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  1. 8 hours ago

    Parents and doctors have known about childhood ADHD for decades, but it is only recently that the medical field has started to recognise, diagnose and seriously study ADHD in adults. An expert explains.

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  2. 9 hours ago

    Three experts list some more obscure COVID symptoms. "Excessive production of these proteins, as a part of the inflammation triggered by COVID infection, can cause sensory deficits."

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  3. 10 hours ago

    Patients receiving antibiotics in hospital are more likely to get fungal infections because of disruption to the immune system in the gut, a study has revealed. An immunologist explains. "Fungal infections remain an important problem for human health."

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  4. 10 hours ago

    Over 80% of international trade is by sea. The courses container vessels take are marine highways. Marine highways can also cut across the routes of marine animals. This threat may be a greater cause of death for the whale shark, a study has revealed.

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  5. 11 hours ago

    "How investors respond will be key to the future of cryptocurrencies. We have already seen panic and despair, with some comparing this crash to a traditional run on the banks."

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  6. 11 hours ago

    When someone is stressed, they are more likely to show self-directed behaviours. These signals play a key role in how we build and maintain social networks. An experiment showed the more stressed you seem, the more others find you likeable.

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  7. 20 hours ago

    "With Finland’s leaders announcing they want the country to join Nato, and all the signs pointing to Sweden doing the same, it is becoming clearer than ever that Vladimir Putin’s attempt to fundamentally restructure the European security order has worked."

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  8. 20 hours ago

    "For now, western arms supplies have played a crucial role in Ukraine’s defence. The significance of the supply of advanced US weapons is increasing as Russian forces try to regroup and and develop fresh offensive options."

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  9. 23 hours ago

    "While children who played more video games at ten years were on average no more intelligent than children who didn’t game, they showed the most gains in intelligence after two years, in both boys and girls."

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  10. May 12

    "If Twitter has found a useful set of interventions... this could serve as a model for other social media platforms... But it also makes Musk’s purchase of the site and the implication that he will reduce moderation even more worrying."

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  11. May 12

    "If withdrawals persist, it will test both the stability of a particular stablecoin, and more broadly, whether the entire sector has a future. One stablecoin struggling is bad news. But two or more could be catastrophic for customer confidence."

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  12. May 12

    Super cyclones are among the most destructive weather events on our planet. Exposure to flooding from cyclone storm surges is extremely likely to increase and could affect millions of people by 2100.

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  13. May 12

    No therapy exists for newborns with stroke. Researchers are working a treatment using stem cells. The theory is that if stem cells can get into the damaged part of the brain, the stem cells’ growth factors will stimulate the brain to repair itself.

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  14. May 12

    "Even if arrests can be made for war crimes in Ukraine, it’s far from certain they will lead to convictions. For example, while article 28 of the ICC Statute holds that military commanders are accountable for events about which they should have been aware"

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  15. May 11

    There is evidence that homework can be useful at secondary school. However, it is less clear that homework is useful at primary school. At the moment, there are no current guidelines on how much homework primary school children in England should be set.

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  16. May 11

    An expert explains what historical data of local council results mean for the next general election. "....does suggest that when parties fare badly in a midterm local election, they do indeed go on to do badly in a general election."

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  17. May 11

    An expert explains why electric car supplies are running out. "Current issues have been brought on in part by COVID-19 affecting global supply chains and a shortage of semiconductors, a vital component of modern vehicles."

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  18. May 11

    Did Keir Starmer break lockdown rules? A lawyer reveals what were the COVID regulations at the time. "The law of the time did place a considerable amount of discretion in the hands of the police."

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  19. May 11

    "Declaring 1.5°C to be lost, that the Paris Agreement is dead, risks playing directly into a narrative of dangerous delay. Many people, instead of being galvanised... might instead conclude that this means we will fall back to 2°C."

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  20. May 11

    "Russia’s problems are conceptual, not technical and are situated at all levels of war from poor strategic leadership to the unprofessional nature of its soldiery... These issues lie at the root of every Russian failure, not underperforming weaponry."

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