How my mother broke the mold as the only woman at her university
by Akshata Murty with her husband, Rishi Sunak (PA Wire) My mother has always been a storyteller. Mythology, pirates, friendships… you name it, she has a …
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Childhood infection ‘linked to risk of death from adult respiratory disease’
Research suggests that getting a respiratory infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia in childhood is associated with a higher risk of dying from a respiratory …
New drug hope for children with primary bone cancer
A new drug that potentially works against all major types of primary bone cancer in children has been described by the scientists who developed it …
More than half of Britain and Ireland’s native plants in decline – report
More than half of Britain and Ireland’s native plants have declined since the 1950s due to agriculture, climate change and invasive non-native species, according to …
Viral Gender Pay Gap Bot Can Be a ‘Catalyst’ to Keep Pressure on, Says Co-Founder
The co-founder of the Gender Pay Gap Bot, an automated Twitter account that responds to companies who tweet their support for International Women’s Day with …
Biden administration backs new TikTok bill, wants quick passage
(Bloomberg) — The White House has passed a bipartisan bill that could give the president the authority to ban or force the sale of TikTok, …
PM’s wife Akshata Murty hopes daughters are inspired by engineer grandmother who ‘broke the mould’
Akshata Murty has revealed she was inspired to encourage more women to study science by her mother, who “broke the mold” as the only female …
Are lefties more creative? Brain scans reveal why these individuals might be wired differently
Keanu Reeves is left handed.Jeff Kravitz / Contributor / Getty Images Brain scans indicate that left-handed people think differently from right-handed people. They tend to …
A hormone injection could keep you from getting too drunk
Hayes Potter / Unsplash If you give a mouse a cookie, legend has it that a cascade of wishes will follow from the mouse. But …