Month: September 2019

In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and…

‘Keep your eyes on the road.’ With the recent advances in vehicle-assisted safety technology and…

Numerous studies show that children who had a rough start in life are more likely…

It is not possible to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDG) if science does not…

Figuring out what lies ahead for our species and our planet is one of the…

Researchers have developed a type of processor called PAXEL, a device that can potentially bypass…

Dog welfare campaigns that tell people to be ‘responsible owners’ don’t help to promote behaviour…

The biological clock influences immune response efficacy. Indeed, CD8 T cells, which are essential to…

New technique enables implantation of individual ions into crystals with an accuracy of 35 nanometers….

For the first time ever, researchers have mapped how bacterial cells trigger their defense against…

We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level…

An 18-year ‘report card’ on the American diet shows adults are eating too many low-quality…

Cells that become senescent irrevocably stop dividing under stress, spewing out a mix of inflammatory…

When designed holistically, tidal barrage schemes can provide additional transport links for commuters, become tourism…

A group of researchers found that when light was exposed to the surface of a…

Scientists have developed a new class of antibiotic drug candidates which has high potential to…

A team of researchers has used stretchable materials to develop a battery that can be…

Researchers have come up with a new, safe way to clean up oil spills using…

A new treatment method promises to speed up gene therapy research and could bring new,…

Scientists have succeeded in designing a compound to hook onto the pocket of the enzyme…

One of the WHO’s 3 critical priority pathogens, Acinetobacter baumannii, for which new antibiotics are…

Authorities in Tanzania have been urged by the UN to supply further information about the…

While revising this Analysis article (BMJ 2019;366:l4137, doi:10.1136/bmj.l4137) the authors mistakenly included a section on…

Private health screening companies should be held accountable for the follow-up care of the patients…

A magma ocean existing during the core formation is thought to have been highly depleted…

The memory of the immune system is able to distinguish a foreign protein with which…

A research team has analyzed which strategies would be effective in the prisoner’s dilemma game,…

Mathew’s welcome comment on empathy in medicine rightly notes that patients put high value on…

GPs delivering weight management programmes should have regular supervision sessions with psychologists to increase their…

bmj;366/sep24_11/l5704/FAF1faWiktor Szymanowicz/Getty ImagesThousands of demonstrators took part in a global climate strike on 20 September…

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the first cannabis based medicine to treat two…

Earlier this month England’s health and social care secretary, Matt Hancock, tweeted about some “terrific…

According to a new study the distribution of drug molecules within the brain can be…

Scientists have developed a way to triple the shelf life of ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese,…

By using sound waves, scientists have begun to explore fundamental stress behaviors in a crystalline…

Some spice processors in Bangladesh use an industrial lead chromate pigment to imbue turmeric with…

Scientists have seen for the first time how corals collaborate with other microscopic life to…

The low FODMAP diet, a diet low in carbohydrates that trigger digestive symptoms like bloating…

Scientists have evaluated fossil color reconstruction methods and proposed a new study framework that improves…

PTEN, a tumor suppressor gene mutated in about 20% of prostate cancers, relies on another…

When I was a newly qualified GP in search of a practice that would feel…

Frequently, a patient’s opening gambit in a consultation is a request for a hospital referral….

In searching for what it means to be a good doctor,1 we must ask and…

In experiments with mice, researchers have shown they can harness the power of iNKT cells…

Investigators report that a single-session sleep education program for survivors can cure insomnia in many…

Cardiac MRI scans can be read by AI (artificial intelligence) 186 times faster than humans,…

Some of the genes that predict the risk of high cholesterol don’t apply to people…

A new clinical trial found a cost-effective generic drug works just as well as a…

Experts frequently tout the value of a good night’s sleep. However, a new study casts…

The VITamin D and OmegA-3 Trial (VITAL) is the largest and most recent to test…