How seaweed-munching crabs could help save coral reefs
Coral reefs are facing a steep decline today for many reasons, including climate change, overfishing,…
Month: December 2020
Inhaled vaccine induces fast, strong immune response in mice and non-human primates
Researchers demonstrate in a new study that a phage-based inhalation delivery system for vaccines generates…
STAT+: New biotech backed by Third Rock launches with $81 million to go after ALS, other diseases
A new biotechnology company was launched Thursday in Cambridge with $81 million in funding, joining…
Energy-efficient magnetic RAM: A new building block for spintronic technologies
Researchers demonstrate a new way to enhance the energy efficiency of the non-volatile magnetic memory….
Rugby players plan negligence claim for chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Eight former rugby players with early onset dementia are planning to launch negligence claims against…
Covid-19 mass testing: throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
Abbasi1 and Gill2 rightly criticise the government’s unevaluated coronavirus mass testing plan and the appointment…
New cancer patients — especially Black people — are more susceptible to severe Covid-19 infections
Recently diagnosed cancer patients are more vulnerable to Covid-19 infection and face more severe illness…
STAT+: Supreme Court upholds controversial Arkansas law that regulates pharmacy benefit managers
In a blow to pharmacy benefit managers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an Arkansas…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA advisers reviewing Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine today; White House hits roadblock on drug discount cards
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you. Clear,…
A traumatic elbow injury
A 4 year old boy presented with pain in his right elbow after a fall…
Covid-19: People with history of significant allergic reactions should not receive Pfizer vaccine, says regulator
People who have a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine, or…
Lightening the viral load to lessen covid-19 severity
Although the number of positive tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) across…
How we coped with covid-19—and silver linings
Zoom meetings and audio books, camaraderie with colleagues and royal college work, running and long…
The Babinski sign in Renaissance paintings—a reappraisal of the toe phenomenon in representations of the Christ Child: observational analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate systematically the presence of the Babinski sign in paintings of the Christ Child…
The time to act is now: pseudo-systematic review
AbstractObjectiveTo identify any medical or public health rationale for claims that the time to act…
Dr Brock, re-education, and ergotherapy: how an innovative treatment shaped Wilfred Owen’s poetry
The end of 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the posthumous publication of Wilfred Owen’s…
Covid-19: Fired Florida statistician says police raid aimed to identify her government contacts
A former covid-19 data analyst for the state of Florida, who was fired after claiming…
Finding an aneurysm . . . and other stories
Unruptured intracranial aneurysmsA downside of the widespread availability of magnetic resonance imaging is the incidental…
Covid-19: Transparency and communication are key
As the first wave of covid-19 vaccination gets under way, the need for good communication…
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Opinion: New data, dashboard provide information on Covid-19 hospital capacity
The surge in Covid-19 cases that began in early November has raised questions about how…
Opinion: Engage ‘willing skeptics’ to help increase Covid-19 vaccination rates
More than 250,000 people in the U.S. alone have died from Covid-19 this year. Researchers…
Tracking the FDA advisory panel meeting on the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
A panel of outside experts is meeting Thursday to consider whether the Food and Drug…
STAT+: Biden’s HHS pick, Becerra, has taken in more campaign cash from health groups than any other industry
WASHINGTON — Xavier Becerra, President-elect Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human…
Covid-19 surge could lead to another drop in patient visits, doctors fear — and more missed pediatric cancers
Nothing prepares a parent for a child’s cancer diagnosis. Even more unthinkable is wondering if…
Non-communicable diseases killing more people than ever before: UN health agency
Non-communicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a…
Yoga studio opens in Williamson | News | williamsondailynews.com – Williamson Daily News
Yoga studio opens in Williamson | News | williamsondailynews.com Williamson Daily News Read Original Article: Yoga…
Make Covid-19 vaccination an option for pregnant, lactating health workers – STAT
Make Covid-19 vaccination an option for pregnant, lactating health workers STAT Read Original Article: Make Covid-19…
Life or death challenges of a major TV broadcast union in the COVID era
How do you keep the cameras rolling as a member of one of the biggest TV…
News in Brief 9 December 2020
Ethiopia’s Tigray region still at war, warns UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet Guterres: Ending corruption vital to world’s recovery after COVID-19 …
World Press Freedom Conference spotlights dangerous job of separating ‘truth from falsehood’
Prominent journalists and champions of press freedom from across the world are examining ways to overcome increasing challenges facing the media during a two-day…
Honey bees fend off giant hornets with animal feces
Researchers discovered honeybees in Vietnam collect and apply animal dung around hive entrances to deter…
A technique to sift out the universe’s first gravitational waves
A new technique may sift out universe’s very first gravitational waves. Identifying primordial ripples would…
First-known fossil iguana burrow found in the Bahamas
The fossilized burrow dates back to the Late Pleistocene Epoch, about 115,000 years ago, and…
Breakthrough in nuclear physics
The positively charged protons in atomic nuclei should actually repel each other, and yet even…
Applying Skepticism to Medical Skepticism – MedPage Today
Applying Skepticism to Medical Skepticism MedPage Today Read Original Article: Applying Skepticism to Medical Skepticism –…
Alternative health website spreads false claim about COVID-19 vaccine side effects – PolitiFact
Alternative health website spreads false claim about COVID-19 vaccine side effects PolitiFact Read Original Article: Alternative…
Fund COVAX to reduce COVID vaccination distribution inequity – UN chief
With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the Secretary-General told a journalists, following the…
Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ of COVID-19 response: Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for human rights to be put “front and centre”…
New evidence: Neanderthals buried their dead
Was burial of the dead practiced by Neanderthals or is it an innovation specific to…
How neurons form long-term memories
Neuroscientists have identified genes that memory neurons use to rewire connections after new experiences. The…
New-found phenomenon that may improve hurricane forecasts
Rapid storm intensification and decay remain a challenge for hurricane forecasts. Many factors are involved…
STAT+: Florida finds pharmacy benefit managers are benefiting from a lucrative profit center
As states struggle to control the cost of prescription medicines, a new report found pharmacy…
‘Spooky Interactions’, shocking adaptations discovered in electric fish of Brazil’s Amazon
Researchers have shown how a cave-adapted glass knifefish species of roughly 300 living members (Eigenmannia…
Johnson & Johnson cuts size of Covid-19 vaccine study due to prevalence of disease in U.S.
Johnson & Johnson is cutting the size of its pivotal U.S. Covid-19 vaccine trial —…
Covid-19: Oxford vaccine could be 59% effective against asymptomatic infections, analysis shows
The Oxford and AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine prevented some asymptomatic covid-19 infections in phase III trials,…
Battling COVID-19 using UV light
Researchers have found a possible breakthrough in how to manage COVID-19, as well as future…
Microbes and plants: A dynamic duo
The unique partnership between root-dwelling microbes and the plants they inhabit can reduce drought stress….
How blood and wealth can predict future disability
Research shows that blood tests for biomarkers such as cholesterol and inflammation can predict disability…
Several U.S. populations and regions exposed to high arsenic concentrations in drinking water
A national study of public water systems found that arsenic levels were not uniform across…
Evolution may be to blame for high risk of advanced cancers in humans
Researchers discovered that most people no longer produce the Siglec-12 protein, but some of those…