A round-up of some recent appearances in the news and across the web of data held in the UK Data Service collection…
Could you be at greater risk of dementia if you walk more slowly?
Neuroscience News reports that researchers used the English Longitudinal Study of Aging and measures of older people’s walking speed. They discovered a link between older people walking qatar rcs data more slowly and an increased risk of dementia. Anyone for a brisk walk round the park?
Difference to pupils’ attainment?
There’s a lot of nostalgia about grammar schools (and the political will in some quarters to reintroduce them). This article in the Conversation reports on a study by Stephen Gorard, Professor of Education and Public Policy at Durham University which used the National Pupil Database. The study found that grammar schools made no significant difference to pupil attainment and suggests the effect this may have on social cohesion.
Fancy cycling to work?
The Huffington Post made some suggestions for starting to cycle to work. They noted that according to the British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016 ‘only’ 59% of people thought that cycling on roads was “too dangerous” to try. To be fair, this was an improvement on people’s views in 2015.