68 m. ago Global midwife shortage raises rates of maternity intervention, report warns

World is short of a million midwives, report finds, with adequate access potentially saving 4.3m lives a year A global shortage of nearly a million midwives is leaving pregnant women without the basic care needed to prevent harm, including the deaths of mothers and babies, according to new research.Almost half the shortage was in Africa, where nine in 10 women lived in a country without enough midwives, the researchers said. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Psychologists develop method to quantify ‘toxic masculinity’ in men

Researchers emphasise need to separate problematic masculinity from constructive forms of masculinity

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3 h. ago Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that's a problem

A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end

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3 h. ago Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change

Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survivalPenguins in Antarctica have radically shifted their breeding season, apparently as a response to climate change, research has found.Dramatic shifts in behaviour were revealed by a decade-long study led by Penguin Watch at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, with some penguins’ breeding period moving forward by more than three weeks. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Prostate cancer becomes the UK's most common form of the disease: Celebrities from Chris Hoy to David Cameron tell of the urgent need for early screenings

Researchers found a sharp increase in the number of men being diagnosed with prostate cancer in just a year. The Daily Mail is campaigning for earlier diagnosis and a full screening programme.

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6 h. ago Why a morning run is best for your heart, but evening squats help you sleep: Read our guide on WHEN to exercise for the biggest benefits

Research shows working out between 6am and noon cuts the chances of developing the condition by 21 per cent, whereas exercising in the ­afternoon or evening reduced the risk by about 14 per cent

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7 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says military innovation will ‘transform’ air defences

President says air force’s new system involves ‘mobile fire groups’ and interceptor drones as he warns of fresh Russian attacks ahead. What we know on day 1,427Ukraine’s armed forces are introducing a new facet of air defence, made up of small groups deploying interceptor drones, as the country braces for new mass Russian attacks, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday. Ukraine is still reeling from a wave of Russian strikes earlier this month that knocked out power and heating to thousands of apartment blocks in freezing temperatures, particularly in the capital, and Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for air defences to be strengthened. “There will be a new approach to the use of air defences by the air force, concerning mobile fire groups, interceptor drones and other ‘short-range’ air defence assets,” the Ukrainian president said in his nightly video address. “The system will be transformed.” Zelenskyy announced the appointment of a new deputy air force commander, Pavlo Yelizarov, to o...

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8 h. ago Why eating more of these foods can actually help you consume fewer calories

Researchers found people who ate a diet of unprocessed foods consumed 330 calories fewer on average - despite eating 50 per cent more by mass

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8 h. ago Education key to divide on immigration and politics, research suggests

The report found that education divides attitudes on immigration and diversity more sharply in the UK than in the US.

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10 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham claims mum Victoria called him 'evil' during heated wedding row

Brooklyn Beckham also accused his famous mum Victoria of forcing wife Nicola Peltz to find another wedding dress at the last minute before their big day in 2022

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11 h. ago Full list of 88 popular charity shops set to close including five in Greater Manchester

More stores are set to close in 2027 as part of the long-term plan to redirect funds into research

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14 h. ago Martin O'Neill and Michael Nicholson in Celtic transfer summit as Lennoxtown powwow presses accelerator on signings

The club have four priorities on the table and O'Neill wants them in sooner rather than later

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14 h. ago Researchers find breast cancer risk marker linked to physical activity in girls

Rates of breast cancer are rising among younger women, with more than 42,000 deaths projected this year

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15 h. ago Simple blood test could detect who will develop type 2 diabetes years before diagnosis

A decades-long study into key markers in the blood could pave the way for a simple blood test that can detect diabetes years before symptoms appear, researchers say.

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16 h. ago Positive thinking could boost immune response to vaccines, study finds

Research finds being optimistic produced more antibodies, hinting at future potential of mental strategies to healthBeing optimistic may boost the immune system according to research that points to a connection between the mind and our body’s natural defences.Scientists have found people who used positive thinking to boost activity in the brain’s reward system responded better to vaccination, with their immune systems producing more antibodies than others after having the shot. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Positive thinking could boost immune response to vaccines, say scientists

People picturing positive experiences found to produce more antibodies, hinting at future clinical potentialPositive thoughts may boost the immune system according to research that points to a connection between the mind and our body’s natural defences.Scientists have found people who used positive thinking to boost activity in the brain’s reward system responded better to vaccination, with their immune systems producing more antibodies than others after having the shot. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Starmer’s calm diplomacy makes mistake of assuming Trump is a sentient being | John Crace

PM’s effort to take heat out of Greenland situation is yet another humiliation in his relationship with The DonaldUK politics live – latest updatesToady, or not toady? That is the question. When even Piers Morgan has taken his head out of Donald Trump’s bum far enough to see a glimmer of daylight, then it’s fair to say the US president has probably overstepped the mark.Not content with threatening tariffs against the UK and seven EU countries for sending troops to Greenland – having previously demanded Nato allies get stuck in to protect the country from Russia and China – The Donald has now sent a letter to the Norwegian prime minister to complain about not winning the Nobel peace prize and to say he was so pissed off he was thinking of starting a war instead. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Two babies dead and 53 infants treated in hospital after 'suspected toxic leak in heating system' at 'unlicensed' Israeli childcare centre

Two babies have died and 53 more are being treated in hospital following a suspected toxic leak in an Israeli daycare.

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16 h. ago Vet shares 5 dog breeds he would never own based on his professional experience

A vet has shared the five dog breeds he personally wouldn't own after his years of professional experience dealing with the beloved animal - and some are very popular choices

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16 h. ago Why can’t women enjoy Heated Rivalry without being treated with contempt? | Zoe Williams

The TV hit has cracked open a rich seam of misogyny: romance is written off as a weird thing that women like, and the audience is dismissed as ‘wine moms’I’ve never heard anything more sexist in my life than the (mounting) reasons why women supposedly love the hit TV drama Heated Rivalry. Quick recap: if you’re a woman, or even if you’re not and don’t yet love it: Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) are two professional ice hockey players on rival teams. It matters that they’re hockey players, beyond the athletic perfection of their “insanely oiled, slick bodies” (as my friend, Eve, who’s 21, put it). And it matters that Rozanov is Russian, because the obstacles are real: he cannot be gay – think about the sponsorship, think about the fans, think about the oppressive patriarchal regime. Think about it for two seconds and this can not happen; and it achingly doesn’t, and almost does, and does, then doesn’t happen, over years.Heated Rivalry dropped in C...

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