Category: MIL OSI
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Women with ADHD three times more likely to experience premenstrual dysphoric disorder – new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jessica Agnew-Blais, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Queen Mary University of London PMDD causes symptoms such as mood swings, irritability, depressed mood and anxiety. LightField Studios/ Shutterstock Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has historically been under-studied in women. This means we still have a limited understanding of how…
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Too much Lena Dunham, Lorde’s new album and a book to break your heart: what to watch, listen to and read this week
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation UK When I first watched Girls, I remember marvelling at Lena Dunham’s four twenty-something New Yorkers. Sex and the City it was not. I realised wistfully just how much I wished the series had been around when…
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What would it take for a new British leftwing party to succeed?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colm Murphy, Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London Last week, the MP for Coventry South, Zarah Sultana, made an audacious decision. Having already lost the Labour party whip for opposing the two-child benefit cap, Sultana announced she would co-lead a new leftwing party…
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Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Keri K. Stephens, Professor & Co-Director, Technology & Information Policy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin How emergency alerts convey risks matters. AP Photo/Eric Gay Flash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025, can be highly…
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Berg winds in South Africa: the winter weather pattern that increases wildfire risks
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Sheldon Strydom, Senior Lecturer & Head of Department, Department of Geography, Rhodes University After a fire. Hendrik van den Berg, via Wikimedia Commons., CC BY Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom…
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How UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal will work – and what the challenges could be
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matilde Rosina, Assistant Professor in Global Challenges, Brunel University of London After weeks of rising Channel crossing figures, the UK government has agreed on a long-awaited migration deal with France. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announced a “one in, one out” pilot – and the UK…
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IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a church in Harlem during his failed campaign to become the Democratic nominee in the 2025 New York City mayoral race. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images Churches…
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Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jalees Rehman, Department Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois Chicago Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to the characteristic muscle weakness that so many cancer patients experience. Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of…
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AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Turgay Ayer, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology AI will help human physicians by analyzing patient data prior to surgery. Boy_Anupong/Moment via Getty Images Imagine walking into your doctor’s office feeling sick – and rather than flipping through pages of your…
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Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Nathan Meyers, Ph.D. candidate in sociology (September 2025 degree conferral), UMass Amherst Demonstrators march outside the U.S. Capitol during the Poor People’s Campaign rally at the National Mall in Washington on June 23, 2018. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana America has never been richer. But the…