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If you want to be cheerful ... go to church
The Times (Main), 05/08/2015, p.15, Tom Whipple
Could it be, for instance, that a tendency to believe in God comes in the sort of people who do not get depressed anyway? The study, by scientists from the London School of Economics and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, tried to eliminate such explanations by looking at the same people over time, and seeing whether changes in
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/article4517514.ece (£)
Going to a place of worship is the best way to beat depression
The Sun (Scotland)* (Main), 05/08/2015, p.27, Unattributed
Sun GOING to a place of worship is the best way for the elderly to beat depression, a study by London's LSE University found. SPOT
Church-going helps to keep depression at bay for elderly
The Daily Telegraph (Main), 05/08/2015, p.9, Unattributed
a better improvement in their mental health by going to a church, synagogue or mosque than by engaging in charity work, sport or education, says a report. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) found joining a religious organisation was the best way of combating the condition. But they could not say whether it was having
Joining religious group helps treat depression in older people according to new study
The Daily Mirror (Main), 05/08/2015, p.25, Jennifer Cockerell
effect of social activities on the mood of 9,000 Europeans, could not say whether this was due to having a faith or the sense of belonging. Dr Mauricio Avendano, of London School of Economics and Political Science, said churchgoing was important for "keeping depression at bay" and as a "coping mechanism" during illness. Yet the Global Burden of Disease study,
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/joining-religious-group-helps-treat-6192678
Religion 'helps to keep depression at bay in elderly'
i (The paper for today) (Main), 05/08/2015, p.11, Emily Beament study of older people with depression has found that going to a church, synagogue or mosque leads to better mental health than charity work, sport or education. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) found joining a religious organisation was the best way of combating the condition. But they could not say whether it was due
How going to church can stave off depression
Daily Mail (Main), 05/08/2015, p.18, Unattributed
improvement in mental health, but then declined over the long term, while people who did sports and other social activities did not report even short-term benefits. The researchers, from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, said it is not clear if it is faith itself that helps people, or
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3185571/How-going-church-mosque-stave-depression-Study-finds-people-join-religious-community-better-mental-health-join-groups.html
Skill up and the world is your oyster
The Times (Student Opportunities), 05/08/2015, p.4, Nick Wyke
months after leaving university (with 28.5 per cent in either full or parttime study), marginally higher than for theology graduates, but almost 10 per cent lower than for anthropology. The London School of Economics, meanwhile, says that its department of philosophy, logic and scientific method has one of the lowest rates of unemployment in the school and, what's more, its
Robert Conquest
The Daily Telegraph (Main), 05/08/2015, p.33, Unattributed
in this series. There was no response. After leaving the Foreign Office, Conquest held a number of academic posts. The first was as Sidney and Beatrice Webb Fellow of the London School of Economics in 1956-8 (he was tickled to have a fellowship named after the authors of what he considered the single most preposterously credulous book on Soviet Russia
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11782719/Robert-Conquest-historian-obituary.html
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Inside the Morning Star, Britain's last communist newspaper
New Statesman (Web), 04/08/2015, Unattributed
its print income. The commercial and political challenges of overhauling its operation for the digital era are considerable. Charlie Beckett, head of the department of media and communications at the London School of Economics, says: “We have seen how left-wing voices like Owen Jones can use a combination of social media, real-world activism and exposure on mainstream media to get
http://www.newstatesman.com/2015/07/red-all-over-article
Brutal video of 'Libyan dictator Gaddafi's son being tortured in prison' released
Daily Express (Web), 04/08/2015, Rob Virtue
civil war, which saw the pair's father die after being captured by forces opposing his reign in October 2011. However, the 43-year-old, who was once awarded a PhD from the London School of Economics, is currently being held by rebels in the town of Zintan, who are refusing to release him. Following the civil war a £10million London property said
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/596141/Libyan-dictator-Gaddafi-s-son-being-tortured-in-prison-video-released
Are we ready to forgive the bankers?
BBC (Web), 05/08/2015, Unattributed
and how often they pay their managers, says Mr Kamhi. There is another way of thinking about the change of tune from government, though, says Prof Charles Goodhart from the London School of Economics. Prof Goodhart says that Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has indicated he thinks that "the vast majority of the reforms necessary have been put in
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33714230
Going to church can help cure your depression
Western Morning News, 04/08/2015, unattributed
A study of older people with depression has found that going to a church, synagogue or mosque led to better mental health than charity, work, sport or education.
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Going-church-help-cure-depression/story-27542699-detail/story.html
Top universities in Clearing last year
Telegraph (Web), 04/08/2015, Unattributed
Clearing has continued to change. Russell Group institutions have proved Clearing is no longer the consolation prize it once was. Last year, Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Imperial and LSE chose to opt out of Clearing, as they have done in previous years, but the vast majority of Russell Group universities had vacancies available to
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/clearing/11032272/Top-universities-in-Clearing-last-year.html
How a cognitive footprint may put the heat on dementia
Living Well, 04/08/2015, Shibley Rahman
It was some considerable interest that I read a contribution in dementia policy, co-authored by one of my previous bosses, Prof Martin Rossor. The other co-author was Prof Martin Knapp from LSE.
http://livingwelldementia.org/2015/07/31/how-a-cognitive-footprint-may-put-the-heat-on-policy-on-dementia/
Nutrition missing from the Lancet’s cognitive footprint of dementia prevention
Talking Nutrition, 04/08,2015, Julia Bird
In the leading medical journal The Lancet, Rossor and Martin Knapp frame the challenge in reducing the disease burden of dementia as a “cognitive footprint”.
http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2015/07/nutrition_lancet_cognitive_footprint.html
Going to church 'can help tackle depression'
Guernsey Press - 04 Aug 2015 15:03
better mental health than charity work, sport or education. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) found joining a religious organisation was the best...
