Ivory poachers’ use of poison endangers vultures
Conservationists warn ivory poachers’ use of poison is further decimating Africa’s endangered vultures
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2015
An Interview with Ian McFarland, the new editor of Scottish Journal of Theology
Find out more about the new editor of Scottish Journal of Theology (SJT) as he offers advice to authors, discusses where he sees the journal progressing and tells us what the most exciting currents in theology are today.…
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Rising risk of obesity among China’s ‘left behind children’
Some 61 million rural children left behind by parents moving to China’s booming urban centres are at risk from increased fat and reduced protein in their diets.
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Goldstein wins Batchelor Prize 2016
The G K Batchelor Prize for 2016 is awarded to Professor Raymond E. Goldstein FRS, Schlumberger Professor of Complex Physical Systems in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge.
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What do harbor seals and downhill skiers have in common?
An unexpected similarity between nature’s mechanisms and man’s techniques arise in a new study published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. The paper reveals how harbor seals can detect prey from far away, and it’s related to skiing.
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Watching their weight: the effect of eating, while viewing television, on childhood obesity
It’s well known that obesity in children is one of the foremost public health problems that we face today and there is compelling evidence to suggest that one of the causes of this epidemic is excess screen-based sedentary time (i.e. TV viewing).
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Major gaps in understanding the risks and benefits of eating fish
Source: Researchers find major gaps in understanding risks, benefits of eating fish | EurekAlert! Science News Fish tissue is rarely measured for concentrations of both harmful contaminants and healthful nutrients across a range of species and geographic regions, say a Dartmouth researcher and her colleagues who reviewed the risks and benefits of eating seafood.…
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Cocoa flavanols good for heart health
An EU-funded study published this week in British Journal of Nutrition (BJN) shows that consuming cocoa flavanols improves cardiovascular function and lessens the burden on the heart that comes with the ageing
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Importance of vitamin E when dietary PUFA is increased
A new paper, from DSM and published in British Journal of Nutrition, examines vitamin E function and requirements in relation to polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs).
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Better Diet Quality may Improve Cognition in Children
A recent Finnish study shows that better diet quality is related to better cognitive performance among 6–8 year old children.
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Raptors in West and Central Africa threatened by trade for bushmeat and fetish
Wageningen, The Netherlands: 14 August 2015—The trade in vultures and other raptors for traditional medicine and bushmeat is likely to be contributing to the serious declines of these birds in West and Central Africa. …
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Saving the Unloved, One Crowd at a Time > WCS Newsroom
Source: Saving the Unloved, One Crowd at a Time > WCS Newsroom A newly released study from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) offers hope of conservation to the world’s low-profile and more unloved members of the animal kingdom.…
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Majority of packaged foods unhealthy
The majority of packaged food available in New Zealand supermarkets is ultra-processed and so also the unhealthiest.
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Royal Historical Society’s: Constitution Maker – Selected Writings of Sir Ivor Jennings
Royal Historical Society’s volume 46 of its Camden Fifth Series is focused on the remarkable contributions made by the prolific and prominent scholar of British and constitutional history, Sir William Ivor Jennings (1903-65).…
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Wind and solar power: integrating renewable energy sources into the electricity grid
In the latest issue of the new journal MRS Energy & Sustainability—A Review Journal , Professor Jay Apt of Carnegie Mellon University turns the spotlight on one of the planet’s most pressing problems—how renewable energy sources can be better integrated into the existing electricity grid.
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Cambridge Journals: 2014 Impact Factor Results
This blog post is a detailed summary of the Cambridge Journals performance in the 2014 Thomson Reuters JCR® Impact Factor results.…
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Cambridge launch new open access journal – Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics
Cambridge unveils new Open Access journal – Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics (GHEG) Cambridge University Press is delighted to announce a major new open access journal, Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics (GHEG), dedicated to publishing and disseminating research that addresses and increases understanding of global and population health issues through the application of population science, genomics and applied technologies.…
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Understanding meal patterns
The June Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Nutrition Research Reviews entitled, ‘Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake.’…
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Mysterious Anti-electron Clouds found Inside Thunderstorm
A terrifying few moments flying into the top of an active thunderstorm in a research aircraft has led to an unexpected discovery that could help explain the longstanding mystery of how lightning gets initiated inside a thunderstorm.…
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Can your phone make you laugh?
