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Woodcut of hell from A voice from heaven, the youth of Great Britain (1720)

Never too young to talk about death?

07 Nov 2013

Talking to children about death is a difficult and delicate task, but it is sometimes also necessary. While many adults shy away from discussing the...

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Woman receiving a mammogram

Deprivation responsible for 450 breast cancer deaths each year

04 Nov 2013

Deprivation could be responsible for around 450 deaths from breast cancer every year in England as women in lower income groups are likely to be...

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Grim Reaper 4

Death is in decline

25 Feb 2013

Every generation has tried to be the one that outsmarts the Reaper. From the millennia-old Epic of Gilgamesh to the centuries-old story of the...

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Still from the film The Beaches of Agnès (2008), directed by Agnès Varda

Death and the image: an introduction to palliative filmmaking

29 May 2012

A new book by Professor Emma Wilson from the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages looks at how death is addressed through modern artworks based...

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Tomb Treasures from Han China

The search for immortality: tomb treasures of Han China

05 May 2012

In the first exhibition of its kind, the Fitzwilliam Museum will relate the story of the quest for immortality and struggle for imperial legitimacy...

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Marriage inventory, Württemberg, 1682

300 years of list-making

20 May 2011

Personal inventories spanning three centuries are helping researchers unlock the mysteries of how economies edge towards growth and prosperity.

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Hospital

Risk of death higher if born outside working week

15 Jul 2010

Babies born at night or at the weekend are at greater risk of dying due to lack of oxygen (anoxia) than those born during normal working hours...

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Diabetes doubles risk of heart attack and strokes

25 Jun 2010

Having diabetes doubles the risk of developing a wide range of blood vessel diseases, including heart attacks and different types of stroke...

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Book of Old Times

The uncensored Jane Austen

30 May 2010

The early works of Jane Austen may not be as well remembered as her six novels, but as Janet Todd explained, they reveal a sense of the absurd which...

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Empty swingset

A Class Apart

26 May 2010

Despite our best efforts, social mobility in the UK does not seem to be improving. Diane Reay, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge...

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DNA - Red

Genetic link to increased risk of ovarian cancer found

03 Aug 2009

Scientists have located a region of DNA which – when altered – can increase the risk of ovarian cancer, according to research published in Nature...

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Hands

Myths dispelled on age-related Alzheimer’s

28 May 2009

Having the brain changes of Alzheimer's disease is not necessarily associated with dementia in very elderly people, according to a new study.

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