Going to church 'can help tackle depression'
Jersey Evening Post - 04 Aug 2015 13:30
better mental health than charity work, sport or education. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) found joining a religious organisation was the best way of combating the condition. But they could not say...
GDP bonds are answer to Greek debt problem
Financial Times - Charles Goodhart - 05 Aug 2015 06:43
be tried. Charles Goodhart is research director, financial markets group, at the London School of Economics
Business women hosted at Serena
The Star (Kenya) - 05 Aug 2015 06:39
men. In attendance was Kenya Markets Trust portfolio manager Mirriam Mulei , London School of Economics LSESU ACS President Sylvia Ogola , market systems consultant Chloe Stull-Lane
Does Fatherhood When Young Boost Odds of Dying in Middle Age?
Health Finder - 05 Aug 2015 06:17
childlessness relatively uncommon." Emily Grundy, a professor of demography at the London School of Economics and Political Science in England, reviewed the study and agreed with Einio that...
Malaysia has gone rogue, says The Diplomat
Free Malaysia Today - FMT Reporters - 05 Aug 2015 05:42
2011. He is currently Professor of Economics and International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. “Elsewhere in the world,” he wrote, “international scrutiny of sovereign wealth management vehicles has led to...
Malaysia being run down not by tyrants but out-of-touch political ‘elites’, says LSE professor
Malay Mail - 05 Aug 2015 05:06
LSE professor Danny Quah says Malaysia currently faces the 1MDB controversy, and the state-owned fund has been hit with a huge debt burden of RM42 billion and allegations of misappropriation...
Reflections on Five Years of Dodd-Frank
MoneyShow.com - 05 Aug 2015 05:06
worse than the 2008 financial crisis it was aimed at fixing. The London School of Economics' Systemic Risk Centre suggests the Act will destabilize global financial markets even more because...
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Smart economics: Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power
nuclear-news - Christina MacPherson - 05 Aug 2015 04:39
is smart economics , REneweconomy, By Erik Gawel & Sebastian Strunz on 4 August 2015 London School of Economics Germany has made a formal commitment to phase out the use of nuclear power by 2022. Erik Gawel and Sebastian Strunz write on the implication...
The art market is booming, so why do galleries lose money?
Business World - 04 Aug 2015 19:54
inefficient, and moreover, that with McKinsey-like business strategies (Resch went to the London School of Economics and the University of St. Gallen, in Switzerland), the entire art market could...
Can Joe Biden Upset Hillary Clinton?
New York Observer - Brent Budowsky - 04 Aug 2015 19:46
law degree from Catholic University, and an LL.M. degree from the London School of Economics and writes a weekly column for The Hill. Joe and Jill Biden photographed by Jill Krementz on June...
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Mineta Report Summarizes 56 US Public Opinion Polls about Transit
Bloomberg - 04 Aug 2015 18:05
BA from Harvard University in Folklore and Mythology, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science in Urban and Regional Planning, and a PhD from the University of California...
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Egipto inaugura una segunda vía en el canal de Suez para relanzar su economía (translate)
El Telegrafo - 04 Aug 2015 12:51
9.000 millones. Según Fawaz Gerges, experto en Oriente Medio de la London School of Economics, el canal no es suficiente para la economía del país que "de momento sigue sin despegar". El...
News24.com | Egypt seeks cash, prestige boost with 'new Suez Canal'
News24 - 04 Aug 2015 11:34
many projects to turn around its dilapidated economy, Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics and Political Science told AFP. "The administration will capitalise on this project to showcase...
Egypt seeks cash, prestige boost with 'new Suez Canal'
Egypt Independent - 04 Aug 2015 08:08
many projects to turn around its dilapidated economy, Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics and Political Science told AFP. "The administration will capitalise on this project to...
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De Grauwe en Luyendijk over irrationele euro (translate)
Beurs.com - Simon Driehuis - 04 Aug 2015 18:06
gesprekken met elkaar voeren. Onder andere Paul De Grauwe, econoom aan de London School of Economics, en Joris Luyendijk, bekend van zijn boek over de bankencrisis, schoven aan bij de tafel. Paul De Grauwe is de jongste jaren helemaal afgedwaald...
Egipto inaugura una segunda vía en el canal de Suez para relanzar su economía (translate)
AFP - 04 Aug 2015 16:28
millones de dólares. Según Fawaz Gerges, experto en Oriente Medio de la London School of Economics, el canal no es suficiente para la economía del país que "de momento sigue sin despegar"...