How the nurses’ strike on Tuesday 7 February will affect you
FRI 3 FEB Train drivers Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union are on strike Most train companies
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Fertility treatment does not adversely affect cardiovascular health of offspring, international study suggests
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A large study looking at the effects of fertility treatment has found no robust difference in
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How NHS strikes on Monday 6 February will affect you
TUE 31 JAN Teachers in Scotland Teachers in Highlands and West Lothian are on strike Members of the Educational Institute
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Strikes Update: How Friday 3 February’s strike will affect you
TUE 31 JAN Teachers in Scotland Teachers in Highlands and West Lothian are on strike Members of the Educational Institute
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Does lifetime exposure to estrogen affect risk of stroke?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with a higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may have a lower risk of
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Does poor blood sugar control affect the body’s ability to lose heat during exercise?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Poor blood sugar control could be associated with higher core body temperature and increased heart rate
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Strikes update: How Wednesday 1 February’s walkouts will affect you
FRI 27 JAN Teachers in Scotland Teachers in Renfrewshire and Falkirk are on strike Members of the Educational Institute of
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How do e-cigarettes affect the lungs?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research published in The FASEB Journal indicates that e-cigarettes can cause cellular and molecular changes
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Scientists have named regional factors that can affect the spread of COVID-19
Average excess mortality per 100 000 population in Russia by month, 2020. Source: authors’ calculations based on Rosstat data. Credit:
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Strikes Update: How Monday 23 January’s walkouts will affect you
THU 19 JAN Nurses in England on strike Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action
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Key Alzheimer’s risk factors affect men more than women, study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at the University of Alberta have discovered that important risk factors in Alzheimer’s disease affect
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Do sexual orientation and gender identity affect your stroke risk?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-binary may have a higher risk for
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Strikes Update: How nurses’ strikes on Thursday will affect you
WED 18 JAN Nurses in England on strike Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action
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Strikes Update: How nurses’ strikes on Wednesday will affect you
TUE 17 JAN Teachers in Scotland Teachers in Perth and Kinross and North Ayrshire are on strike Members of the
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Social determinants of health affect racial disparity in prostate cancer mortality
When accounting for social determinants of health (SDOH), Black men with prostate cancer have lower prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) than
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How rising food costs affect nutrition and health
Changes in food prices from September 2022 to October 2022. Credit: Statistics Canada Food for thought: rising grocery prices affect
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Gut bacteria affect brain health, mouse study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A growing pile of evidence indicates that the tens of trillions of microbes that normally live
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Newly discovered surface structures may affect immune function
Computational image analysis reveals the different topographical features and localization of the IgM-BCR (two images on the right) on the
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How sleep habits can affect weight
Credit: Mary Long / Shutterstock About one in three adults in the United States report routinely not getting enough sleep.
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Does social isolation affect older adults’ risk of developing dementia?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that social isolation is
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