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  • Rage at Israel fuses with ire at Hamas as protests rock Gaza

    Rage at Israel fuses with ire at Hamas as protests rock Gaza

    For the past two days, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have taken to the streets to demand an end to Israel’s genocidal onslaught and to Hamas’ rule of the territory. Beginning in the northern city of Beit Lahiya, demonstrations quickly spread to other parts of the enclave including Shuja’iyya in the north, Nuseirat and Deir Al-Balah in the center, and Khan Younis in the south. The protests are the largest since the war began, and the most significant public…

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  • The hidden spring in your step

    The hidden spring in your step

    Researchers at the University of Tokyo reveal the way our legs adapt to fast movements. When people hop at high speeds, key muscle fibers in the calf shorten rather than lengthen as forces increase, which they call “negative stiffness.” This counterintuitive process helps the leg become stiffer, allowing for faster motion. The findings could improve training, rehabilitation, and even the design of prosthetic limbs or robotic exoskeletons.

    When you hop, run or jump, your legs behave like…

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  • Hypertension causes kidney changes at an early stage

    Hypertension causes kidney changes at an early stage

    A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, specialised cells in the renal filter, even without other pre-existing conditions such as diabetes. The results, published in the journal “Hypertension,” underline the importance of early detection and consistent treatment of high blood pressure in order to…

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  • Long COVID patients feel pressure to prove their illness is real, study finds

    Long COVID patients feel pressure to prove their illness is real, study finds

    People living with Long Covid often feel dismissed, disbelieved and unsupported by their healthcare providers, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

    The study, which was published in the Journal of Health Psychology, looked at how patients with Long Covid experience their illness. The study found that many patients feel they have to prove their illness is physical to be taken seriously and, as a result, often reject psychological support, fearing it implies their symptoms…

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  • Digital technology and AI can support workers with dementia

    Digital technology and AI can support workers with dementia

    People with dementia can enjoy productive and rewarding working lives in the digital era, contrary to the widespread stereotype that dementia is incompatible with the use of modern technology, according to new research from the University of Bath.

    The study — Working lives with dementia: A digital futures perspective — argues that the digital revolution risks exacerbating inequalities amongst those with diverse needs but that organisations can and should develop, adapt and deploy digital…

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  • Cartilage and bone development: Three paths to skeleton formation

    Cartilage and bone development: Three paths to skeleton formation

    In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their developmental origin, but also in their gene regulation — which may be a key to the vertebrates’ evolutionary success story.

    From the skull to the smallest bone in your pinky toe, the skeleton acts as internal scaffolding to give stability to the body, and forms protective cocoons…

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  • Research highlights urgent need for national strategy to combat rising eating disorders

    Research highlights urgent need for national strategy to combat rising eating disorders

    A paper led by academics at Northumbria University, published in the Journal of Eating Disorders today (27 March), points to figures outlining the scale of the challenges and increasing numbers of people impacted:

    • Approximately 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder
    • 12.5% of 17 to 19-year-olds in England reported having an eating disorder in 2023, compared with 0.8% in 2017
    • The financial cost of eating disorders to the English economy was estimated as £8 billion in…

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  • Human urine, a valuable resource as fertilizer for sustainable urban agriculture, study concludes

    Human urine, a valuable resource as fertilizer for sustainable urban agriculture, study concludes

    The reuse of human urine would allow for the production of sustainable fertilizers for urban agriculture, with significant environmental benefits. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), which evaluates the environmental impact of nitrogen recovery from the yellow waters of buildings. In addition to promoting sustainable agriculture, it would reduce CO2 emissions and water…

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  • Smartwatches may help control diabetes through exercise

    Smartwatches may help control diabetes through exercise

    Wearable mobile health technology could help people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) to stick to exercise regimes that help them to keep the condition under control, a new study reveals.

    An international team including Lancaster University studied the behaviour of recently-diagnosed T2D patients in Canada and the UK as they followed a home-based physical activity programme, with some participants wearing a smartwatch paired with a health app on their smartphone.

    The ‘Mobile Health Biometrics to…

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  • AI is as good as pathologists at diagnosing Celiac disease, study finds

    AI is as good as pathologists at diagnosing Celiac disease, study finds

    A machine learning algorithm developed by Cambridge scientists was able to correctly identify in 97 cases out of 100 whether or not an individual had coeliac disease based on their biopsy, new research has shown.

    The AI tool, which has been trained on almost 3,400 scanned biopsies from four NHS hospitals, could speed up diagnosis of the condition and take pressure off stretched healthcare resources, as well as improving diagnosis in developing nations, where shortages of pathologists are…

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