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Unpicking the pensions triple lock: where it came from, and what might happen next
Labour has said it will adjust the pensions triple lock by 2030.
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Why do some children become seriously ill with COVID? The answer may lie in their genes
Many of the genes our study identified were involved with immune responses.
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Empathy can help make maternity care safer – here’s how
Poppy Russell’s death was preventable. Her parents’ campaign shows why listening to women and supporting empathy is essential to safer maternity care.
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An overlooked sci-fi movie shows how disruption by AI could be positive for society
The message in the film Annihilation is that disruption by AI needn’t be disastrous for humanity.
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Five ways to beat dating algorithms at their own game
There is a reason why algorithms make love at first swipe hard to come by. New research offers strategies for using dating apps wisely and breaking the “swipe cycle”.
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Snakebites are a far bigger problem than we knew: new study maps the hidden dangers
As many as 7 million people could be experiencing snake envenoming in a year, based on a literature review and geostatistical modelling study.
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‘Lazy, weak, bewitched’ – how stigma stops Uganda’s children from getting help, and what schools can do about it
School mental health programmes must address both emotional wellbeing and structural pressures such as poverty, stigma and exclusion.
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Radical economic policies in Argentina offer lessons – but not a blueprint – for South Africa
Argentina shows that economic reform depends less on ideological purity than on institutions, credibility and behavioural context.
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Turmoil within Dolly Parton’s estate underscores the precariousness of family businesses after founders die
Even when there’s a will, there’s a way for things to go awry.
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I teach doctors how to interpret test results – and the labels ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ often hide what matters most
Labeling medical test results as ‘normal’ or ‘abnormal’ helps clinicians make quick judgments when diagnosing patients. But this binary approach to interpreting tests can lead to fatal errors.
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Ancient people relied on genetic variation already present in wild plants to domesticate crops like rice and corn
New genomic tools let scientists dig into the family trees of crops like rice, corn and adzuki beans to learn more about how they transitioned from wild plants to domesticated crops.
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Americans can now see a famous portrait of the Pacific Islander who captivated 18th-century England for the first time
Joshua Reynolds’ 1776 ‘Portrait of Omai’ portrays a commoner from Tahiti as a nobleman, reflecting European fantasies and assumptions about Pacific cultures.