Climate: Support for simple funding plans — even if costs are high
There is growing demand for countries to take aggressive action to combat climate change, but…
Month: September 2020
Long-term COVID-19 containment will be shaped by strength, duration of immunity
New research suggests that the impact of natural and vaccine-induced immunity will be key factors…
Global solution to COVID-19 in sight, ‘we sink or we swim together’ – WHO chief
COVID-19 is an “unprecedented global crisis that demands an unprecedented global response”, the chief of…
STAT Plus: The world is racing toward Covid-19 drugs. In normal times, it takes years to get new antivirals out the door
Researchers may be racing to develop new Covid-19 treatments, but normally it has taken slightly…
STAT Plus: Legend Biotech CEO detained in China as part of investigation
Legend Biotech’s man in charge will be working from home for the time being. The…
AI could expand healing with bioscaffolds
Artificial intelligence can speed the development of 3D-printed bioscaffolds that help injuries heal, according to…
How to get a handle on carbon dioxide uptake by plants
How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind global warming, is absorbed by plants…
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Unexpected wildfire emission impacts air quality worldwide
During wildfires, nitrous acid plays a leading role — spiking to levels significantly higher than…
Tracking the working dogs of 9/11
A study of search and rescue dogs showed little difference in longevity or cause of…
Physical and cognitive function have improved meaningfully in 30 years
The functional ability of older people is nowadays better when it is compared to that…
Covid-19: Experts divide into two camps of action—shielding versus blanket policies
Two open letters sent to the UK’s four chief medical officers signal the polarisation of…
NASA’s IRIS spots nanojets: Shining light on heating the solar corona
Researchers report the first ever clear images of nanojets — bright thin lights that travel…
Researcher analyzes the use of solar energy at US airports
By studying 488 public airports in the United States, researchers found that 20% of them…
STAT Plus: Senators urge bankruptcy judge to prevent Purdue from paying its CEO a $3.5 million bonus
A group of U.S. senators is urging a bankruptcy judge to prevent Purdue Pharma from…
Why have we been slow to act on air pollution as a public health issue?
Holst and colleagues discuss the asthma risk to children of being exposed to fine particular…
Comet discovered to have its own northern lights
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has its own far-ultraviolet aurora, data reveal. It is the first time such…
64 high-income nations join effort to expand global access to Covid-19 vaccines, but U.S. and China do not
Countries representing about 64% of the world population have signed up to expand global access…
Extra stability for magnetic knots
Tiny magnetic whirls that can occur in materials – so-called skyrmions – hold high promises…
Soft robots, origami combine for potential way to deliver medical treatments
Researchers have found a way to send tiny, soft robots into humans, potentially opening the…
Covid-19: Act now to avoid second lockdown, says Independent SAGE
The Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies has published an emergency 10 point plan to…
Scientists advance understanding of blood-brain barrier health
In a study with potential impacts on a variety of neurological diseases, researchers have provided…
Archaeology uncovers infectious disease spread 4000 years ago
New bioarchaeology research has shown how infectious diseases may have spread 4000 years ago, while…
Dropping College COVID Rates Requires a Heavier Hand
Colleges that are stricter about COVID-19 rules have fewer cases among their students. Read Original…
COVID-19 and Kids – What’s New
From asymptomatic children to a report from the states, here is today’s round-up of news…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Azar bars FDA from signing new rules; AstraZeneca reveals Covid-19 vaccine trial protocol
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Your cells look young for their age, compared to a chimp’s
Many humans live to see their 80s, some even reach 100. But chimpanzees rarely make…
Why there is no speed limit in the superfluid universe
Physicists have established why objects moving through superfluid helium-3 lack a speed limit; exotic particles…
Remote Learners Missing Out on Important In-School Eye Exams
In-school eye exams catch vision problems that might otherwise not be noticed. But children who…
Spain violated inclusive education right of child with disabilities, independent committee finds
Spain violated the right to inclusive education of a child with disabilities, an independent UN…
Covid-19 in the workplace
Faced with a novel lethal virus, employers have struggled to implement their legal duty to…
Covid-19: What’s in a name? Isolating the term “quarantine” from other contamination
Although “quarantine” and “self-isolation” involve similar measures,1 their purposes are quite different. The World Health…
Safely returning clinically vulnerable people to work
The covid-19 pandemic has seen record numbers of people off work. With lockdown eased, the…
Covid-19: What’s going wrong with testing in the UK?
How big is the problem?The UK’s community testing system for covid-19 seems to be under…
Studying medicine affected my mental health—here’s what I learnt
In medical school, while acquiring the knowledge I would need to be a doctor, I…
Covid-19: Government must learn lessons from deaths before winter, say MPs and peers
The UK government should immediately organise a quick interim review into deaths from covid-19 to…
Sixty seconds on . . . circuit break
Is this a physics lesson?No, it’s just the government’s latest covid-19 buzz phrase. “Circuit break”…
Growth concerns in the early weeks of life
What you need to know One in 10 breastfed babies loses more than 10% of…
Bringing drug production home: how the US is rebuilding the drug supply chain after covid-19
“The problem is simply that, across the world, we have sweatshop labor, we have pollution…
Emerging immunotherapies in multiple myeloma
ABSTRACTDespite considerable advances in treatment approaches in the past two decades, multiple myeloma remains an…
From ceramics to skin: how art led to a career in dermatology
Minal Singh describes her career in dermatology as someone else’s fault. “I completed a two…
STAT Plus: Teladoc accuses Amwell of infringing on its telehealth patents
Telehealth provider Teladoc last week accused Amwell of infringing on its patents and demanded that…
Opinion: The White House Coronavirus Task Force needs to stop hiding its weekly reports from the public
Since June, the White House Coronavirus Task Force has been compiling detailed reports on how…
Opinion: Give teachers high priority access to Covid-19 treatments and vaccines
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed what far too few Americans acknowledge about schools and teachers:…
Not trusting the FDA, Black doctors’ group creates panel to vet Covid-19 vaccines
As trust in federal health agencies has withered over the last few months, a group…
How Pinterest beat back vaccine misinformation — and what Facebook could learn from its approach
The battle over misinformation amid the Covid-19 pandemic has pitted health experts, parts of the…
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STAT Plus: Amgen’s KRAS-blocking cancer drug shows durable responses, with tempered expectations
Amgen said Sunday that patients with advanced lung cancer who were given its drug to…
The Perfect 20-Minute Prenatal Yoga Flow You Can Do at Home – LIVESTRONG.COM
The Perfect 20-Minute Prenatal Yoga Flow You Can Do at Home LIVESTRONG.COM Read Original Article: The…
STAT Plus: New drug combination extends survival with advanced kidney cancer. It’s poised to enter a competitive treatment market
Patients with advanced kidney cancer live longer when treated with a combination of drugs from…
STAT Plus: Promising results for previously secret cancer drug data that ‘justified’ Gilead Sciences’ $21 billion acquisition
When Gilead Sciences announced its $21 billion acquisition of Immunomedics one week ago, Gilead executives…
Survival of wildlife reserves under threat in Namibia
After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel restrictions and curfews on Friday,…