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To avoid developing Alzheimer’s disease, doctors advise us not to smoke, to avoid drinking too much alcohol and to eat a healthy diet. On top of that, we are advised to exercise our body and mind, and to have an active social life. But could the same prescriptions be used to reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms? The Last Alzheimer’s Patient, a new CNN documentary, seems to suggest that it can.
One patient appears to have improved her cognition by switching to a plant-based diet and taking up yoga and meditation. Neuroscientist Rahul Sidhu talks us through the factors that might be at play. But he also warns us not to get carried away by research that’s not even published yet.
Many people are travelling abroad for cheap cosmetic dentistry. But, as this article reveals, not everyone comes back smiling. Plus, a crucial US policy shift may have given Ukraine a renewed fighting chance in its war against Russia’s invasion.
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Rahul Sidhu, University of Sheffield
A CNN documentary follows two people with Alzheimer’s who took part in a study to determine if lifestyle changes can reverse symptoms.
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UK reality star Katie Price has been open about her quest for ‘Turkey teeth’
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Adam Taylor, Lancaster University
Overseas cosmetic dentistry might seem like a bargain but it could turn out to be a very expensive – and painful – mistake.
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Firefighters battle a blaze in a residential area of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city which has been under Russian bombardment since the war began.
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Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford
Washington’s policy shift will change the dynamics of the battle for Ukraine’s second city.
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Business + Economy
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Steve Schifferes, City, University of London
Political calculations with Treasury figures can be wide of the mark.
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Ben Clift, University of Warwick
The former prime minister chose to ignore the experts over her growth plan and the mistake cost her – and the UK – dear.
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Politics + Society
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Nick Ritchie, University of York
Commitment to nuclear deterrence has become a de facto criterion for entering No. 10.
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Philip Cowley, Queen Mary University of London
The votes-at-16 story reveals a lot about how people actually consume politics.
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Sam Edwards, Loughborough University
Veterans are rightly centered in D-day events but the speeches that invited heads of state deliver bring proceedings into the geopolitical present.
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World
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Gabriele Abels, University of Tübingen
European voters head to the polls to elect new MEPs – the results will shape who takes the EU’s top jobs.
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Emily Finer, University of St Andrews; Viktoriia Medvied, University of St Andrews
More than 120 new titles for children have been published in Ukraine since the war began in February 2022.
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Jonathan Este, The Conversation
A selection of our coverage of the war in Ukraine from the past fortnight.
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Science + Technology
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Edwin Dalmaijer, University of Bristol
A scientist who wanted to show pigeons don’t need intellect to navigate was surprised by nuances in his own study findings.
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Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University
Here’s what’s going on to cause more widespread northern and southern lights.
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Environment
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Kevin Richard Butt, University of Central Lancashire
Earthworms act as ecosystem engineers and over centuries, they have shaped the landscape and changed the soils on the Isle of Rum in Scotland. Here’s how.
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Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland, University of Oxford; Nathalie Pettorelli, Zoological Society of London
Top conservation scientists demand a legally-binding requirement to reverse biodiversity loss at home and overseas.
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Arts + Culture
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Adam Behr, Newcastle University
Smaller live music venues are facing serious challenges to keep their doors open since the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. So is it time for proper financial intervention?
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Elisabeth Gernerd, De Montfort University
Silk muffs were often made at home and offered women a blank canvas for sartorial self-expression.
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Health
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Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia
Claims that COVID vaccines may have helped fuel a rise in excess deaths have appeared in several major news outlets. An expert examines the evidence.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Neuroscientist John Kounios tells The Conversation Weekly podcast about what his new research with jazz musicians revealed about the brain mechanisms of creative flow.
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