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Professor Sarah Allinson from @BLSLancasterUni is quoted by the Independent on skin cancer and the HPV virus.
independent.co.uk
The type of human papillomavirus (HPV), which infects the skin, had not previously been linked to cancer
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Dr Thomas Peck from @LancsUniLaw is quoted by the Big Issue on flaws in the Mental Health bill.
bigissue.com
The Mental Health Bill promises greater accountability for private mental health providers – but fails to protect vulnerable individuals.
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The Big Issue quotes Dr Thomas Peck from @LancsUniLaw on flaws in the Mental Health bill.
bigissue.com
The Mental Health Bill promises greater accountability for private mental health providers – but fails to protect vulnerable individuals.
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The Guardian's podcast interviews Professor Adam Taylor @Adatomy from @LancasterMedSch about staying cool in a heatwave.
theguardian.com
Europe is suffering from another heatwave as deadly temperatures of up to 44C hit the continent and wildfires blazed across the Mediterranean. To find out why Europe is heating faster than anywhere...
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Professor Sarah Allinson from @BLSLancasterUni writes in the Conversation about “Skin cancer: is HPV also a potential cause?”.
theconversation.com
A recent case study has raised questions about whether HPV-driven skin cancer could be a wider, previously unrecognised problem.
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More than a hundred of the world’s top physicists will be attending a major international conference from August 14-18 @LancasterUni in the first UK event for 17 years.#ULT2025 #LowTemperaturePhysics @LancUniPhysics.
lancaster.ac.uk
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Social and environmental factors may influence fitness ahead of surgery reveals research led by @LancasterMedSch.
lancaster.ac.uk
Social and environmental factors may influence fitness ahead of surgery reveals research led by Lancaster University.
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Psychology Professor Sandra Sunram-Lea is quoted by the Independent on the effects of sugar consumption in the latest health trend.
independent.co.uk
Going against decades of ingrained health education, Leanne Ratcliffe, who found internet fame in the 2010s eating 50 bananas a day as part of her fruitarian diet, has found a new cause to get...
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Professor of Health Inequalities Heather Brown from @LancsDHR is quoted by the Telegraph on coastal towns and economic deprivation
telegraph.co.uk
Gosport is forecast to face an enormous population decline over the next decade
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Professor Adam Taylor @Adatomy from @LancasterMedSch writes in the Conversation about “Peptides: performance-boosting, anti-ageing drugs or dangerous snake oil?”.
theconversation.com
People are injecting compounds we barely understand.
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A study of migrants in Italy led by @LancasterMedSch has shown how statistical modelling can help improve the identification of Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) infections.
lancaster.ac.uk
A study of migrants in Italy has shown how statistical modelling can help improve the identification of Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) infections.
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Professor Rachel Isba @LancasterMedSch @alderhey with Dr Liz Brewster and Dr Jude Lunn @LancasterMedSch have co-authored a letter to the BMJ with Harriet Corbett @alderhey on how non-prescribed ketamine use is rising in the UK including among under 16s.
bmj.com
We agree with Guerrini and colleagues that much more needs to be done in the face of rising non-prescribed ketamine use in the UK.1 The barriers to appropriate care are compounded for under 16s, who...
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Lancaster University convenes expert panel to influence national Men’s Health Strategy.
lancaster.ac.uk
Lancaster University brought together a panel of experts in men’s health to map out a collaborative contribution to the government’s proposed Men’s Health Strategy.
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Professor Heather Brown from @LancsDHR has contributed to a report by @The_NHRA into how poor diets in the North are linked to the highest rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and food insecurity in the country.
lancaster.ac.uk
Northern regions have some of the poorest diets in England, putting them at risk of conditions such as obesity, hypertension and other preventable diseases according to researchers.
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Professor Adam Taylor @Adatomy from @LancasterMedSch writes in the Conversation about how “Using cosmetics on babies and children could disrupt horomones and trigger allergies”.
theconversation.com
Children as young as six months are exposed to adult cosmetics. Risks include hormone disruption, skin reactions and long-term health concerns.
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Former senior diplomat and politician Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones has received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at the summer graduation ceremonies.
lancaster.ac.uk
Former senior diplomat and politician Pauline Neville-Jones has received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at the July graduation ceremonies.
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Professor Simon Mabon from @pprlancaster writes in the Conversation on how “Gaza is starving – how Israel's allies can go beyond words and take meaningful action”.
theconversation.com
Israel’s allies should look at what was done to isolate South Africa during the apartheid years.
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'Ocean Warming Throws Angelshark Mating Out Of Sync' - Forbes reports on research co-led by Lancaster marine scientists that shows how female angelsharks are changing their behaviour in the face of warming seas @LancsUniLEC
forbes.com
As ocean temperatures rise, female angelsharks are skipping breeding grounds to avoid heat stress, disrupting reproduction in an already Critically Endangered species.
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Listen again (from 19mins) to medical ethicist Dr John Appleby from @LancasterMedSch being interviewed by BBC Radio 4’s Inside Health about the ethics of the future of human reproduction.
bbc.co.uk
We ask what's brewing in Birmingham's bins, plus measles and challenges for medical ethics
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Professor Adam Taylor @Adatomy from @LancasterMedSch writes in the Conversion on “From 'MMS' to 'aerobic oxygen', why drinking bleach has become a dangerous wellness trend”.
theconversation.com
Chlorine dioxide, sold as a “miracle” cure under names like MMS, is not medicine. It’s toxic, unregulated and can be fatal. Here’s what you need to know.
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