An interesting discussion on the topic of day care was broadcast on Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 today at 10am. Jane Garvey interviewed Penelope Leach and Eva Lloyd. You will be able to listen again if you go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nhwqm
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Could a fear of spiders, snakes (or even orcs) actually be an inherited defence mechanism laid down in a family’s genes by an ancestors’ frightening encounter with one of these terrifying beasts? New research suggests that memories can be passed down through the generations as a result of chemical changes in DNA that allow offspring […]
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Texts in our Complete Companion series are affectionately known as the ‘Cat and Dog’ books, but have you ever wondered who the cats and dogs are that adorn our covers? We thought we’d start with our AS Mini Companion kitten, BB, who lives with her owners Chris and Chloe in Bristol. We asked them to […]
Read moreRecently published research here in the UK has thrown up yet another problem with taking benzodiazepines – an increased risk of developing pneumonia, and of dying from it. Benzodiazepines are typically prescribed for the treatment of anxiety, panic attacks and insomnia and so are a common way of managing the debilitating effects of stress. Dr […]
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Snapping at the heels of our AS cat Coco is Ellie, the now 8 year-old Irish Setter and cover model for our brand new third edition of: Psychology A2 – Complete Companion for AQA A which published today! We are delighted with the result and feel confident that it will be an invaluable new resource […]
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Thanks to a group of researchers in Norway, people can now measure the severity of their Facebook addiction using the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). It is thought to be the first time psychologists have formally recognised social media dependency as a real addiction, and the scale is the first of its kind in world. […]
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Today’s BBC website carries a fascinating article that challenges the commonly held view that an eight-hour period of continuous sleep is natural for human beings. We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night – but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history […]
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New research suggests that media representation of smoking does influence teenagers to take up the habit. Dr Andrea Waylen and her team at Bristol University examined 360 of the top US box office films released between 2001 and 2005, including those (such as Bridget Jones Diary) that depicted smoking. They found that teenagers who watched […]
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