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Exploring the impact of Title IX on women’s rights and inclusion in sports

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The researchers explore the impact of the Title IX amendment and its contribution to broadening horizons for women in education and sports whilst also protecting them.

Title IX is an amendment to the 1964 U.S. Civil Rights Act introduced in 1972, which prohibits discrimination based on gender in educational programmes and sports. Despite sparking heated debates and having unexpected consequences, this law undoubtedly played a key role in broadening women’s rights, giving women access to sports and to post-secondary education. Denise Green, Chair for the Department […]

Nanosafety: Looking at the toxicology of nanomaterials

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Researchers from the Nanosafety Group of INL have developed a machine learning model to predict the potential human lung nano-cytotoxicity induced by engineered nanomaterials.

Nanomaterials are small particles that can be found everywhere, including in the air we breathe. Nanosafety is an emerging area of research dealing with the effect of nanomaterials on health and environment. Dr Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory in Braga, Portugal, has been involved in continued research on the toxicology of nanomaterials. For his latest study, he […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2023 – #WearItPink

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Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month with a selection of articles around the research and treatments of this disease.

Since the Breast Cancer Now charity started the #WearItPink fundraising day, over £39 million has been raised in the name of breast cancer research. As one of the most common cancers in the UK, over 50,000 women and 370 men in the UK have been diagnosed with the disease so far this year. The sad truth is that around a […]

Foot-and-mouth disease: A new antiviral stops the super-spreader in its tracks

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Tatsuya Nishi and Kazuki Morioka tested the effectiveness of antiviral drug T-1105 against foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in pigs.

Dr Tatsuya Nishi and Dr Kazuki Morioka from the National Institute of Animal Health at the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan, have been testing a promising treatment against foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). Feeding pigs an antiviral drug (T-1105) may prevent any outbreak from spreading since it inhibits pigs from producing virus particles. Pigs are currently thought to be […]

Microbiomes – the key to a healthier planet?

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Andrew Bartlow and colleagues are researching the importance of microbiomes to animal and human health.

Microbiomes are communities of microorganisms living on or in animals, helping to keep them healthy. Changes in the composition of microbiomes could make wildlife more vulnerable to diseases which may be zoonotic – transmissible to humans – so monitoring them could help us to predict outbreaks of disease and protect global health. Dr Andrew Bartlow and colleagues at the Los […]

Rehabilitation, health, and return to work

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Ever since Aristotle’s time, the main determinants of health and sickness have been considered to be socioeconomic factors such as lifestyle, healthy behaviours, and a person’s social and physical environment, rather than biological status, or access to healthcare. A public health researcher perspective suggests that this is also true today1,2. Evidence supports the biopsychosocial model (BSP) as an interactive and […]

Is the magic in the muscle? Targeting skeletal muscle to improve cardiometabolic function in ageing

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The Butcher Lab investigates the interplay of muscle mass and skeletal muscle on cardiovascular disease, obesity and ageing.

Dr Joshua T Butcher and his team from the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA, investigate the similarities between the co-morbidities associated with obesity and ageing, and specifically how skeletal muscle mass and function can be used to uncouple diseases from accompanying pathology. While we all know that exercise is beneficial for weight loss, an important underlying benefit […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2022 – #GetScreened!

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2022 raises awareness about one of the world’s most prevalent forms of cancer. Breast cancer usually starts in the lining cells of breast ducts, but in 15% of cases arises first in lobules in the glandular tissue of the breast. While initially harmless, Breast cancer is potentially dangerous due to the risk of metastasis, which is […]

Antilope: A low-cost portable sensor system for air quality monitoring

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Antilope is a low-cost portable sensor system for air quality monitoring

Monitoring air quality and assessing personal pollutant exposure in urban settings remain challenging tasks in atmospheric science. As part of this monitoring, low-cost sensors have become increasingly available. This allows makers to assemble their own air quality stations according to online instructions, and institutions to multiply the number of measurement points. However, most of these commercial devices suffer from limitations […]

Winter swimming: The latest craze that could improve your physical and mental health

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Five people are swimming in lanes that have been cut out of the ice. They are wearing swimming caps, and partaking in the latest craze of winter swimming.

Outdoor swimming was once considered an exclusively summer activity, but swimming outside through the winter – when the water temperature can be as low as 0oC – has seen a huge increase in popularity in recent years. It can be hard to imagine why people would swim in such bracing water, but the many physical and mental health benefits could […]