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Studies of how people dependent on drugs and alcohol quit their habit can help the rest of us quit our own bad habits.
Maddening?
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The risk of developing psychosis is 77% higher in urban than rural dwellers. But there are positives.
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Some antipsychotics with the worst side-effects are the best at treating symptoms.
The Alberto and Cristina show: the new president and deputy president turn out in Buenos Aires.
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The new government of Alberto Fernandez must now deal with Argentina’s least favourite international organisation.
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“It is worse, much worse, than you think.”
One symptom of problematic smartphone includes feeling anxious when the phone isn’t available.
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‘Problematic smartphone use’ has similar features to a behavioural addiction – and may potentially lead to poorer mental health.
Peacekeeper with the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC
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The independent strategic review, now before the Security Council, recognises many of the challenges ahead. But it appears overly sanguine about what can be achieved within a three-year period.
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The first personalised medicine trial for a nutritional supplement has just reported its results.
Supporting and empowering jobseekers has better results than the current “economic” approaches used by jobcentres up and down the country.
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Being out of work is hard: here’s how psychology is helping to make the process of finding a job a little easier.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (right) meets with former rebel leader Riek Machar in Juba.
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South Sudan has had many opportunities to create a lasting peace but so far all efforts have been unsuccessful.
Ensuring older people can continue to socialise is important for preventing loneliness and cognitive decline.
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Simple policies, such as the free bus pass for older adults, not only reduce loneliness but also help older people maintain cognitive function.
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
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Yang perlu lebih banyak dilakukan adalah meningkatkan kesadaran dalam institusi perguruan tinggi tentang arti kebebasan akademik dan mendorong mahasiswa dan staf universitas untuk terlibat.
Lady Reading in an Interior (between 1795 and 1800).
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In a turbulent period of French history, women’s journals started to agitate for legal, political and cultural rights.
Fishing boats in Senegal.
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The EU continues to enter into fresh agreements with countries, despite evidence of serious population declines in the species of interest.
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A host of political and social factors have created Brazil’s polarised political climate.
Genetic studies need to be more diverse.
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Genome-wide association studies are more like genome white association studies.
Approximately 1 in 10 people over 65 engage in binge drinking.
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Providing support and treatment might help reduce harmful drinking behaviours in seniors.
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Scientists are beginning to understand the food preferences of our gut microbes.
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
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Not only do some countries perpetrate direct attacks on students and academics but the internationalisation of higher education has also created new global threats.
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Individual gut microbe species are less important for our health than teams of microbes working together.