Dr Pam Jarvis takes a deep dive into the roots of the populism that has proved so destructive to the anglosphere

Procedure for patients with thinking and memory problems could help medics decide which drugs are most suitable Researchers have developed a blood test for patients with thinking and memory problems to check if they have Alzheimer’s and to see how far it has progressed. The team behind the work say the test could help medics decide which drugs would be most suitable for patients. For example, new drugs such as donanemab and lecanemab can help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, but only in people in the early stages of the disease. Continue reading...

‘He made it such a welcoming, open and liberated place to be’

The head of public affairs at Drax raised concerns about the company’s environmental credentials. It cost her her job, an employment tribunal has heard. Simon Childs reports.

Learning through play literally builds brains. Policymakers and funding gatekeepers for state education programmes must understand this much better