Examples of humorous and sometimes awkward autocorrect substitutions happen all the time. Typing ‘funny autocorrect’ into Google brings up page upon page of examples where phones seem to have a mind of their own.…
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Victims of childhood bullying at higher risk of cardiovascular disease in later life « King’s College London
People who experienced bullying in childhood are more likely to be overweight and show higher levels of blood inflammation in later life, finds new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London.…
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Cardiovascular risk factors extremely high in people with psychosis « King’s College London
Extremely high levels of cardiovascular risk factors have been found in people with established psychosis, with central obesity evident in over 80 per cent of participants, in a study by researchers from the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and King’s College London.…
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Tougher laws to reduce wildlife trade ‘not enough and can backfire’
Western conservation groups are seeking stricter law enforcement to tackle a trade in endangered wildlife, but an Oxford University researcher warns that this is not a ‘silver bullet’ solution.…
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School meals have an effect on children’s performance in class
The May Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from British Journal of Nutrition entitled, ‘The effects of Nordic school meals on concentration and school performance in 8- to 11-year-old children in the OPUS School Meal Study:a cluster-randomised, controlled, cross-over trial’ The cognitive performance of children has been associated with dietary quality in several studies.…
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Unimagining conservation
The EC Perspectives paper from the March issue of Environmental Conservation is entitled Ecological history of Lachlan Nature Reserve, Centennial Park, Sydney, Australia: a palaeoecological approach to conservation by Rebecca Hamilton and Dan Penny.…
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Psychotic symptoms in frontotemporal dementia: a diagnostic dilemma?
The April International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled “Psychotic symptoms in frontotemporal dementia: a diagnostic dilemma?” by Maria Landqvist Waldö, Lars Gustafson, Ulla Passant and Elisabet Englund.…
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Celebrating Iraq’s Cultural Heritage
Eleanor Robson, Voluntary Chair of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq’s governing Council and Professor of Ancient Middle Eastern History at University College London, discusses Iraq’s cultural heritage.…
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From mechanisms to meaningful interventions: the latest insights from the field of the early life origins of disease
“You are what you eat” may be a truism but you may also be what your parents ate too. This is important because despite genetics contributing to health and disease, so does environment and although we can change our environments for the better, we were most susceptible to environment during the first 1,000 days of our lives.
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Dietary survey results from Brazil
Results of the first Brazilian nationwide individual dietary survey reveal low diet quality, especially among high income individuals Similar to many other countries, dietary patterns in Brazil have changed rapidly and drastically in recent decades.…
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The benefits of whole grain intake
Study warns that almost a fifth of us still not eating any whole grains Experts at Newcastle University are calling for the introduction of guidelines around the amount of whole grains we should be eating after it was revealed almost one in five of us are not eating any at all.…
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Médecins Sans Frontières study examines childhood malnutrition in rural India
The April Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Public Health Nutrition from the Médecins Sans Frontières/MSF’s qualitative study entitled, ‘Health-seeking behaviour and community perceptions of childhood undernutrition and a community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programme in rural Bihar, India: a qualitative study.’…
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Do supermarkets contribute to the obesity pandemic in developing countries?
Worldwide, people are putting on weight. This is also true in developing countries, where overnutrition coexists with undernutrition. Overweight and obesity contribute to chronic health issues such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and some forms of cancer.…
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Dodo bird verdict given new life by psychosis therapy study | The University of Manchester
A study by researchers at The University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool has examined the psychological treatment of more than 300 people suffering from psychosis, showing that, whatever the therapy, it is the relationship between the patient and therapist which either improves or damages wellbeing.…
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Sweetened fruit drinks could be linked to childhood asthma
A new landmark epidemiology study further implicates high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in chronic disease. Researchers report for the first time that children who regularly consume beverages high in excess free fructose (EFF) including apple juice (AJ), and HFCS sweetened fruit drinks and sodas have higher rates of asthma.…
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A preeminent new philosophy journal – now available
The first of four issues of the inaugural volume of the Journal of the American Philosophical Association is now available online.…
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Variability in estimating the self-awareness of memory deficits
The March International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled ‘Awareness of memory deficits in subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease’ by Johann Lehrner, Sandra Kogler, Claus Lamm, Doris Moser, Stefanie Klug, Gisela Pusswald, Peter Dal-Bianco, Walter Pirker and Eduard Auff As the world population ages, we face sharp rises in prevalence rates for neurodegenerative diseases.…
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The importance of Youth Mental Health
Find out the Guest Editors’ (Mary Cannon and John Lyne) response to questions about youth mental health following a recent special issue in Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine.…
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Exemplary protected areas for tigers in southern India
A new publication depicts the collaborative role of conservation organizations and government that resulted in exemplary results for tiger conservation in Karnataka, southern India.…
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Farming: A potential threat to the endangered Chinese giant salamander
New research, led by international conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL), published in Oryx shows that Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) farms risk the extinction of wild salamander populations instead of supporting their conservation.…
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The majority of parents believe sugary drinks are good for their children
