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Parkinson’s disease: blood changes may occur years before diagnosis
Patients had fewer lymphocytes in their blood. Alexander Raths/ Shutterstock Although Parkinson’s disease affects around 1%-2% of people over the age of 65, there is currently no cure. And by the time it is diagnosed – typically by identifying problems with movement, such as slower movements and tremors – theContinue Reading
Super shoes: Explaining athletics’ new technological arms race
Newscom/Alamy Stock Photo In the 1960s, when traditional cinder athletics tracks were replaced by spongy, synthetic surfaces, endurance running experienced a revolution. Long distance runners began clocking far faster times on the synthetic tracks, smashing multiple world records in the process. Today, another revolution is afoot: the development of theContinue Reading
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS AT FDEC AND A&P GROUP
Two senior appointments at Falmouth Docks & Engineering Company (FDEC) and A&P Group are set to help the business capitalise on new opportunities in the Group’s port operations. Mike Spicer, A&P Falmouth’s former Finance Director, has been made Director of Operations for Falmouth Docks & Engineering Company and Financial DirectorContinue Reading
Hong Kong: ‘patriotism test’ for public officials shows China’s increasing assertiveness
Tensions are running high in Hong Kong after the pro-Beijing government charged 47 democracy activists and politicians with sedition under the controversial new national security law. The group is accused of running what has been described as an unofficial “primary” poll in July last year in which more than 600,000Continue Reading
Lifting lockdown: how much should we listen to the views of business?
Problems inside problems inside problems. Evgeni Tcherkasski/Unsplash After the long COVID winter, there has been a cautious sense of turning the corner in the UK. The vaccination programme has progressed better than many might have expected, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now unveiled his “roadmap” for unwinding restrictions inContinue Reading
COVID vaccines: how to make sense of reports on their effectiveness
As a middling but competent clinician-scientist, I feel desperately sorry for the general public trying to make head or tail of some of the scientific discussions on the pandemic right now. Science is being done, disseminated, argued about – sometimes peer-reviewed if we are lucky – and then immediately rewrittenContinue Reading
Jamal Khashoggi: why the US is unlikely to deliver justice for the murdered journalist
When Saudi Arabian dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, had not expected the outcry that would follow. For perhaps the first time in recent history, Saudi critics and Saudi supporters were united inContinue Reading
IND vs ENG: India Get Set For 4th Test With Fielding Drills. See Pics | Cricket News
IND vs ENG: Mayank Agarwal dives to catch the ball during training.© Twitter The Indian cricket team is gearing up for the fourth and final Test in the ongoing series against England in Ahmedabad. Although India are leading the series, there is plenty on the line for the hosts inContinue Reading
Only 2% of conversations end when we want them to – here’s why that’s cause for celebration
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Everyone’s familiar with the sensation of being trapped in a conversation for too long – be that over the garden fence or by the office water cooler. On the other end of the spectrum, we’ve also experienced conversations that seem to end prematurely, leaving us dissatisfied and maybe evenContinue Reading
IND vs ENG: “Loved Watching Axar Patel Bowl,” Says Australia Spinner Ashton Agar | Cricket News
IND vs ENG: Axar Patel picked up 11 wickets in the third Test against England.© Twitter While former England cricketers raised questions over the quality of the pitch in the recently concluded third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Australia cricketers were left impressed with the spin it witnessed withContinue Reading