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After years of stockpiling sunscreen and lecturing my family to wear it religiously, I made an embarrassing, and potentially dangerous, mistake over the weekend. I sat in the sun too long with friends, Glasto on the screen and a gin and tonic in hand. While I was living my best summer life, I forgot to reapply my factor 50. Now I’m sporting a scorched shoulder. And I’m far from alone. The temperature is soaring and we all need a refresh on how to treat sunburned skin. Luckily, we’ve produced this expert guide.

A protein linked to Alzheimer’s damage, p-tau217, has been found in strikingly high levels in healthy newborns, suggesting it may play a crucial role in early brain development. The discovery challenges decades of assumptions and, as Alzheimer’s researcher Rahul Sidhu explains, could open the door to entirely new approaches to treatment.

Research carried out in Tyneside suggests the decline of British industry has shaped local conversations about what it means to “be a man”. This is just one of the many ways class intersects with ideas of masculinity. Join us in Newcastle for a special event on Thursday to discuss this issue and other worries affecting men and boys. You can get your ticket here.

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Your summer burn survival guide: from sunburn to BBQ mishaps

Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol

Hot sand, sunburn, and sizzling sausages – summer is full of burn hazards.

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Babies have more of this Alzheimer’s-linked protein than dementia patients – study raises hope for future treatments

Rahul Sidhu, University of Sheffield

Scientists discover that ‘toxic’ Alzheimer’s protein is essential for baby brain development.

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Class and masculinity are connected – when industry changes, so does what it means to ‘be a man’

Sophie Lively, Newcastle University

The process of deindustrialisation affects not just the type of work that was done, but how men in the region see themselves.

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