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- 301,000 Gbps Internet by Tapping New Fiber Wavelength Bands https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/aston-university-researchers-send-data-45-million-times-faster-average-broadband 6 comments
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- New study found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk food. Overall, they ate an extra 1.4 portions of fruit and vegetables and 0.8 fewer high-calorie snacks and sugar-sweetened drinks per day. https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/aston-university-research-finds-social-media-can-be-used-increase-fruit-and-vegetable 88 comments science
- People who frequently eat fruit are more likely to report greater positive mental well-being and are less likely to report symptoms of depression than those who do not, according to new research from the College of Health and Life Sciences, Aston University. https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/could-eating-fruit-more-often-keep-depression-bay-new-research 1827 comments science
- Study: Parents who struggle to encourage their children to eat vegetables can now play a more influential part at their mealtimes. Children watching adults eat a green vegetable with positive facial expressions tasted and consumed more than double the amount of that vegetable. https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/adults-positive-facial-expressions-while-eating-vegetables-help-kids-consume-more 1309 comments science
- ‘Poverty line’ concept debunked - mainstream thinking around poverty is outdated because it places too much emphasis on subjective notions of basic needs and fails to capture the full complexity of how people use their incomes. Poverty will mean different things in different countries and regions. https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/poverty-line-concept-debunked-new-machine-learning-model 1202 comments science