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New Alzheimer’s research could inspire better treatments and earlier diagnosis
Neuroscientists at the University of Portsmouth, with collaborators in the UK and the USA, have made a breakthrough in the study of Alzheimer’s which could inspire better treatments and earlier diagnosis.
The researchers have for the first time found a key protein in one of the brain regions first to be affected by Alzheimer’s.
The study, led by Jerome Swinny, Professor of Neuropharmacology at the University of Portsmouth and funded by Alzheimer’s Society, set out to fully understand how this brain region changes in the earliest phases of the disease and why.
More people across Dorset are identifying as British MORE people across Dorset are identifying as British than before the EU referendum, figures suggest, while fewer say they are English. That’s according to the Office for National Statics Annual Population Survey, which asks a sample of local people how they would describe their national identity. The survey shows 47 per cent of people in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole identified as British in the year to June 2020, up from 34 per cent four years earlier, in the run-up to the EU referendum. But Englishness, while still the more popular answer, is on the decline – just over half said they were English, compared to 67 per cent in the year to June 2016.
January 15, 2021
In the Downing Street Press Conference this evening Boris Johnson announced that travel corridors are to be closed from Monday.
Prof Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, said:
“The UK government’s decision to close travel corridors and insist on a rigorous test an quarantine policy is not surprising in the current climate of concern about new coronavirus variants.
“The exit strategy from this policy is unclear.
“Global levels of infection are unlikely to fall significantly in the foreseeable future.
“The virus will continue to generate new variants, some of which may be more transmissible or less preventable using current vaccines.
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Since Eurovision was sadly cancelled in 2020, UK universities decided to rise to the challenge. Check out the University of Southampton s finalists here!
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Eurovision is a much-loved contest across Europe and sadly, COVID-19 robbed us of this delight in 2020. However, have no fear – UniVision was born! There were many entries from students who wished to represent the uni and it came down to the top 5. Launching the final heat on 14th Jan for the University of Southampton, we had an array of talent showing us their musical skills.
Up first, we had Amrit Karmit with an original song called ‘Home’. It was a very sweet song that had an incredible sentiment and had a personal touch as she admitted it is ‘one of my favourite songs I’ve written.’ To sing and play the guitar is difficult enough, but you could feel the emotions she put into it to create a song that you could imagine to be a ‘put your lighters in the air’ moment. Furthermore, c