Despite public health messages about the importance of reducing consumption of sugary drinks to help combat obesity and diabetes, a study in Public Health Nutrition written by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut found that many parents believe that some drinks with high amounts of added sugar – especially fruit drinks, sports drinks and flavored water – are healthy options for children.…
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Carbohydrates in health: Friends or Foes
The March Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled “Carbohydrates and obesity: from evidence to policy in the UK” Carbohydrates provide the major source of energy in the diet and hence the type and amount of carbohydrate consumed is an important consideration for weight control.…
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The impact of supermarkets on children’s diets
The siting of full – service supermarkets within neighborhoods considered to be “food deserts” may not result in healthful dietary habits or reductions in childhood obesity as hoped for, at least in the short term according to a new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers in the February 26th online edition of the journal Public Health Nutrition.…
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The London Olympic Legacy: Comparing Bold Claims to Reality
The field of architecture has tended to remember the spaces of contemporary Olympic games in terms of individual canonical buildings, such as Frei Otto and Gunter Behnisch’s stadium for the Munich 1972 games or the spectacular Birds’ Nest stadium by Herzog and de Meuron for 2008’s Beijing Games.…
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A new approach to public health
An Athabasca University researcher is calling on governments to implement a new comprehensive approach to nutritional education and nutrition policy he’s calling “strategic nutrition”.…
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New report offers strategies to help botanical gardens protect threatened trees
With more than 8,000 tree species threatened with extinction, an urgent need exists for botanical gardens to protect threatened trees in dedicated conservation collections.…
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View the food frequency questionnaire results from Puerto Rico
Dietary patterns are related to many chronic diseases but assessing it in the population is not an easy task. One method often used is the food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ), which consists of a list of foods typically consumed in the population of interest; therefore it has to be specifically designed for each population and validated to be used.…
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Asian songbird migrants in trouble | BirdLife
Asian songbird migrants in trouble | BirdLife. Migratory songbirds in East Asia are in trouble, according to new research. The study calls for national action and international cooperation to deal with threats, as well as more monitoring and research to help understand and protect this unique migration system.…
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Eurasian otter numbers decline in Albania
Although the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) is recovering in several European countries, it is still categorized as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.…
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Tobacco-smoking moms and dads increase diabetes risk for children exposed in utero
Children exposed to tobacco smoke from their parents while in the womb are predisposed to developing diabetes as adults, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and the Berkeley nonprofit Public Health Institute.
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Sweet Research – How flowing fluids generate unique shapes
A team of scientists has identified the complex process by which materials are shaped and ultimately dissolved by surrounding water currents.
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Reviewing new traits and phenotyping strategies in dairy cattle
Insights into recent research related to the implementation of novel traits in dairy cattle genetic improvement programs
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Measuring the impact of nutrition labelling on consumers: an experimental study
The February Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Public Health Nutrition and is entitled “The impact of front-of-pack nutrition labels on consumer product evaluation and choice: an experimental study’”.…
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Cambridge Academic’s Digital History
When you consider that Cambridge University Press has been in operation for over 400 years, digital innovation may seem like a flash in our publishing pan.…
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BJHS Themes – subject of inaugural issue is announced
I’m delighted to be able to announce that the subject of the inaugural issue of the new open access, edited-collection journal of the BSHS, called BJHS Themes, will be: “Intersections: Science and Technology in Twentieth Century China and India” The special issue editors will be Jahnavi Phalkey (King’s College London) and Tong Lam (University of Toronto) In the open competition held to select the issues of BJHS Themes, proposals are judged according to standards of focus, originality, timeliness, and breadth of appeal to readers.…
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The Great War at 100: studies on the periphery of Empire
Published at the end of the 1914 commemoration year, Itinerario’s most recent special issue sheds light on colonial volunteerism and recruitment in the British Empire during the Great War.…
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Opportunist road users? Orangutans on the logging roads of Borneo
Opportunistic Behaviour May Show Resilience to Changes in Habitat An international team of scientists has found evidence that orangutans may be opportunistically choosing to walk on the ground.…
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A looming danger…
This paper reports on four paediatric patients who presented with a loom band associated foreign body in the nose over a 7-day period at a district general hospital in Scotland.…
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How to measure mood in nutrition research
The January Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Nutrition Research Reviews and is entitled “’How to Measure Mood in Nutrition Research”.…
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Juiced up food labelling misguiding consumers on fruit and vegetable choices
Consumers are being misguided about the amount of fruit and vegetable content they are consuming in processed foods and drinks, with new research from Cancer Council NSW revealing that Australian food companies are squeezing the truth when it comes to fruit and vegetable claims on their packaging.…
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Pregnant women are exceeding weight gain guidelines
Mums-to-be are advised to watch their “overall food intake and takeaway consumption” following the results of a new study on the health behaviours and psychological well-being of pregnant women in Ireland.…
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Over 28,000 endangered Lemurs are illegally kept as pets in Madagascar…
An estimated 28,000 lemurs, the world’s most endangered primates, have been illegally kept as pets in urban areas of Madagascar over the past three years, possibly threatening conservation efforts and hastening the extinction of some of lemur species, according to a study by Temple University researchers.…
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