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Oxford scientists develop test that can identify respiratory viruses within five minutes

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There has to be a worry [the Online Safety Bill] is going to be a missed opportunity to tackle the perceived problems of online harms, protect adults and children – and create a robust system of regulation that will actually achieve what is intended. Cred

Expert Comment: Online Safety Bill - a missed opportunity?

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reveals a direct link between the uncertainty of living in a violent setting, even for those not directly involved in the violence, and a ‘double burden’ of shorter and less predictable lives.

Life in a violent country can be years shorter and much less predictable – even for those not involved in conflict.

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New multidisciplinary project will help forecast where and when deadly disease outbreaks are likely to occur

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NPY receptors (in green) on human iPS cardiomycytes

New blood test could save lives of heart attack victims

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Oxford spinout trials revolutionary bioelectronic implant to treat incontinence

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COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US

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Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life

Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life

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Evidence should be at the heart of climate-friendly policies, but there is real risk that political demands for ‘perfect evidence’ could actually undermine attempts to improve air quality. Credit: Shutterstock

Expert Comment: Let's bring the city centres back to the people

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Learning online: 'We find a substantial overall learning deficit…which arose early in the pandemic and persists over time… The pooled effect…implies that students lost out on about 35% of what they would have learned in a normal school year…This confirms

More than one third of year's learning lost in pandemic - study

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