Epigenetics blood markers can help understand dementia risk
New research suggests that epigenetic markers in the blood could be useful for understanding dementia risk. Two linked papers from...
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Community-led deer management could bring ‘cascade’ of benefits
Community involvement in managing deer populations could deliver a cascade of benefits for biodiversity, climate change, food sustainability and rural...
Half-a-billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of molluscs
A team of researchers have made an astonishing discovery of a new species of mollusc that lived 500 million years...
Boosting children’s voices could help to relieve significant backlogs in the family court, study says
Giving children a right to be heard and taken seriously when parents separate could help couples reach sustainable child arrangements...
Health visitors should become universal service to stem crisis in early years, report says
The role of health visitors needs to be urgently expanded and better supported to tackle widespread mental health, nutritional and...
Warming stops tiny organisms working together
Hotter conditions prevent two tiny organisms working together for mutual benefit, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied a...
UK should avoid rush to air-con as temperatures rise
The UK needs coordinated plans to stop a rush for air conditioning as temperatures rise, experts say. Overheating is already...
Religion remained an important predictor of voting behaviour in the 2024 General Election, analysis shows
Religion remains an important predictor of political behaviour and contributed to how people voted in the 2024 General Election, a...
‘Enhanced weathering’ carbon capture is not one size fits all
Regional context is key to climate strategy according to a new study that highlights variations between countries in the sustainability...