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Monkeypox, mind body connections, are children exercising less since Covid?

James asks if the monkeypox virus is evolving. New research on mind body connections. Are children less active since the Covid pandemic?

What do you think bendy joints has to do with the way the brain works? Well you may be in for surprise. Scientists have found a connection with autism, attention deficit and Tourettes. So what does this tell us about how our brain and body work? We鈥檙e asking whether we鈥檙e stuck with monkeypox forever now or do we still have the chance to stop it spreading? And has the pandemic left a permanent scar on children鈥檚 activity levels.

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  • Tue 19 Jul 2022 21:00
  • Wed 20 Jul 2022 15:30

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