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Food, diet, nutrition and cancer
This POSTnote summarises associations between diet, nutrition and cancer. It describes the dietary and nutritional factors associated with cancer risk, and interventions for cancer prevention.
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Psychedelic drugs to treat eating disorders
Researchers are exploring the role of psychedelic drugs as a treatment for eating disorders. How are eating disorders currently treated and what does the latest research on psychedelic drugs show?
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Rapid response
Psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
How is PTSD treated, how successful are current treatments and what is the potential role for psychedelic-assisted therapy?
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Wildfire risks to UK landscapes
This POSTnote summarises wildfire threats and management in the UK, and outlines options for increasing the resilience of UK landscapes and habitats to wildfire.
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Rapid response
Election turnout: Why do some people not vote?
The number of people voting in elections is an indicator of democratic health. In UK general elections, this number has declined since 1997. Why is this? What could be done to increase turnout?
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Human stem cell-based embryo models
This POSTnote summarises the emerging technology of human stem cell-based embryo models, discussions around their regulation and their wider ethical and societal implications. It introduces the scientific background and the potential applications of the models, outlines the challenges and opportunities in introducing their regulation and discusses stakeholder initiatives to address regulatory gaps.
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Demand side response: A tool for lowering household energy bills
This POSTnote summarises the developments in demand side response, evidence of its potential contribution to the decarbonisation of the power system, and the technical barriers associated to this tool.
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Enabling green choices for net zero
This POSTnote summarises the challenges and options for enabling and encouraging of low-carbon actions by individuals in sectors with the highest emissions.
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Rapid response
Psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat anxiety disorders
How are anxiety disorders treated, how successful are current treatments and what is the potential role for psychedelic-assisted therapy?
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Carbon offsetting
This POSTnote summarises the challenges affecting the integrity of carbon credits traded on voluntary carbon markets and outlines options for addressing these.
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Use of artificial intelligence in education delivery and assessment
This POSTnote considers how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be used by educators and learners in schools, colleges and universities.
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Green skills for education and employment
This briefing outlines what green skills are, why they are important for net zero, challenges and opportunities for skills development and related policy issues.
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The future of fertiliser use
This POSTnote summarises environmental and economic concerns arising from fertiliser use and the mitigation opportunities via diversification and innovation.
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Freshwater habitat restoration
This briefing outlines the evidence relating to the restoration of freshwater habitats in the UK and the key challenges to delivering this.
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Policy implications of artificial intelligence (AI)
This POSTnote provides an overview of the potential policy issues that AI raises. These include economic and societal benefits, and risks, such as relating to privacy, intellectual property and disinformation. It also outlines the current regulatory landscape and potential future regulations.
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