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COVID booster vaccines: how a third dose may help vulnerable people ‘level up’ their immunity
Supamotion/Shutterstock COVID vaccines call our immune systems to action, generating antibodies which fight against any contact we have with the virus. Antibodies help to reduce the effects of an infection or even prevent it altogether. Scientists have estimated that vaccination has averted millions of COVID deaths worldwide. Studies have alsoContinue Reading
Maanum nets as Gunners set up Conti Cup semis clash with Man City
FRIDA MAANUM’s red hot scoring run shows no sign of slowing as she helped fire Arsenal into the Conti Cup semis. The midfielder was a menace bagging a brace as Aston Villa were trounced 3-0 with the Gunners chasing a sixth league cup win. 4 Frida Maanum opened the scoringContinue Reading
Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 0: Maanum nets brace as Gunners set up Conti Cup semi-final clash with Manchester City
FRIDA MAANUM’s red hot scoring run shows no sign of slowing as she helped fire Arsenal into the Conti Cup semis. The midfielder was a menace bagging a brace as Aston Villa were trounced 3-0 with the Gunners chasing a sixth league cup win. 4 Frida Maanum opened the scoringContinue Reading
Lack of ring-fenced funding for child mental health services ‘incredible’ – TD
TDs have raised concerns that child and adolescent mental health services have to “compete” for basic funding, in the wake of a “damning” report published by the Mental Health Commission. There have been calls for action since a report into Ireland’s child mental health services found it to be disjointed,Continue Reading
The Holocaust: remembering the powerful acts of ‘ordinary people’
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there,” the British author LP Hartley once wrote, hinting at the mystique of history – the idea that people in the past were somehow different to us in the 21st century. As many historians will tell you, it’s not particularlyContinue Reading
Doja Cat wears moustache and beard made of false eyelashes at Paris Fashion Week
D oja Cat used fake eyelashes to raise eyebrows as she stepped out once again at the 2023 Paris Fashion Week. The rapper placed the wispy false lashes over her chin and top lip to create a comical-looking beard and moustache. She completed her ensemble with a tan and whiteContinue Reading
Placebos reduce feelings of guilt – even when people know they’re taking one
GoodStudio/Shutterstock Guilt is a double-edged sword. It can be a reminder to improve and a motivation to apologise. It can also lead to pathological perfectionism and stress and is also closely associated with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Unfortunately, good and bad guilt are common, and there are few provenContinue Reading
Emotional ‘blunting’ and antidepressants – new research suggests why this is happening
Antidepressants can help people function in daily life. fizkes/Shutterstock Reinforcement sensitivity is an important behavioural process that allows us to learn from our environment through either positive/rewarding or negative feedback. When we get together with friends or go for a run, chemicals in our brains send us signals that inContinue Reading
Andrew Tate: research has long shown how feminist progress is always followed by a misogynistic backlash
Nowik Sylwia | Shutterstock Andrew Tate is a man who has made a living out of controversy. The extensive media coverage garnered since his arrest in Romania on suspicion of rape, human trafficking and organised crime has largely called him out for his misogynistic views. This matters, because he isContinue Reading
Beirut port disaster: former Lebanon prime minister charged with homicide
The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent. The explosion in August 2020, which happened in a massive silo in the port of Beirut containingContinue Reading