People genetically prone to higher levels of HDL, often called “good cholesterol,” showed that they did not have any significant decrease in risk of cardiovascular disease.
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HDL ‘Good Cholesterol’ Found Not to Cut Heart Risk
A paralyzed Massachusetts woman picked up a bottle of coffee and sipped from it by moving a robotic arm with her thoughts, researchers reported Wednesday — the latest advance in the race to restore movement to people who have lost control of their muscles. Read full article > >
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Paralyzed woman moves robotic arm with her thoughts
Higher university fees have not boosted teaching time at England’s universities, research suggests.
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Fees rise ‘didn’t boost teaching’
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
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Statins ‘benefit healthy people’
Azithromycin may be risky for adults with heart problems, a new study finds, by possibly causing abnormal, potentially fatal, heart rhythms.
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Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden Death
Schooling in England should not start until the age of six because having formal lessons too early can put bright children off learning, research claims.
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Early school entry ‘detrimental’
Psychologists now believe fledgling psychopaths can be identified as early as kindergarten. The hope is to teach these children empathy before it’s too late.
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Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath?
The Welsh Baccalaureate qualification may be detrimental to students’ performance at university, according to new research.
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Non-Bacc students ‘may do better’
The Welsh Baccalaureate qualification may be detrimental to students’ performance at university, according to new research.
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Non-Bacc students ‘may do better’
A study by US researchers highlights a link between the loss of biologically rich areas and a decline in linguistic and cultural diversity.
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Nature and culture loss ‘linked’
Crows recognise and respond to familiar human voices and the calls of other bird species, according to researchers.
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Crows know familiar human voices
Inscriptions on a wall of what appeared to be a studio for royal scribes in Guatemala may date to the early ninth century, several hundred years older than the examples previously known.
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Maya Calendar Writing
At the end of this year, Nancy Keenan will step down from her post as president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, the country’s oldest abortion-rights advocacy group. The 60-year-old Keenan said she is leaving out of concern for the future of the pro-choice movement — and thinks she could be holding it back.In recent years, Keenan has worried about an “intensity gap” on abortion rights among millennials, which the group considers to be the generation of Americans born between 1980 and 1991. While most young, antiabortion voters see abortion as a crucial political issue, NARAL’s own internal research does not find similar passion among abortion-rights supporters. If the pro-choice movement is to successfully defend abortion rights, Keenan contends, it needs more young people in leadership roles, including hers. Read full article > >
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Exclusive: NARAL President Nancy Keenan to step down
The smallest mammoth ever known to have existed roamed the island of Crete millions of years ago, researchers say.
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Smallest mammoths found on Crete
The pay of bosses at the UK’s largest publicly listed companies rose 11% this year, research shows, as more shareholders revolt over executive pay.
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FTSE 100 boss pay ‘rises by 11%’
