Planning for Your Future Care
Each year, about 100,000 Americans get an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a device that constantly…
Month: April 2020
Ask the Experts: Sleep Apnea; Barrett’s Esophagus; Inguinal Hernia Treatment
Q: I’m sure my wife has sleep apnea—she rouses several times during the night, making…
Get Informed About Uterine Cancer
Although uterine cancer remains rare, it is one of the few cancers for which incidence…
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Walk Yourself Fit With a Treadmill
Walking is a great form of exercise for seniors. But not everyone has access to…
Newsbriefs: Cardiac Rehabilitation; Prostate Cancer; Five Habits to Avoid Chronic Disease; Warfarin Timing
Few Seniors Take Part in Cardiac Rehabilitation There is strong evidence that cardiac rehabilitation programs…
Trump outlines ‘phases’ for reopening states once coronavirus cases begin to decline
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday told governors that they could begin to ease stay-at-home…
Genetic variation not an obstacle to gene drive strategy to control mosquitoes
New research from entomologists clears a potential obstacle to using CRISPR-Cas9 ‘gene drive’ technology to…
Solving the puzzle of Mitchell disease
Researchers discovered that ACOX1 is involved in two distinct neurodegenerative disorders. Read Original Article: Solving…
Yemen can’t survive war on two fronts, top UN envoy tells Security Council, as coronavirus outbreak looms
With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to deepen suffering in Yemen, now is the time for…
Study finds evidence for existence of elusive ‘metabolon’
For more than 40 years, scientists have hypothesized the existence of enzyme clusters, or ‘metabolons,’…
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To speed coronavirus testing, FDA approves a new type of nasal swab
One of the biggest bottlenecks in testing people for the novel coronavirus has not involved…
Researchers get important glimpse into microbiome development in early life
A team of researchers has characterized how the gut microbiome develops in the first hours…
Pushing the limits of 2D supramolecules
Researchers have reached a ‘world record’ in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules. Read Original Article:…
Mystery solved, rotavirus VP3 is a unique capping machine
After eluding researchers for more than 30 years, the VP3 protein of rotavirus has finally…
Whole genome sequencing reveals genetic structural secrets of schizophrenia
Scientists have conducted the largest-ever whole genome sequencing study of schizophrenia to provide a more…
FDA eases rules so compounders can make drugs for Covid-19 patients on ventilators
In response to shortages of medicines needed for Covid-19 patients on ventilators, the Food and…
A non-invasive way of monitoring diabetes
Saliva could be used instead of blood to monitor diabetes in a new method. Read…
Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment
A Chicago hospital treating severe Covid-19 patients with Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medicine remdesivir in a…
Listen: Coronavirus disrupts D.C., how not to be boring on Zoom, and the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
What’s the proper distance to stand from Sen. Mitch McConnell? How many PowerPoint charts is…
Coronavirus pandemic threatens crises-ravaged communities, UN appeals for global support
A psychosocial counsellor in Jordan’s Azraq refugee camp informed the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on…
COVID-19 storm strengthens across Europe, controlling transmission everywhere, essential: Tedros
The storm clouds of COVID-19 still hang heavily over Europe, a senior World Health Organization…
Proteins may halt the severe cytokine storms seen in COVID-19 patients
A team of researchers has developed specialized antibody-like receptor proteins that they believe could soak…
Covid-19: Coronavirus was first described in The BMJ in 1965
The first description of human coronavirus—a family of viruses that now includes SARS-CoV-2, the cause…
STAT Plus: Drug industry conferences are going virtual. Here’s how not to present data on Zoom
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the way the drug industry presents its data. In recent…
UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis
The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of…
Rapid coronavirus test, commonly used in U.S., may miss infections in some situations
A rapid test for the novel coronavirus that was unveiled by President Trump on the…
Safety of referred doctors: GMC is resistant to change
I was at the coroner’s inquest into the death by suicide of Sridharan Suresh after…
Opinion: Without training, N95 masks may not protect workers on the Covid-19 frontlines
A key strategy for protecting health care workers on the frontlines of fighting the highly…
European Union urges the World Health Assembly to pursue a voluntary pool for Covid-19 products
In a significant development, the European Union has proposed a draft resolution urging the World…
STAT Plus: With new data, experimental drug offers hope for new approach to treating schizophrenia
It’s been decades since the last meaningful advance in treating schizophrenia appeared. A new medicine…
FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 poses increased hunger risk for hundreds of millions
Before the COVID-19 coronavirus began spreading around the world, hunger and malnourishment was already a…
Earth-size, habitable-zone planet found hidden in early NASA Kepler data
A reanalysis of data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope has revealed an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting…
Could shrinking a key component help make autonomous cars affordable?
Electrical engineers working on shrinking the mechanical and electronic components in a rooftop lidar down…
Genetics linked to childhood emotional, social and psychiatric problems
Emotional, social and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents have been linked to higher levels…
Covid-19: Japan prepares to extend state of emergency nationwide as “untraceable” cases soar
The Japanese government has announced that it will extend the state of emergency to the…
Bornean treeshrews can take the heat
To better understand if small tropical mammals also have increased vulnerability as their environments heat…
What is an individual? Information Theory may provide the answer
Despite the near-universal assumption of individuality in biology, there is little agreement about what individuals…
Lung-heart super sensor on a chip tinier than a ladybug
This Lilliputian chip’s detection bandwidth is enormous — from sweeping body motions to faint sounds…
Influenza: researchers show that new treatment reduces spread of virus
Researchers have shown that a new antiviral drug for influenza can treat the infection at…
Untwisting plastics for charging internet-of-things devices
Scientists are unraveling the properties of electricity-conducting plastics so they can be used in future…
Ronald Wellesley Pigott: plastic surgeon who specialised in cleft lip and palate repairs
bmj;369/apr16_7/m1514/FAF1faRonald Wellesley Pigott was born in Isfahan, Persia (now Iran), the son of a general…
William Brumfitt: pioneer of modern microbiology
bmj;369/apr16_6/m1495/FAF1faBorn in Ilkley, William Brumfitt was educated at Worksop College in Nottinghamshire, where he shone…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: More than one coronavirus vaccine may be needed; Utah bill would protect docs prescribing meds for Covid-19
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are coping, thank you, despite the ongoing…
ESO telescope sees star dance around supermassive black hole, proves Einstein right
Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that…
Covid-19: Mental health consequences of pandemic need urgent research, paper advises
Research is urgently needed to help understand the mental health consequences of the covid-19 pandemic…
Why Venice Looks Very Different This Time Of Year From Space
New satellite images of Venice, Italy, amid the coronavirus pandemic show the city from a…
How To Help The Environment While On Quarantine
Here’s how you can help the environment while on quarantine. Read Original Article: How To…
How can I feel less isolated from colleagues?
“Keep in touch and chat as usual”Steve Miller, a consultant psychiatrist, says, “The first thing…
Quarantine Constipation: Best Expert Tips To Address Issue Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
If you have irregular bowel movements during the lockdown, here’s what you can do. Read…
Ptosis that resolves with application of an ice pack
A man in his 50s presented with a one week history of left sided ptosis…