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Extremist minds: These psychological traits might help identify people vulnerable to becoming radicalised.
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We found parallels between how individuals perform in brain games and the kind of political attitudes they adhere to.
We asked 70,000 people how coronavirus affected them – What they told us revealed a lot about inequality in the UK.
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Since the pandemic began, we have surveyed ordinary people to see how they are coping. People from poorer backgrounds, ethnic minorities and young people are suffering most.
What coronavirus survey told us about getting people to take a vaccine.
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Vaccination only works if there are high levels of public acceptance of a coronavirus vaccine, if and when it eventually becomes available.
A new study suggests coronavirus antibodies fade over time – But how concerned should we be?
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Antibody levels naturally fade – the key question is whether infected people sustain adequate levels of T cells and B cells. Right now, we shouldn’t be overly worried. COVID-19 is a giant puzzle we are gradually unlocking.
Can children really stop you catching a bad case of COVID-19?
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A new study finds a link between having young children at home and a lower risk of catching COVID-19. But there are several important considerations that suggest these findings should be treated with caution.
Blood pressure medications decrease death and severe disease in COVID-19 patients.
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Although they remain untested as a treatment, this suggests these drugs could be used as a therapeutic against the coronavirus.
Coronavirus is hundreds of times more deadly for people over 60 than people under 40.
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How deadly is the coronavirus? What are the risks of death for people of different ages and demographics? Using random testing, researchers in Indiana were able to answer some of these questions.