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Benenden Health donates to Ukraine humanitarian appeal Benenden Health has donated £250,000 to the British Red Cross, to support the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.Our Chief Executive Officer, Bob Andrews, explains how the donation will support those affected by the conflict in Ukraine:“The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine is causing widespread concern across the

As a busy working mum, Karen wanted reassurance she was fit and healthy, to ensure she could keep up with her busy family and work life.

How to lose weight safelyLosing weight is a great way to look after your health. So, what are the benefits of losing those extra pounds and how do you make sure you lose weight in a safe and sustainable way?The pandemic has been hard on all of us – it has also been hard on our waistlines, with many of us gaining weight during the months spent at home. Covid 19 has also highlighted the dangers of o

Democracy for Tomorrow proposal We’re pleased to share the Working Group’s final proposal on their recommended changes to the Benenden Health democratic structure with you.This document showcases their findings, the changes made because of consultation with branches and members and detailed information about the proposed future democratic structure of the society.The final proposal has now been sh

British-Swiss agri-tech company Mootral is offering UK dairy farmers a methane-reducing feed supplement free for six months in return for farm data to show how the product can help drive down emissions.The garlic and citrus-based pellet is already being used by the Towers family at Brades Farm in Lancashire, who have reduced methane emissions caused by enteric fermentation by 30%. The herd of Hols

Farmers and landowners encouraged to create new woodland as a financial and environmentally rewarding option.A new drive to encourage farmers and landowners across England to plant and manage more trees has been launched today.Woodland creation offers a profitable way for farmers and landowners to boost their business as well as deliver environmental benefits, alongside food production. The Forest

UK online wine merchant Smashed Grapes has launched a £150k fundraising drive

EU deforestation law cannot afford to lower level of ambition With just a week to go before the European Commission presents its legislative proposal, 56 NGOs from the #Together4Forests campaign are urging the Commission to not water down key elements of the future law. In a letter addressed to Commissioners Frans Timmermans and Virginijus Sinkevičius, the signatories indicate that if key elements

Levy payers voted to drop the compulsory levies in AHDB’s horticulture and potato sectors earlier this year.

Young children's ability to laugh and make jokes has been mapped by age for the first time using data from a new study involving nearly 700 children from birth to four years of age, from around the world. The findings, led by University of Bristol researchers and published in Behavior Research Methods, identifies the earliest age humour emerges and how it typically builds in the first years of lif

Nature Medicine, Published online: 19 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01566-5Author Correction: Chronic stress promotes tumor growth and angiogenesis in a mouse model of ovarian carcinoma

Nature Medicine, Published online: 19 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01632-yPublisher Correction: Clinical evolution, genetic landscape and trajectories of clonal hematopoiesis in SAMD9/SAMD9L syndromes

Global change is eroding life on earth at an unprecedented rate and scale. Species extinctions have accelerated over the last decades, with the concomitant loss of the functions and services they provide to human societies.

A new exhibition opening next month at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, will trace the long history of Anglo Dutch relations. North Sea Crossings is a pioneering collaborative project with the University of Bristol and the University of Cambridge, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Researchers at the University of Bristol have identified the huge impact of flowering plants on the evolution of life on Earth.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 17 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01552-xThe STORMS tool provides guidance for concise and complete reporting of microbiome studies to facilitate manuscript preparation, peer review, reader comprehension of publications, and comparative analysis of published results.

Children and young people with severe obesity will receive intensive support with a pilot of 15 new specialist NHS services based on a clinic in Bristol.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 16 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01546-9Patient-reported outcomes in the regulatory approval of medical devices

New research led by the University of Bristol, has shown the drug losartan, normally used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), is not effective in slowing down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in people with mild-to-moderate disease after 12 months of treatment. However, the drug could still be of benefit if prescribed for longer and if given to people with very early disease.