'I can't hear what anyone is saying.' Christian Langballe/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The number of people living with dementia is projected to treble from 50 to 150 million worldwide by 2050. Although there’s currently no cure for the condition, researchers are continuing to learn about how people can reduce their riskContinue Reading
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has turned the world upside down. Experts have predicted that it will claim the lives of between 9-18 million worldwide. This is in addition to destroying the livelihoods, mental health and education of countless others. The pandemic will probably wreak havoc for many yearsContinue Reading
Pavel Chagochkin/Shutterstock Military planning is a complicated endeavour, calling upon experts in logistics and infrastructure to predict resource availability and technological advancements. Long-range military planning, deciding what to invest in now to prepare armed forces for the world in thirty years’ time, is even more difficult. One of the mostContinue Reading
Maybe Never Even, a 125/1 first-up shock, unwelcome winner at Thirsk earlier this month, beating our 9/1 nap, will probably be one of the favourites for an eight-runner Novice Stakes over a similar distance at nearby Ripon this afternoon, when Bank Holiday Monday is littered with fixtures on various surfaces,Continue Reading
Unbelievable to suddenly realise it’s less than a fortnight before the final classic of 2021 is staged on Doncaster’s Town Moor, where has the season gone! A well-known saying in racing ‘winter follows on the tail of the last horse home in the St Leger’ is fascinating and indeed profound,Continue Reading
As vaccine uptake starts to wane, stories have began to emerge of people who refused the jab ending up in intensive care, ruing not having had the vaccine, and subsequently dying. These cautionary tales are certainly attention-grabbing, but is it right to publish or broadcast them? If human morality dependedContinue Reading
Golden years. tetiana_u/ Shutterstock As anyone who has ever lived with a dog will know, it often feels like we don’t get enough time with our furry friends. Most dogs only live around ten to 14 years on average – though some may naturally live longer, while others may beContinue Reading
Manaccan has been found an excellent opportunity to get off the mark at the third attempt in a nine-runner Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Newmarket today when the last meeting on the July course signals the onset of Autumn and a fabulous spell of two-year-old racingContinue Reading
Nawid Tanha/EPA-EFE In less than a week, the Taliban has captured nearly a dozen key cities in Afghanistan. With the departure of US forces, it is poised to take over the country from the embattled Afghan government. Over the past 20 years, the US has poured trillions of dollars intoContinue Reading
How well do vaccines protect against the new variants of the coronavirus? This is a question we – a group of scientists and doctors in Nottingham – set about answering earlier this year, having collected blood samples from a number of nurses and doctors throughout the pandemic. We started takingContinue Reading
