9 h. ago ‘No evidence’ women perform worse on their period, experts suggest

Scientists said while women may feel worse during menstruation, these symptoms did not affect their cognitive performance

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33 h. ago Oxford is still top of the class but UK universities perform their worst in a decade amid warning of 'new world order'

This year's Times Higher Education (THE) league tables found that while some of our universities are still world-leading, there are 'clear warning signs of UK decline'.

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2 w. ago Pregnant women deserve so much better than Trump’s theatre of scaremongering and shame | Kate Womersley

There is no credible evidence linking autism with maternal paracetamol use. But the US president’s ‘tough it out’ message could harm mothers and babiesKate Womersley is a doctor and academic specialising in psychiatryOn Monday, Donald Trump, flanked by Robert F Kennedy Jr and the former talkshow host and head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr Mehmet Oz, announced that women should avoid paracetamol (known as acetaminophen or by the brand name Tylenol in the US) throughout pregnancy because of a spurious link with childhood autism.This political theatre highlights a longstanding and harmful problem: pregnant women, and their babies, are routinely let down by partial, poor-quality and missing medical evidence. Pregnant women deserve better than irresponsible headlines raising fear based on shaky research that has failed to convince the scientific community.Kate Womersley is a doctor and academic specialising in psychiatry Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pregnant women told 'strong evidence' shows paracetamol is safe amid Trump autism claims

The US president sparked concern by suggesting paracetamol is potentially behind a "meteoric rise" in autism cases.

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2 w. ago Football Daiily | A big night at the Ballon d’Or but are trinkets and stats all that matter?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Fairness and football are rarely good bedfellows. At the glitzy Golden Ball ceremony in Paris on Monday night, there was further evidence of this as Aitana Bonmatí collected the women’s award for the third year in a row. “I still can’t believe it. Incredible,” cheered the Spain playmaker. “Thank you for this it really could have gone to anyone.” Except it didn’t. You see, France Football has a tendency to overlook more deserving characters by focusing on talent, attitude and output. The Edinburgh comedy award has a rule where no one can take home the bacon twice, allowing others to get their moment in the spotlight, too, and preventing Football Daily’s questionable comedy heroes from collecting it annually. It doesn’t matter that Bonmatí has been a consistent pinnacle of excellence in the game, driving Barcelona to the Liga F title for a sixth straight year and recovering from viral meningitis to play at the Euros. She also had a pe...

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2 w. ago Football Daily | A big night at the Ballon d’Or but are trinkets and stats all that matter?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Fairness and football are rarely good bedfellows. At the glitzy Golden Ball ceremony in Paris on Monday night, there was further evidence of this as Aitana Bonmatí collected the women’s award for the third year in a row. “I still can’t believe it. Incredible,” cheered the Spain playmaker. “Thank you for this it really could have gone to anyone.” Except it didn’t. You see, France Football has a tendency to overlook more deserving characters by focusing on talent, attitude and output. The Edinburgh comedy award has a rule where no one can take home the bacon twice, allowing others to get their moment in the spotlight, too, and preventing Football Daily’s questionable comedy heroes from collecting it annually. It doesn’t matter that Bonmatí has been a consistent pinnacle of excellence in the game, driving Barcelona to the Liga F title for a sixth straight year and recovering from viral meningitis to play at the Euros. She also had a pe...

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2 w. ago Trump’s absurd Tylenol claims heighten the suffering of pregnant women in the US | Moira Donegan

There is no evidence to support the president’s assertions about autism. But they exploit fears that already come with pregnancyRobert F Kennedy Jr continued his futile search for a single pharmaceutical cause of autism on Monday, when the Trump administration claimed that distorted recent studies and misstated scientific evidence to allege a link between women’s Tylenol use during pregnancy and the development of autism in children. Kennedy has long spoken with disturbing disgust about autistic people, claiming at one press conference that autistic children “destroy families” and “will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date.” He had previously pledged to find the cause of autism by this month.As part of his apparent quest to eliminate this vast and varied group of people – who do, in fact, pay taxes, hold jobs, play baseball, write poems, go on dates, and function as beloved and caring membe...

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