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Cambridge boffins invent app to improve concentration in age of tech distractions
A team from Cambridge's Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute has developed and tested 'Decoder' - a new game aimed at helping users improve their attention and concentration
Wackiest excuses for submitting tax return late include “I’m too short to reach the post box”
With the next self assessment deadline looming on January 31, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have released a list of 'outlandish' excuses received over the past year
Lyme disease-sufferer contracted disease from pet cat SIXTEEN years ago
Lisa Vallo, 51, woke up in 2002 to find a small black dot on her stomach. She went to the toilet and used her nail to scratch the unusual mark only to discover a tick had inserted itself into her flesh.
How Do Doctors Get Insured?
Doctors help diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses. They examine patients, assess individual medical histories and prescribe necessary medications. On top of this, they also order and interpret results of diagnostic tests, subsequently helping patients to manage and/or recover from their ailments. As a result, a doctor’s practice helps ensure a community and the families within it are healthier by offering people the very tools they need to stay in charge of their health. Running a medical practice however, comes...
Smoking can speed up ageing in youth by over two decades, scientists warn
Men and women who use cigarettes are twice as old as non smokers - biologically
Frog spawn could hold the key to cancer cure
The tiny eggs that have fascinated schoolboys for decades have proteins very similar to human cells
There’s now a fertility app for couples struggling to conceive that counts sperm
The YO home male fertility kit uses a free smartphone app to test the quality semen within minutes - using a plug-in microscope.
Saving Costs When You Are Trading in a Big City
If your business is based in a big city such as London, the overheads will naturally be very expensive. Property costs alone will cost you a fortune and that does not account for parking or commuting to get to your office. For some businesses, being in a big city is a crucial part of their success - otherwise, they would all head for cheaper options in more rural areas. Some of these businesses have to find other ways of cutting...
The Impact of Providing Opportunities for the UK’s Youth
It can be easier than you think for a young person to become involved in a gang, especially in some areas of the capital where gangs appear to rule the estates. Sometimes children can become victims of gang crime simply from being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whichever way it occurs; gang crime is a huge threat in parts of London. Reducing gang crime has been a priority of many organisations and even the Mayor Sadiq Khan....