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Small cancer risk following CT scans in childhood confirmed
New research has found a small increase in cancer risk following exposure to CT scans in children and young people. For every 1,400 CT scans before the age of 20 there was one extra case of cancer over the following 10 years.
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Global warming continues; most extreme projections 'less likely'
A new study led by Oxford University concludes that the latest observations of the climate system's response to rising greenhouse gas levels are consistent with conventional estimates of the long-term 'climate sensitivity', despite a ''warming pause'' over the past decade.
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Sarah Thomas to lead Harvard Library
Dr Sarah Thomas, Bodley's Librarian, has been appointed Vice President for the Harvard Library, taking up the post this summer.
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Electrical boost to mental arithmetic powers
A weak electrical signal can boost people's powers of mental arithmetic over a period of months, suggests a small scale study at the University of Oxford.