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Editor's note
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If you take omega 3 supplements to maintain a healthy heart, you can stop now. A comprehensive review of the scientific evidence, conducted by Lee Hooper and colleagues, found that these supplements do nothing to reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke. Other supplements have also taken a drubbing. Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics – said to boost your gut microbiome – may not be safe to take when you are very ill. At least, we don’t know if they’re safe because no one is recording the data, says Amreen Bashir. But there is some good news. We are all living longer, and humans don’t seem to have a natural expiry date. While some philosophers are downbeat about this prospect, Mackenzie Graham argues that life can remain rich and complex, well into old age.
Check out the latest episode of our podcast, The Anthill. It's all about confidence. Hear from neuroscientists about how it works in our brains, psychologists who've studied the extent that it can help us get ahead at work and a magician academic on the role it plays in con artistry.
Confusion continues over what exactly the UK's position is on Brexit, more than a week since the government published a white paper setting it out. Our experts delve into the detail on Northern Ireland and the future role of the European Court of Justice – two of the most contentious topics. At the time of writing, Theresa May was still prime minister. But as Ben Williams writes, she will almost definitely be
experiencing sleepless nights.
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Clint Witchalls
Health + Medicine Editor
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Lee Hooper, University of East Anglia
The final word on omega 3 supplements and heart health.
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Mackenzie Graham, University of Oxford
Some philosophers believe that a very long life could easily become boring.
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Annabel Bligh, The Conversation; Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Holly Squire, The Conversation
A podcast about confidence – from how it works in our brains and whether it can get us ahead at work to how confidence tricksters fool people into falling for their scams.
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Davor Jancic, Queen Mary University of London
The UK government has consistently pledged freedom from European laws. It's clear now that the plan is no such thing.
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Health + Medicine
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Amreen Bashir, Aston University
Clinical trials involving probiotics are failing to report on the safety and harms of these treatments.
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Science + Technology
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Adam Morgan, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
The "red sky" proverb has endured across cultures for centuries, and modern science can explain why this is so.
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Cities
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Claudio Milano, Ostelea - School of Tourism and Hospitality; Joseph M. Cheer, Monash University; Marina Novelli, University of Brighton
Spare a thought for the locals.
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Ian Wilkie, University of Salford
The undercover comic has been criticised for tricking public figures into saying stupid things – but that doesn't mean they didn't want to say them.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Crane, University of Bath
There are other ways of exploiting victims in the 'business model' of modern slavery.
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Alan Felstead, Cardiff University
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