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Unemployed women face a greater risk of domestic violence
Women with a higher risk of job loss are more likely to become victims of domestic abuse, according to research at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Feb 27, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists show that complex visual tasks reduce people's ability to notice a touch
Royal Holloway psychologists have demonstrated that completing a demanding visual task reduces people's ability to sense touch. The findings are particularly important given the growing use of tactile information in warning ...
Mar 16, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children and adolescents enjoy learning new words, study finds
New research led by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, published in Developmental Science, suggests that children and adolescents remain excited by learning new words, all the way until adulthood.
May 2, 2024
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Medications
Next-generation vaccines—eliminating the use of needles
Lead scientist Professor Simon Cutting, from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, has developed the jabs through the use of probiotic spores. He carried out fundamental studies into the biology of the bacterium ...
Oct 23, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Child trafficking victims being let down by UK government, say experts
As Human Trafficking Awareness Day is marked across the world tomorrow (11 January), experts from Royal Holloway have condemned the Government for failing to put the welfare of child trafficking victims above concerns about ...
Jan 10, 2014
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Neuroscience
It's the way you tell em': Study discovers how the brain controls accents and impersonations
A study, led by Royal Holloway University researcher Carolyn McGettigan, has identified the brain regions and interactions involved in impersonations and accents.
Jun 18, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
HIV and parenting needs to be discussed, new study finds
A team from Royal Holloway University and St. Mary's Hospital, London, interviewed young people aged 18-23 who had transmitted HIV from their mothers – known as 'perinatally acquired HIV' (PAH). Previously most of these ...
Nov 21, 2013
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Neuroscience
Epilepsy sufferers will one day live without seizures, says expert
A leading epilepsy expert at Royal Holloway, University of London, has said there is a pressing need for new and more effective treatments that would make it possible for all sufferers to live seizure free.
Mar 27, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychological factors behind adherence and violation of pandemic restrictions
A new study on the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.K. population has revealed behavioral traits that predicted who adhered to lockdown restrictions, and those who didn't.
Sep 28, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Younger people, men and those without children more likely to drop out of HIV care in South Africa
Analysis carried out by an academic at Royal Holloway, University of London has revealed that younger people, men and those without children are more likely to stop attending clinics for HIV treatment in South Africa.
Feb 20, 2014
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