Technique identifies T cells primed for certain allergies or infections
Researchers can now identify T cells reactive to a particular target from a patient’s cells,…
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Chronic opioid therapy can disrupt sleep, increase risk of sleep disorders
Patients and medical providers should be aware that chronic opioid use can interfere with sleep…
Daily cannabis use lowers odds of using illicit opioids among people who have chronic pain
For those using illicit opioids to manage their chronic pain, cannabis may be a beneficial…
Evidence in mice that childhood asthma is influenced by the neurotransmitter dopamine
Neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine communicate with T cells to enhance allergic inflammation in…
Scientists use modern technology to understand how ochre paint was created in pictographs
Ochre was often used as a vivid red paint in ancient rock art known as…
Concerns raised with speak-up guardians are steadily rising
The number of concerns reported to the NHS’s “freedom to speak up guardians” has been…
Study on surface damage to vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds
Vehicles moving at hypersonic speeds are bombarded with ice crystals and dust particles in the…
Scientists find evidence of missing neutron star
The leftovers from a spectacular supernova that revolutionized our understanding of how stars end their…
Catatonia in Down syndrome
Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome 21, occurs in 250,000 children and adults in…
New species of seaweed uncovered by genetic analyses
Genetic analyses have revealed remarkably higher species diversity in common red seaweed than previously assumed….
First high-speed straight motion of magnetic skyrmion at room temperature demonstrated
Researchers have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated a formation and current-induced motion of synthetic…
Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties
Scientists have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting…
Rare gas find solves puzzle of Southern Africa’s soaring landscape
The discovery of gases released from deep beneath the Earth’s crust could help to explain…
Unlocking the secrets of badger dispersal to minimize the spread of bovine TB
By understanding how, when, and why badgers move from one social group to another, researchers…
Atoms, molecules or even living cells can be manipulated with light beams
Special light beams can be used to manipulate molecules or small biological particles. However, these…
Deep-sea bacteria copy their neighbors’ diet
A new group of symbiotic bacteria in deep-sea mussels surprises with the way they fix…
Light-sensing camera may help detect extraterrestrial life, dark matter
Researchers have made one of the highest-performance cameras ever composed of sensors that count single…
Ranking countries on how they resist tobacco industry’s influence—where is Australia?
The ambition to rate nations for their efforts to keep the tobacco industry from interfering…
Labour promises increased NHS funding and free dental care
We’re another week into the election campaign, and politicians from the two major parties are…
Huge tsunami hit Oman 1,000 years ago
15-meter high waves that pushed boulders the weight of a Leopard tank inland: This is…
Iran protests: Live ammunition reportedly used, says UN human rights office
Reports indicating that dozens of people have been killed in continuing protests across Iran –…
Duty of care versus patient confidentiality: High Court hears test case on Huntington’s disease
The High Court in London is hearing a case that will clarify the duty of…
Trash talk hurts, even when it comes from a robot
Trash talking has a long and colorful history of flustering game opponents, and now researchers…
Decarbonizing the power sector
Electricity supply is one of the biggest CO2 emitters globally. To keep global warming well…
Ayahuasca compound changes brainwaves to vivid ‘waking-dream’ state
Scientists have peered inside the brain to show how taking DMT affects human consciousness by…
Boosting wind farmers, global winds reverse decades of slowing and pick up speed
In a boon to wind farms, average daily wind speeds are picking up across much…
Impact of climate change on Arctic terns
New study shows how changes in Antarctic sea ice is driving one of the world’s…
Watch out for ‘feather duvet lung’ caution doctors
Watch out for ‘feather duvet lung’ doctors have warned after treating a middle aged man…
Hear this: Healthful diet tied to lower risk of hearing loss
Investigators have found that eating a healthy diet may reduce the risk of acquired hearing…
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New screening method identifies inhibitors of cancer cell metabolism
A new screening system developed by scientists leverages redundancy in an important component of a…
Get over it? When it comes to recycled water, consumers won’t
If people are educated on recycled water, they may come to agree it’s perfectly safe…
Antibiotics from the sea
Biologists have succeeded in cultivating several dozen marine bacteria in the laboratory — bacteria that…
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Virtual ‘moonwalk’ for science reveals distortions in spatial memory
In order to orient ourselves in space, and to find our way around, we form…
Benefits of exercise referral schemes not as large as hoped
Exercise referral schemes are associated with many improvements in health and wellbeing, but the changes…
Scientists and schoolkids find family soups have antimalarial properties
London schoolchildren have found — with the help of scientists — that some of their…
Research reveals no link between statins and memory loss
Over 6 years, researchers evaluated the cognitive effects of statins in elderly consumers, revealing no…
Mantis shrimp vs. disco clams: Colorful sea creatures do more than dazzle
A researcher encountered a colorful creature called a disco clam in an Indonesian reef. Now,…
Climate change could double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater lakes
Every drop of fresh water contains thousands of different organic molecules that have previously gone…
NHS will reimburse next year’s pension tax bill on retirement, doctors are told
Doctors in England will be encouraged to pick up extra shifts this winter with the…
Charles Jencks: architectural historian, landscape architect, and co-founder of Maggie’s Centres
bmj;367/nov19_9/l6592/FAF1faPhoto credit: Maggie Cancer Care CentresCharles Jencks, landscape architect, critic, and author of 30 books…
What will make grandma use her Fitbit longer?
For older adults, Fitbits and other activity trackers may be popular gifts, but they may…
Four ways to curb light pollution, save bugs
Artificial light at night negatively impacts thousands of species: beetles, moths, wasps and other insects…
How LISA pathfinder detected dozens of ‘comet crumbs’
Scientists leveraged LISA Pathfinder’s record-setting sensitivity (designed to ripples in space-time produced by, among other…
Nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, is on the rise
A new study from an international group of scientists finds we are releasing more of…
Mechanism connects early binge drinking to adult behaviors
Intermittent exposure to high levels of alcohol in adolescent animals leads to increased levels of…
Tory immigration plan threatens to worsen NHS workforce crisis
The Conservative Party’s plan to increase and extend the health surcharge, the fee that immigrants…
EU drug approval should include price evaluation, says expert panel
New drugs should not be approved for sale in the European Union (EU) unless pharmaceutical…
Ageing and inequality: why do some elderly people not seek advice and help more routinely?
“We always end up agreeing that the alternative is worse,” writes Helen Salisbury about consultations…
Dealing fairly with racist patients
bmj;367/nov19_6/l6575/FAF1faRacism is an odious human trait. It is also a major problem in a healthcare…
Diagnosis and treatment of sciatica
What you need to knowSciatica is a clinical diagnosis based on symptoms of radiating pain…