Month: July 2019

The number of women using cannabis in the year before they get pregnant and early…

Nations with strong women’s rights are more likely to have better health and faster growth…

Biomedical engineers have found a way for people to get better shuteye. Systematic review protocols…

A team scientists and physicians has identified a cellular connection between diabetes and one of…

A biologist conducted a pioneering research study that could help us to better understand the…

In today’s Daily Brief: UN stands in solidarity with Japan; avoid panic over DR Congo…

Scientists have developed a wastewater treatment process that uses a common agricultural byproduct to effectively…

New radar technology allowed geoscientists to look at Greenland’s dynamic ice-ocean interface that drives sea…

Either to check the time or waste time, people often look at their smartphones after…

A bone cancer known as osteosarcoma is genetically similar in dogs and human children, according…

A team of researchers has gained unprecedented insight into the inner workings of an atomic…

A significant jump in preterm births to Latina mothers living in the U.S. occurred in…

Infants born to women exposed to high levels of air pollution in the week before…

A predictive model combining information about plant physiology, real-time soil conditions and weather forecasts can…

Offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat…

Simulations from researchers in Japan provide new insights into the reactions occurring in solid-oxide fuel…

Researchers have developed mobile software platform technology that allows a mobile application (app) to be…

The unrelenting deforestation of the Amazon region could lead to a dramatic increase to the…

More than half of our genome consists of transposons, DNA sequences that are reminiscent of ancient,…

A research team has analyzed for the first time the effect of the type of…

Hearing loss has a profound impact on older people, as it can lead to anxiety,…

As a powerful example of how artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate the discovery of new…

Researchers have taken significant steps in understanding the way that the anti-malarial drug primaquine (PQ)…

Through a participatory forest-carbon monitoring project in the Darien forest of Panama, scientists and a…

3q29 deletion syndrome is a strong risk factor for both schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder….

For years, surgeons have estimated how long a surgery will take. Now, researchers have created…

Researchers have developed a deep neural network architecture that can identify manipulated images at the…

Researchers have described a novel biochemical strategy used by bacteria to synthesize natural products. Read…

Engineers have discovered a technique for creating stronger, lightweight magnesium alloys. This finding could be…

The Turkestan cockroach (commonly known as the red runner roach or rusty red roach), which…

Researchers have performed the largest GWAS study on type 2 diabetes in the sub-Saharan African…

Up to two hours of endurance and resistance exercises daily during a long space flight…

For years, doctors and scientists have known very little about why patients can receive drugs…

Ebola virus is just one challenge among many facing communities in the Democratic Republic of…

The president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood, Leana Wen, left her job on Tuesday…

What you need to knowBeing observed and receiving feedback prompts reflection and constructive modification of…

A new study warns that climate change and increased levels of CO2 may soon lead…

If you feel like last month was a really hot month, you’re right. Read Original…

Results from patient scans and x rays are sometimes lost and not acted on, with…

Interested in learning about science and technology? Here are 5 podcasts that deliver learning and…

bmj;366/jul19_16/l4706/FAF1faJohn Edward Lennard-Jones was a pioneering gastroenterologist and an exceptional man in many ways. Known…

The government’s voluntary pact with the food industry, which aims to reduce salt content, may…

Home to more than 200 species of endangered animals and various untouched diverse habitats, the…

A massive study has zeroed in on the likeliest cause of autism. Read Original Article:…

bmj;366/jul19_14/l4729/FAF1faArchibald Neil McDougall (“Neil”) followed his brother, a classicist, to St Andrews. After house jobs…

bmj;366/jul19_13/l4732/FAF1faGraham Hamilton Love was brought up in Glasgow. He enjoyed medical school in Dundee, before…

The BMA has reiterated its call for Capita be stripped of its contract to provide…

Discussions about patient safety describe healthcare as an industry. If that’s the case then what…