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Five lifestyle changes that might help you live longer and slow down ageing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Henry Chung, Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex Exercise is just one of the ways you can lower your biological age. TheVisualsYouNeed/ Shutterstock Society is fascinated with health, fitness and longevity. This obsession has spawned a multi-million pound industry centred around…
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Tabletop particle accelerator could transform medicine and materials science
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Carsten P Welsch, Professor of Physics, University of Liverpool Carsten Welsch A particle accelerator that produces intense X-rays could be squeezed into a device that fits on a table, my colleagues and I have found in a new research project. The way that intense X-rays are…
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Trespasses: little has changed for couples dating across the religious and political divide in Northern Ireland
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Laura Smith, PhD Researcher and Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Liverpool In her 2022 novel Trespasses, Louise Kennedy captures the emotional turmoil of an intimate relationship between Cushla, a young Catholic woman, and Michael, an older married Protestant man during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Their…
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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs and stripped trees of their leaves, including in many parts of Jamaica hit by Hurricane Beryl a year earlier. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images Headlines…
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How the Canadian Armed Forces could help solve the youth employment crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ilona Dougherty, Managing Director, Youth & Innovation Project, University of Waterloo Every year on Remembrance Day, I think about my grandfathers — my American grandfather who flew his Stinson L-5 along the coast of Burma and my Hungarian grandfather who fought in the Second World War.…
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Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jared Wesley, Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta Across Canada, elected representatives are opting to toe the party line on major discussions about the future of the country — or even to sit out the debates entirely. Take recent events in Alberta. Bill 2 (the Back…
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Bringing the dance studio home can improve balance and reduce the risk of falls for older women
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Emma Hsiaowen Chen, PhD Candidate in Health & Exercise Science, Concordia University Exercise can help reduce the risk of falls — a major cause of injuries in older adults — but only four per cent of older Canadian women complete 30 minutes of daily physical activity.…
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To tackle e-waste, teach kids to be responsible consumers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Saidia Ali, Environmental Scientist, PhD Candidate, Toronto Metropolitan University The world is undergoing rapid electronification and digital transformation, reshaping how we live. Many of us have numerous electronic devices around us at all times, from smartphones and watches to our home appliances and cars. A sharp…
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Rudeness is hurting auditors’ ability to protect the public — here’s how
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ala Mokhtar, Assistant Professor in Accounting, McMaster University Auditors play a crucial role in keeping the financial system honest. Their job is to protect investors by making sure financial reports are accurate and trustworthy, helping people have confidence in financial markets. Auditors are trained to be…
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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs and stripped trees of their leaves, including in many parts of Jamaica hit by Hurricane Beryl a year earlier. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images Headlines…