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ARFID: the eating disorder that makes people fear food
ARFID sufferers have an inherent fear of food and the act of eating. Photographee.eu/ Shutterstock Most of us are picky about some foods – and that’s normal – but for some people, pickiness can be dysfunctional. A little-known eating disorder – called avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) – canContinue Reading
Puberty blockers: why some young people need help exploring their gender identity
Protester holding a transgender flag sign encouraging social distancing at Trans Pride 2020 in London. JessicaGirvan/Shutterstock Young trans people face numerous challenges in life. These can include social discrimination, bullying, harassment and family rejection. It’s maybe not surprising then that trans youth are also at much higher risk of self-harmContinue Reading
Why students need to learn academic words
Jeanette Virginia Goh/Shutterstock Method, analyse, conversely. These words are more useful than you think. These and other “academic” words are used in writing and speech at school and other educational settings without being specific to any discipline. They can be used, among other things, to describe research (method, analyse) andContinue Reading
Indian Football Needs “Superstars” Like Virat Kohli: Tim Cahill | Football News
Australian football legend Tim Cahill, who is an ambassador for the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy charged with organising Qatar 2022, believes that having the football World Cup in Qatar is as close as it can get for India and the hundreds of fans in the country. Asked aboutContinue Reading
COVID has exposed a long-running shortage of nurses that is putting NHS patients at risk
“Protect the NHS” has been a recurring message that has shaped the UK’s response to COVID-19. The danger that the pandemic could overwhelm the NHS has never been far out of sight. As we approach the five-day relaxation of restrictions for Christmas, the question of whether the NHS will beContinue Reading
Sweden and Japan are paying the price for COVID exceptionalism
One of the most striking things about the COVID-19 pandemic is just how dramatically different the responses have been from country to country. In early 2020, when little was known about the virus, this difference was unsurprising. Today, with tens of thousands of research articles and cases of best practiceContinue Reading
Visual illusion that may help explain consciousness – new study
The brain is a mystery. Orla/Shutterstock How much are you conscious of right now? Are you conscious of just the words in the centre of your visual field or all the words surrounding it? We tend to assume that our visual consciousness gives us a rich and detailed picture ofContinue Reading
Coronavirus vaccines: how will we know when life can go back to normal?
The first people have begun to receive vaccines in the UK and US as part of mass vaccination campaigns to immunise people against COVID-19. Excitement is building – finally, the end of the coronavirus crisis is in sight. Since early December, elderly patients and health workers in 50 hospitals acrossContinue Reading
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20: Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium To Host Knock-Out Matches | Cricket News
The refurbished Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad will host the knock-out matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship, from January 20-31. As per the letter shared by BCCI secretary Jay Shah to all the secretaries of the state associations, the teams have been divided into six Groups – fiveContinue Reading
India vs Australia, 1st Test Live Cricket Score: Mitchell Starc Sends Back Prithvi Shaw For A Duck | Cricket News
IND vs AUS Live: Virat Kohli-led India have won the toss and opted to bat in the Adelaide Test.© AFP Prithvi Shaw has been dismissed for a duck after India won the toss and opted to bat against Australia, on the opening day of their first day/night Test on overseas soil. The gameContinue Reading