Malaria may soon be a horror of the past thanks to a potential human vaccine
Matthew Dale reports on a breakthrough in the development of a human vaccine against malaria.
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Can Youtube become the next big Streaming Service?
Youtube has been an interesting niche in the media ecosystem. What once started as amateur videos by outcasts has become the video platform of the Internet and one study calculated 13-24-year-olds watch 4 more hours of Youtube than conventional TV per week. You can’t deny that it’s a key cog...
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Why a Buffy reboot is a terrible idea
When I checked my phone on a fateful Saturday morning, I certainly didn’t expect to read an announcement that Buffy the Vampire Slayer was getting a reboot. Although I was a mere foetus when the first episode premiered I eventually watched it and was rewarded with some of the best...
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Calls for students’ backgrounds to be part of university entry alongside grades
Calls have been made to improve equality of opportunity for university entry by making it “about background, and not just exams”.
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Gareth’s greatest gift has been a renewal in tactics
Growing up as a fan of the English national football team hasn’t been easy. My first vivid memory was of the 2006 World Cup, and of angrily storming out of the room in a manner which was only slightly less petulant than Rooney’s stamp. As I’ve grown older and watched...
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We must debate climate change as the socio-economic issue it is
The Committee on Climate Change was recently quoted as stating that several governmental departments remain ignorant to the issue of rising temperatures. That doesn’t surprise me because, despite recent progress, it isn’t enough, and getting people to care is hard. As someone who has been taught about climate change from...
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Could The Walking Dead ever be true? Can zombies ever exist?
Matthew Dale explores the potential of zombies ever being real, with expertise from Dr Zombie.
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Psychedelic drugs could be used to treat mental health conditions
Matthew Dale explores the possibility of using psychedelic drugs as a treatment for certain mental health conditions, such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
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Student mental health is in crisis
Hong Kong University recently published research showing that UK student suicide rates have risen by 56% in the last decade to 10.3 per 100,000 meaning students are now more likely to commit suicide than the general population. The research is the latest coverage on a mental health crisis raging in...
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The problems with VAR make it unsuitable for the World Cup
As if the Russian World Cup wasn’t already controversial enough, it will now also be the first World Cup to utilise video assistant referees (VAR) which has had a tumultuous birth as a series of high-profile cases since its introduction to the FA Cup has raised serious question marks. VAR...
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Pint of Science festival comes to Coventry
35 research scientists working at Warwick and Coventry University will be attending the Drapers, the Twisted Barrel, and the Phoenix and Shopfront Theatre in Coventry and The Royal Pug in Leamington Spa to give talks.
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Could phosphorus be the reason for our loneliness in the universe?
Matthew Dale reports on new research from Cardiff University which reveals that phosphorus could be the reason why we haven't discovered alien life.
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Study concludes lower back pain treatment is not effective
Matthew Dale reports that lower back pain is treated badly on a global scale, according to a study contributed to by Warwick Medical School.
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