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Alexandra Thompson

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Aug 21, 2026
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Jul 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Alexandra Thompson

    Burns improve more rapidly after treatment with fish skin | New Scientist (opens the original)

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    Fish skin may be the safest and most effective way of treating severe burns. Exposing burns to the skin of Atlantic cod seems to result in patients spending less time in hospital and experiencing fewer complications compared with other treatments. This may be due to cod skin containing omega-3 fatty acids that trigger just the right amount of inflammation to assist the healing process. “Fish skin actually looks a lot like human skin when you look at it with a microscope, so maybe it works like [

  2. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · Alexandra Thompson

    What the world’s happiest countries can teach us about joyful living | New Scientist (opens the original)

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    Finland is starting to sound like a nirvana. A few months ago, it was named the happiest country in the World Happiness Report, topping the chart alongside its Nordic neighbours, which occupy five of the top six spots. And this was no fluke – Finland has now come first for nine years in a row. Ostensibly, there are plenty of factors that ought to make people in Nordic countries less than content, not least the dingy weather and high taxes. Then again, there is a sense that these taxes really go

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