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Premature birth risk from smoking while pregnant higher than previously thought, study finds

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age

Evening Standard

Smoking during pregnancy doubles premature birth risk, study finds

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age.

The Independent UK

Premature birth risk from smoking while pregnant higher than previously thought

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age.

The Independent UK

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Antiviral Covid drug linked to virus mutations, study suggests

Researchers say their findings are helpful in the ongoing assessment of the risks and benefits of molnupiravir treatment.

The Independent UK

Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance review – a welcome if partial reckoning

Partly founded on slave money, the Fitzwilliam grapples with its past and present in an exhibition that spreads its net wide but fails to get down to the really painful details

The Guardian - UK

Have Negative Thoughts? Suppressing Them Could Help Some People, Study Suggests

New research claps back at the belief suppressing negative thoughts is detrimental to mental health, finding instead less anxiety and depression.

Inverse

Healthy lifestyle ‘key for preventing depression – regardless of genetic risk’

Data shows that a good night’s sleep – between seven and nine hours a night – reduces the risk of depression by 22%

Evening Standard

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Ex-Tory MP apologises for ancestral links to slavery after threat to sue academic

A FORMER Conservative MP has apologised “for the acts of my ancestors” after an academic named her as a descendant of a merchant with links to…

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Tory MP apologises for ancestors’ links to slavery

Antoinette Sandbach ‘struggling with difficult history’ after initially threatening to sue University of Cambridge over academic’s research

The Guardian - UK

Former Tory MP threatens legal action after being named in slavery research

Former Tory MP said to have raised concerns she was being singled out when there are other living relatives

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP ‘threatens legal action’ after being named in slavery research

Malik Al Nasir said in a TEDx Talk video published in 2021 that Antoinette Sandbach is a descendant of Samuel Sandbach.

The Independent UK

Ex-Tory MP threatens to sue Cambridge University over slavery research

Student says he has been pressured to remove a reference to Antoinette Sandbach, a descendant of a slave merchant

The Guardian - UK

Stormzy announces 30 more scholarships as part of Cambridge university programme

‘For a further 30 Black students to have the opportunity to study at Cambridge University feels like an incredible landmark moment’

The Independent UK

Scientists engineer ‘virgin birth’ in fruit flies after finding genetic cause

Cambridge researchers altered the genes of Drosophila melanogaster.

The Independent UK

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Scientists turn on "virgin birth" in fly

For the first time, scientists turn on asexual reproduction in animals

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People with long-term autoimmune disorders exhibit "startling" levels of concealed mental health problems: Study

According to a recent study from the University of Cambridge and King's College London, more than half of patients with auto-immune disorders have mental health issues including sadness or anxiety, however, the majority are seldom or never queried in the clinic about mental health symptoms. ' Read further on Dynamite…

The Guardian - UK

European pond turtle could return to British rivers and lakes

Conservationists say reintroduction of reptile could contribute to restoring ancient biodiverse wetlands

The Conversation

Plastic pollution threatens birds far out at sea – new research

Seabirds are one of the world’s most threatened animal groups. They already contend with multiple issues, including climate change, accidental capture in fishing gear and being eaten by invasive species like cats and some rodents.

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The Independent UK

Map: How rare are UK earthquakes? Country ‘riddled’ with fault lines

Earthquake that struck UK on Wednesday night is “not out of the ordinary”, experts have revealed, as hundreds of tremors hit country every year

Nottingham Post

Genetic breakthrough could lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis

After sifting through 7.8million genetic variants, one was found to be associated with faster disease progression

Wales Online

Genetic breakthrough could mean new treatments for multiple sclerosis

After sifting through 7.8million genetic variants, one was found to be associated with faster disease progression

The Independent UK

Genetic breakthrough could prevent MS progression, researchers say

The global study included data from more than 22,000 people with MS.

LiveScience

Face of 'elite' 7th-century girl buried in a bed with gold and jewels revealed after 1,300 years

A forensic artist has created a facial reconstruction of a 16-year-old girl who was wearing an ornate gold cross and buried in a bed 1,300 years ago.

The Guardian - UK

AI-powered personalised medicine could revolutionise healthcare (and no, we’re not putting ChatGPT in charge)

Artificial intelligence can’t replace human professionals – but it could transform the way they work, says Mihaela van der Schaar of the University of Cambridge

Irish Mirror

Experts discover reason there are more earthquakes in Britain than in Ireland

Researchers from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and the University of Cambridge made the discovery when trying to figure out why seismic shakes occur more frequently in Britain compared with here.

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