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🚨 So much truth in these letters... 🔽
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The corporate greed that has ravaged the US has wrecked Britain too | Letters
Letters: After Robert Reich wrote about the US going ‘off the rails’, Tony Rowlands and Kate Purcell respond from a British angle
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January 7, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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War is not Human Nature: How Violence is Manufactured for Power & Profit. | elephant journal
One of the most enduring myths in modern civilization is that war is inevitable…that killing is embedded in human nature, and that violence is our default state.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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Extreme wealth and its impact on society: learning from the UK - Danny Dorling & Jelle Posthuma
YouTube video by Danny Dorling
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January 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Substitution of expertise with enthusiasm doesn’t work when so much of what our NHS clinical staff do is based on years of training, exams and experience. @bma.org.uk agrees with @rcn.org.uk that we shouldn’t be replacing expert clinicians the way the NHS is currently rushing to do.
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation:
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
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December 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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The Gollum Effect: 44 Percent of Scientists Report Territorial Research Experiences
Survey data showed that hoarding research topics and resources, termed the Gollum effect, has a lasting impact on trainees and perpetuates a toxic research culture.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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How the Trumpist world is projecting its own obsession with decline onto Europe
NEWS ANALYSIS. Published on December 5 by the American administration, the national security strategy – essentially a political manifesto of the MAGA movement – criticizes Europe and reveals a narrow,...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
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December 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Depression Tied to the Immune System, Not Just Brain Chemistry
New research has identified that major depressive disorder is deeply connected to the immune system.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Mental Illness Can Also Bring Strengths - Neuroscience News
Mental illness is typically defined by its challenges, but growing evidence shows it is also linked to surprising strengths.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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How Chronic Stress Disrupts the Gut Microbiome
New research reveals how chronic stress alters the gut microbiome, fueling imbalances that may raise disease risks.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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☺️ We hope you enjoyed our morning session!

🎙️ This afternoon starts with Prof Tom Phillips, Professor of Nursing in Addictions, talking about the new Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Research (CAMHR) and their recent research. 💊 💉 🍺 🍷

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November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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👏 Thank you Dr William Bird for a fantastic and interesting talk to open our Conference this year! 😃

📲 #HumberResearch2025
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Chronic Noise Exposure Led to Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in Mice
Noise as loud as 85 to 100 decibels over time led to irreversible motor defects and loss of dopamine neurons in a mouse model of pre-symptomatic Parkinson’s disease.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Alcohol: Bad for Heart, Brain, and Cognition?
Dr JoAnn Manson uses new study findings to explain how we’ve been misled about the health risk of alcohol consumption — no matter the amount.
www.medscape.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Long-Term Melatonin Use Linked to Higher Heart Failure Risk - Neuroscience News
A large-scale analysis of more than 130,000 adults with chronic insomnia found that long-term melatonin use—defined as one year or more—was associated with a striking increase in heart failure, hospit...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Erratic Maternal Care Induces Avoidant-Like Attachment Deficits in a Mouse Model of Early Life Adversity
Attachment theory offers an important clinical framework for understanding and treating negative effects of early life adversity. Attachment styles emerge during critical periods of development in res...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Imperfect Parenting: How Early Neglect Reshapes the Developing Brain - Neuroscience News
New research shows that even mild early-life adversity can disrupt development, attachment, and stress regulation in young mice.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Empathy?
Charlie Kirk on empathy
September 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Verbally abused children more likely to have poor mental health as adults, study finds
Analysis suggests long-term damage to wellbeing can be worse than for children experiencing physical abuse
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August 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Strong link between western diet in pregnancy and ADHD/autism

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Maternal Diet Influences ADHD and Autism Risk - Neuroscience News
A large study analyzing over 60,000 mother-child pairs found that a Western diet during pregnancy—high in fat, sugar, and processed foods—was associated with a significantly increased risk of ADHD and...
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July 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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"When you give a person a strong incentive, but not the means to reach that incentive by actually improving care, you introduce gaming."

Richard Lilford joins the podcast to discuss plans to publish hospital league tables

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June 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Childhood Trauma Rewires the Brain Through Inflammation - Neuroscience News
Childhood trauma doesn't just leave psychological scars—it biologically reshapes the brain through chronic neuroinflammation and structural changes, increasing vulnerability to psychiatric disorders l...
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June 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda | Daniel Malinsky
Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda | Daniel Malinsky
The administration is attacking research, health and the environment. We might seem unlikely activists – but we have a duty to dissent
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May 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM