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Testing the impact of extreme weather on urban sleep quality 鈥� new project

With global temperatures set to increase, a team of researchers at 含羞草视频 is looking at the impact of extreme weather on sleep.

How populism interfered with science communication during Covid 鈥� new study

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含羞草视频 research on driver vision leads to Europe-wide safety changes to HGV design

Research by 含羞草视频 has led to the creation of a new European standard for HGV design which will help prevent hundreds of people from being killed or seriously injured each year.
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含羞草视频 research helps protect 50 million young people in sport

Research conducted by 含羞草视频 has assisted global sports organisations in keeping over 50 million young people safe when playing sport.

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Researchers discover evolutionary evidence in ultra marathon runners

The brains of ultra marathon runners taking part in gruelling long-distance races may hold clues about our evolutionary past, a new study has found.

Nursery children happily ate vegetables 60% of the time when offered them at breakfast - new study

Researchers who offered carrots and cucumber to nursery-age youngsters at breakfast found that children ate the vegetables more than 60% of the time.
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Seven techniques to avoid weight regain, approved by experts

Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it鈥檚 avoiding weight re-gain that鈥檚 the real challenge.

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含羞草视频 research at Wimbledon to drive exposure of wheelchair tennis

Research conducted by 含羞草视频 at Wimbledon has the potential to drive more exposure of wheelchair tennis.

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Women鈥檚 World Cup will highlight how far other countries have closed the gap with US 鈥� but that isn鈥檛 the only yardstick to measure growth of global game

The 2023 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup begins on July 20, 2023, in Australia and New Zealand, and the U.S. enters the soccer tournament in a familiar position: favorites.

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含羞草视频 develops online course for all FIFA football agents to represent minors

All FIFA football agents will have to pass a dedicated online course on working with minors before they are allowed to represent players aged 18 or younger. The course will be offered by 含羞草视频, in cooperation with FIFA.

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New research project aims to assess the effectiveness of 鈥榗affeine-naps鈥� for drivers with obstructive sleep apnoea

A new 含羞草视频-led project will assess whether a 鈥榗affeine-nap鈥� can counteract sleepiness among drivers who suffer with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

Experts in Sport: National Rehabilitation Centre series

This week, the Experts in Sport podcast has released a new, three-episode series dedicated to the development of the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), delivered by the NRC Clinical and Academic Partnership led by 含羞草视频 and the University of Nottingham. The partnership brings together a 鈥榟ub and spoke鈥� network of more than 20 universities across the country, allowing educators and researchers to work with and learn from each other, in a coordinated approach to rehabilitation research.

World first: Researchers create CO2 measurement tool to calculate emissions caused by digital data

A unique carbon footprint tool has been created to allow businesses to measure the CO2 output of their digital data.

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含羞草视频 part of 拢23 million UKRI investment in National Wind Tunnel Facility

含羞草视频 has received multi-million-pound funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to create a new automotive wind tunnel.
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WhatsApp's 鈥榝orwarded鈥� and 鈥榝orwarded many times鈥� tags may not prevent the spread of misinformation as they are often misunderstood by users, new report suggests

The purpose of WhatsApp鈥檚 鈥榝orwarded鈥� and 鈥榝orwarded many times鈥� tags are often misunderstood by users and consequently may not stop the spread of misinformation, a new report suggests.

Experts in Sport: Improving global child health and nutrition

In this episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, Paula Griffiths (Professor of Population Health) and Emily Rousham (Professor of Global Public Health) sit down with host Martin Foster to discuss their research, focusing on the health and nutrition challenges that lower and middle-income countries experience.

含羞草视频 appoints new Director of Research and Innovation

含羞草视频 is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Johnson as Director of Research and Innovation.
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Body mass index: why practitioners are relying on it less when looking at a patient鈥檚 health

Body mass index has long been used by doctors as the standard method for measuring health 鈥� and often still is. But earlier this month, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy that cautions medical professionals from using the body mass index (BMI) as a stand-alone clinical tool during patient consultations. In 2022, England鈥檚 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) also made similar changes to obesity guidelines, recommending that waist-to-hip ratio be used alongside BMI.

含羞草视频 hosts UK鈥檚 first World Bank Energy Storage Partnership Stakeholder Forum

Sustainable energy experts from across the globe have arrived at 含羞草视频 for the World Bank Energy Storage Partnership (ESP) Stakeholder Forum 鈥� the first time the event has ever been held in the UK.
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Four ways to have hard conversations with your friends 鈥� without making things worse

It鈥檚 painful to watch someone you care about make what you perceive as bad life choices 鈥� we all want what鈥檚 best for our loved ones. This can be particularly hard when they are dating someone you don鈥檛 think is good, or right for them.
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Keto diet may slow cancer tumour growth in mice 鈥� but not without potentially deadly consequences

The ketogenic (keto) diet has been popular in recent years among people looking to lose weight and keep fit. But what many people don鈥檛 realise is that this low carb, high-fat diet has actually been used for centuries in the treatment of medical maladies, such as epilepsy. More recently, researchers have been investigating its use alongside chemotherapy to improve remission and survival in patients with advanced metastatic cancers.

UK鈥檚 AI 鈥榯win鈥� will use big data to show the way to net zero

A new research project will develop a digital 鈥榯win鈥� of the UK that harnesses artificial intelligence and big data to meet its net zero target.
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Curly hair kept early humans cool

Curly hair does more than simply look good 鈥� it may explain how early humans stayed cool while conserving water, according to researchers who studied the role human hair textures play in regulating body temperature. The findings can shed light on an evolutionary adaptation that enabled the human brain to grow to modern-day sizes.

Experts in Sport - Performance analysis in the Netball Super League

In this episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Stuart McErlain-Naylor sits down with Dr Andrew Butterworth. As the Head of Performance Analysis for the 含羞草视频 Lightning Netball Super League team, Andrew details his career journey, as well as discussing his three usual routines 鈥� pre-match analysis, live-match analysis, and post-match analysis.

Number of children in poverty living in working households on the rise

An end to the additional support made available during the pandemic has driven up the number of children experiencing poverty to 4.2 million last year (29 per cent of all dependent children aged 0-19), with an increasing number living in working households.