Topic: University of Oxford
British dementia costs seen rising, research urged
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LONDON (Reuters) - Dementia costs Britain 23 billion pounds ($37 billion) a year, more than cancer and heart disease combined, and the number of sufferers is expected to rise nearly 20 percent to over a million by 2025, experts said Wednesday. A study for the Alzheimer's Research Trust (ART) by ...
Hubble telescope finds 'never-seen' galaxies
AFP European Edition
The Hubble telescope has captured some of the oldest galaxies yet seen in the universe using a new infared camera, scientists have said. The camera newly installed on the telescope by NASA astronauts has snapped the galaxies "which are likely to be the most distant ever seen," said the scientists ...
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Oxford math professor backs Web games to teach kids
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Internet games can boost children's interest in mathematics, says a footballing Oxford University professor who plays wearing the prime number 17 and uses dance to prove theorems. Marcus du Sautoy says there is "a real crisis" in maths education in English secondary schools, attended by pupils ...
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