Can a stressful job really give you a heart attack?
With no commute in lockdown often meaning a longer work day, researchers are concerned about the long-term impact of overworking from home
4 May 2021 • 5:05am
Chronic work-related stress, high job demands and job insecurity have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases
Our hearts are remarkable machines, capable of pumping 2,000 gallons of blood – about 65 full bathtubs – around the body every day.
Despite their brilliant design, we know some lifestyle factors can make them go wrong. Smoking cigarettes – which makes artery walls sticky from the chemicals, raising the risk of damage and clogging – a lack of physical activity and being obese. All three can contribute to the development of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease – high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type two diabetes.
Is it the end of history in universities?
Peter Purton urges academics to challenge the government’s views on the purpose of education. Plus letters from
Jude Wilkinson,
Nigel Knowlman
‘Developing the ability to think critically and question established norms, achieved through the study of history and other humanities, is valuable in any career.’ Photograph: Russell Boyce/Reuters
‘Developing the ability to think critically and question established norms, achieved through the study of history and other humanities, is valuable in any career.’ Photograph: Russell Boyce/Reuters
Letters
Mon 3 May 2021 11.42 EDT
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Among mountains of depressing news, your report on the further removal of history from core university subjects may appear just a hillock, 1 May) (Studying history should not be only for the elite, say academics. The statement that those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it has rarely been shown to be
THE number of child protection investigations carried out in Scotland rose by a third within two years, previously unpublished data has revealed. But despite a sharp rise of 33% in a short period of time, the number of children placed on the child protection register changed very little, prompting fears that some investigations should not have been conducted in the first place. Child protection investigations are instigated in response to concerns that a child has been hurt, abused or neglected within the family or in the care of others. Fears are now being raised by researcher Andy Bilson, emeritus professor of social work at the University of Central Lancashire, that some investigations – which he says can be traumatic for families – maybe carried out without due cause. He also claims differences in rates across the country mean families and children are facing “justice by geography”.
THE voice actor behind a cartoon character well-known to millions of parents and children across the world says she can’t wait to get behind the mic again. Sarah Ann Kennedy, the voice behind Miss Rabbit in Peppa Pig, is excited to get back in the studio after a new company took over the show’s production and is planning 104 new episodes. University of Central Lancashire animation lecturer Sarah, of Preston, got involved with Peppa Pig when she was asked to write a few episodes by creators Neville Astley, Mark Baker, and Phil Davies in the early 2000s. She wrote two episodes and introduced a character who had just three lines, sparking the show’s creators to ask if Sarah wanted to voice the character.