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    The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy

    Josephine Hatton In an age where mental health now has just as much focus as our physical health, we are hearing more and more about the most effective ways to treat it. As with our physical health, there is not a one size fits all approach, however there is...
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    The Male Contraceptive Pill: Why Has It Taken So Long?

    Leacsaidh MacDonald Marlow The BBC has just reported on the development of a new prototype for a male contraceptive pill. But why has it taken so long to come about? Leacsaidh MacDonald Marlow discusses… The function of this pill is based on the location of a cell pathway which...
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    How the Artificial Pancreas Will Help Diabetes Patients

    Leacsaidh Macdonald Marlow Following recent and ongoing trials into a new potential treatment for diabetes; the artificial pancreas, many type I and II patients may find their lives made significantly easier with regards to managing and treating their condition daily. Leacsaidh Macdonald Marlow discusses. Type I diabetes is a...
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    Love, Love, Love: How Does the Way We View Love Change as We Age?

    Florence Keck Some of us may have found love ‘mushy’ whilst others dreamed of falling in love one day with their prince/princess. However, does our view change at all as we get older? Is it harder to fall in love as you age? Florence Keck discusses. As disappointingly stereotypical...
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    Can Trees Communicate and Feel Emotions?

    Ella Pilson For the first time over the Christmas holidays, I watched Avatar. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with bad reviews after the first film, ranging from its three hour long length, the special effects not outweighing the costs or for some the underwhelming storyline. However, I...
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    The Candle and the Mind

    Ella Pilson  Are you a candle lover? If you are, you’re not alone – the global market size valuing $533.5 million in 2020. An estimated 2.13 million people buying packs of these fragrances at a time. If not, what would you say if I told you that they could...
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    The Accuracy of IQ Tests

    Natasha Phang Lee Do you think you’re intelligent? Maybe you’ve been told you’re smart. Perhaps you’ve even been heralded a genius! But would an IQ test come to the same conclusion? Natasha Phang Lee investigates. The IQ test has long been seen as an indicator of intelligence with participants...