Having the genetics of a night owl protects night shift workers against sleep loss

Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer

Researchers have shown that 18.4% of the general UK population report that certain sounds, such as loud chewing, and repetitive sniffing, cause a significant problem in their lives

Study shows viewing self-harm images online and in social media usually causes harm

New research shows how cultural transmission shapes the evolution of music

Study tracks how we decide which groups to join (2016)

The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation? (2013)

Role of lymphatic system in bone healing revealed

Compound extreme heat and drought will hit 90% of world population – Oxford study

CO2 removal is essential, along with emissions' cuts, to limit warming to 2°C or lower

New study highlights urgent need to safeguard deep reefs - one of the largest and least protected ecosystems

Satellite imagery reveals that wild African elephants choose paths leading directly to their favourite food

Nearly 1 in 10 young people experience physical pain and suicidality

Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases and kills more than one million adults in China each year from 22 different causes

Scientists have discovered that plastic pollution in Antarctica is as bad as everywhere else on the planet

The latest Cochrane Review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking.

Bacterial armour plating has implications for antibiotics

Survey on 12,000 secondary school-aged students (12-18Y) shows that although many adolescents are spending considerable time gaming (at least 3.5hours/day),it is not having a negative impact on the wellbeing and 44% of ‘heavy’ gamers reported higher wellbeing than those who play less or don’t play

Remote working is exacerbating the urban-rural divide in the digital market

Researchers found people carrying an allele (version) of an HLA gene called HLA-DQB1*06 generated a higher antibody response to COVID-19 vaccine and were less likely to experience infection following vaccination…

New study finds that monkeypox virus can spread widely within specialist hospital isolation rooms

New analysis of shipping emissions reveals that air pollution has a larger effect on climate than previously thought

Researchers have developed a technique to precisely manipulate and place nanowires with sub-micron accuracy

Why It’s OK to Block Ads (2015)

Study found who avoids the news do it in part because they anticipate news will make them anxious without being relevant to their lives, resulting in limited engagement with news, and by extension…

New research reveals relationship between particular brain circuits and different aspects of mental wellbeing in the social, emotional, sleep, and anger domains

Decarbonising the energy system by 2050 could save trillions - Oxford study

The number of children estimated to have experienced the death of a parent or caregiver as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has climbed to more than 10.5 million globally as of May 1, 2022.

Oxford archaeologists discover monumental evidence of prehistoric hunting across Arabian desert

Statin therapies are not the cause of muscle pain in over 90% of those who experience symptoms, according to a new study with data from 23 large-scale randomised studies from the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration, including information from almost 155,000 individuals

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