics to take back control of research journals: The evolution to a high-profit industry was never planned.
It's time for academics to take back control of research journals: The evolution to a high-profit industry was never planned. Academics need to make the case for lower-cost journals
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Juno Spacecraft Reveals Spectacular Cyclones At Jupiter's Poles: The NASA has spotted enormous cyclones at the gas giant's
Juno Spacecraft Reveals Spectacular Cyclones At Jupiter's Poles: The NASA has spotted enormous cyclones at the gas giant's north and south poles. The probe has also returned other data that have project scientists scratching their heads.
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Patterns of change and continuity in ochre use during the late Middle Stone Age of the Horn of Africa: The Porc-Epic Cave
Patterns of change and continuity in ochre use during the late Middle Stone Age of the Horn of Africa: The Porc-Epic Cave record: Ochre is found at numerous Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites and plays a key role in early modern human archaeology. Here we analyse the largest known East African MSA ochre assemblage,...
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