News in Brief 15 January 2020
Peace agreement remains only path for peace in Mali: Lacroix UNICEF opens African ‘drone academy’ to aid…
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency Signs In Your Eyes To Watch Out For
Vitamin B12 deficiency is a very common condition, so check out the signs you can…
How To Correctly Clean Your Mattress, According To A Toxicologist
Vacuuming, soaking baking soda overnight and flipping it occasionally are the most tried-and-tested ways to…
Arthritis Glossary
Source: Boston UniversityRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis Read Original Article: Arthritis…
Weed Affects Driving Skills Way Longer Than Previously Thought
Researchers found that people with heavy marijuana usage were more prone to road mishaps even…
The Psychology of Alternative Medicine – Psychology Today
The Psychology of Alternative Medicine Psychology Today Read Original Article: The Psychology of Alternative Medicine –…
Locals are turning to alternative medicine to treat the flu – WZVN-TV
Locals are turning to alternative medicine to treat the flu WZVN-TV Read Original Article: Locals are…
Ask Tufts Experts: Beans and cholesterol … Chlorella … Biotin
Q: I have high cholesterol and my doctor told me to eat more beans. Why?…
Restaurant Comfort Foods
While everyone’s idea of comfort foods varies, generally speaking, they’re simple, classic recipes that remind…
The Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate
Do you enjoy an occasional—or frequent—square or two of dark chocolate? If so, you are…
Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis with Medications and Lifestyle
If you’re female and over age 50, you’re about three times as likely as men…
Colorectal Cancer Prevention Can Be As Easy As Having a Screening Test
The number of colorectal cancer diagnoses in the United States has been decreasing steadily for…
Discovery reveals how remora fishes know when to hitch a ride aboard their hosts
Researchers have detailed the discovery of a tactile-sensory system stowed within the suction disc of…
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Molecular understanding of drug interactions suggests pathway to better malaria treatments
Researchers have for the first time demonstrated what happens at the molecular level when two…
With these neurons, extinguishing fear is its own reward
The same neurons responsible for encoding reward also form new memories to suppress fearful ones,…
New feathered dinosaur shows dinosaurs grew up differently from birds
A new species of feathered dinosaur has been discovered in China. The one-of-a-kind specimen preserves…
Previously unseen mutations in stem cells of young donors can be passed to recipients, study finds
Doctors use stem cell transplants to treat patients with certain cancers or blood disorders. And…
Chinese health officials can’t rule out person-to-person spread of new virus
BEIJING — The possibility that a new virus in central China could spread between humans…
STAT Plus: Regeneron’s Yancopoulos is still bitter over Praluent sales. Can Novartis do better?
SAN FRANCISCO — George Yancopoulos, Regeneron Pharma’s top scientist, is still a bit bitter about…
Opinion: Using states as living laboratories to solve surprise medical billing
Although surprise billing has been the subject of vigorous debate in federal and state legislatures,…
Opinion: ‘Stuck in a tornado of life’: a patient’s chaos narrative
Cheryl overdosed on heroin — or so she’d hoped — the night before. But that’s…
‘How long do I have?’ A website on cancer survival rates, from the co-founder of GoodRx, seeks to provide clarity
Talking about cancer is hard. Talking about your chances of surviving cancer is even harder….
STAT Plus: Startup Spotlight: With a different method for gene therapy, Generation Bio eyes an IPO
Seven years ago, one of Generation Bio’s scientific founders couldn’t convince any top-tier journals to…
Researchers identify gene with functional role in aging of eye
Researchers say a gene known to be a biomarker of age plays a key role…
Glimpses of fatherhood found in non-pair-bonding chimps
Although they have no way of identifying their biological fathers, male chimpanzees form intimate bonds…
‘The blob,’ food supply squeeze to blame for largest seabird die-off
When nearly one million common murres died at sea and washed ashore from California to…
Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was symbolically painted
The Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was a multicolored and emblematic sacred icon worshiped for…
Neanderthals went underwater for their tools
Neanderthals collected clam shells and volcanic rock from the beach and coastal waters of Italy…
Transparency discovered in crystals with ultrahigh piezoelectricity
Use of an AC rather than a DC electric field can improve the piezoelectric response…
Researchers gain control over internal structure of self-assembled composite materials
Composites made from self-assembling inorganic materials are valued for their unique strength and thermal, optical…
B-cell enrichment predictive of immunotherapy response in melanoma, sarcoma and kidney cancer
Multiple studies out indicate that a patient’s response to immune checkpoint blockade may depend on…
Astronomers discover class of strange objects near our galaxy’s enormous black hole
Astronomers have discovered a new class of bizarre objects at the center of our galaxy,…
Sudan: Lives of traumatized, displaced women in West Darfur under threat
Ongoing instability in Sudan’s West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of…
Air pollution from oil and gas production sites visible from space
US and European satellites help scientists measure nitrogen dioxide from drilling, production and flaring. Read…
NASA, NOAA analyses reveal 2019 second warmest year on record
According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth’s…
How cells assemble their skeleton
Microtubules, filamentous structures within the cell, are required for many important processes, including cell division…
Scientists breach brain barriers to attack tumors
The brain is a sort of fortress, equipped with barriers designed to keep out dangerous…
New assessment of gas locked in ice in European waters
A study has mapped several sites in Europe containing gas hydrate – a relatively clean…
Pig virus is easily transmitted among chickens and turkeys
The first animal study of a pig virus’ potential to jump to another species shows…
Drinking 1% rather than 2% milk accounts for 4.5 years of less aging in adults
A new study shows drinking low-fat milk — both nonfat and 1% milk — is…
New algorithm predicts gestational diabetes
Timely prediction may help prevent the condition using nutritional and lifestyle changes. Read Original Article:…
NHS trust turned to mediation to calm tensions between paediatric urology consultants
Bosses at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital have said that “successful mediation,” an away day,…
How zebra finches learn to sing
Complex learning processes like speaking or singing follow similar patterns. Using the example of zebra…
Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists
Biologists have explained for the first time why having a good night’s sleep really could…
New study on a recently discovered chlorophyll molecule could be key to better solar cells
Photosynthesis, the process by which some organisms convert sunlight into chemical energy, is well known….
Biologists make living sperm glow
By applying a novel method, biologists have successfully analyzed the metabolism of intact tissues of…
Shared decision making: doctors have expertise that patients want or need
The basic problem with shared decision making is that it has always been a matter…
Ancient iron-sulfur-based mechanism monitors electron flow in photosynthesis
Scientists know that a particular protein is responsible for regulating gene expression of photosystems in…
Bad publicity prompts US medical centers to take corrective action
Several US medical centers that were named and shamed last week in this year’s “Shkreli…
Would decriminalising personal use of cannabis lead to higher rates of mental illness?
Yes—Bobby Smyth, Mary Cannon, Andrew MolodynskiHere we consider two main questions. Firstly, does cannabis use…