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Is your world awash with germs?
A Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Child Health study has concluded that strong soaps, beauty products and biological washing powders can strip away the skin's protective outer layer, leaving people more likely to develop allergies.
Are smoking deaths under-reported?
Doctors can be reluctant to cite smoking as a cause of death, according to new research from DrÌýIan Proctor (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Research Department of Pathology) Listen:
Neanderthal mammoth hunters in Jersey
Matt Pope (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Archaeology) talks about his team's work at Jersey's La Cotte de St Brelade, one of the most important Neanderthal settlements in north-west Europe. Listen:
Of mice and medicine: In defence of animal experiments
Professor David McAlpine and Dr Rolad Schaette (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Ear Institute) explain why and how they use animals in their laboratory.
Nick Clegg in drive to boost Lib Dems' influence
The appointment of new advisers for Nick Clegg follows a report by the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Constitution Unit which found that the Liberal Democrats required additional resources. Read:
, , More info:Lancet welcomes Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Provost's new appointment
The editor of The Lancet praises the choice of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Provost Professor Malcolm Grant as the chair of the NHS Commissioning Board and reflects on the difficult role of an effective government health advisor.
More: Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê news storyPig-to-human tissue transplants 'imminent'
With pig-to-human tissue transplant trials set to begin in the next 2-3 years in the US, Professor Robin Weiss (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Research Department of Infection) warns that safety issues are unresolved.
Skin-deep truths about beauty
Professor David Colquhoun (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Division of Biosciences) is irked by the scientific claims made by skin-care companies about the effectiveness of their products.
Foreign outposts will benefit from Knight moves
The head of University College London's Australian campus has been assured by the nation's immigration minister that it will benefit from relaxed student-visa rules, after concerns that it would be excluded.
Teens' IQ scores less stable than previously thought
A Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê study suggests that IQ is not stable during teenage years, but shifts in line with changes in particular brain areas.