Divisions within Britain's Conservative Party and their challenges in maintaining power. The potential use of weight loss drugs for alcohol-use disorder. Variations in sleep patterns between countries, revealing Northern European countries and Australia/New Zealand as the best sleepers.
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Quick takeaways
New drugs for weight loss might provide an effective treatment for alcohol-use disorder.
Sleep patterns vary across countries, with some nations sleeping up to an hour more per night than others.
Deep dives
Alcohol addiction: New treatments offer hope
Plenty of people take medications to cope with mental health issues such as depression, but very few are prescribed drugs that fight alcohol addiction. Thanks to the surprising effects of some new treatments, that may soon change.
Understanding Sleep: New Insights from Wearable Tech
For something we spend a third of our lives doing, we know fairly little about sleep. Thanks to new wearable tech, the research is improving. A study using data from a sleep tracker reveals that sleep patterns vary across countries, with some countries sleeping as much as an hour more per night than others.
Challenges and Dilemmas for the Conservative Party
The Conservative Party in the UK is struggling in the polls, with an upcoming election looming. Despite efforts to shape a strategy for the next election, the party faces discontent and challenges. Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, aims to position himself as the change candidate, but whether his strategies will be enough to regain public support remains uncertain.
Divisions within the ruling party are on full display this week, and the provocative policies Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced are unlikely to help the Conservatives’ woeful polling numbers. Early results suggest that new drugs initially prescribed for weight loss may be a powerful treatment for alcohol-use disorder (13:06). And a data dive reveals which countries get the most sleep (20:05)
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