The human helpers of SARS-CoV-2
Proteins are the functional units of the cell and enable the virus to enter the…
Month: December 2020
China undermining human rights by locking up rights lawyers, UN independent expert says
China has mounted a “shocking” five-year assault on lawyers who stand up for human rights,…
Virtual Event: A look ahead at biotech in 2021
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
STAT+: In a stem cell experiment that seemingly failed, scientists see a possible way to prevent a devastating disease
The tiny mouse embryos were off to a promising start, many of them progressing from…
After experts criticized its approach, Facebook overhauls its Covid-19 misinformation policy
Facebook has overhauled its approach to harmful Covid-19 health misinformation, announcing major changes that would…
New insights into Fragile X syndrome and the fetal brain
Researchers have revealed further insight into the fetal development of our brain and the potential…
Coming in January: Covid-19 Testing in Your Home
The FDA has given an Emergency Use Authorization for an in-home testing kit for Covid-19….
Three pillars of mental health: Good sleep, exercise, raw fruits and veggies
Getting good quality sleep, exercising, and eating more raw fruits and vegetables predicts better mental…
Lipid identified in human breast milk may play important role in early childhood weight
A lipid metabolite called 12,13-diHOME is in human breast milk. The authors of the study…
The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to make us human
With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar. Understanding the…
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Babbler bird falls into climate change trap
Animals can fall into an ‘ecological trap’ by altering their behavior in the ‘wrong direction’…
Extracting precious zinc from waste ash
Incineration of solid waste produces millions of tons of waste fly ash in Europe each…
A new method for the functionalization of graphene
A research team has demonstrated a novel process to modify the structure and properties of…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: One-quarter of the world won’t have a Covid-19 shot until 2022; naming a Covid vaccine takes time
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Yes, indeed, the middle…
Cartoonist must be released on medical grounds, urge rights experts
An ailing Bangladeshi cartoonist who has been detained for allegedly spreading fake news about the country’s response to COVID-19, should be released…
STAT+: Sage Therapeutics names former Alnylam exec Barry Greene as its new CEO
Sage Therapeutics is making a significant leadership change, hiring Barry Greene, the recently departed president…
Estimating my equilibrium energy intake during lockdown: very introspective study
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the daily dietary energy intake for me to maintain a constant body weight….
Measuring energy balance: a weighty issue
Understanding energy requirements and the factors that influence them are key goals in nutrition research….
To each child their own coronavirus
In the ancient Indian parable of the blind men and an elephant, the shape of…
Should her name begin with “Doctor”?
What we call ourselves, and how others refer to us, matters. This is perhaps nowhere…
Updated NICE guidance on chronic fatigue syndrome
An update of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for diagnosis…
The covid-19 yearbook: world leaders edition
Most likely to misinformDonald Trump, President of the United StatesWhat to say about the man…
Opinion: Emergency department physicians should have the right to due process protection. Many don’t
Your doctor should be your biggest advocate, doing what Ming Lin, an emergency medicine physician…
Opinion: Unaffordable prescription drugs: the real legacy of the Hatch-Waxman Act
How is it possible to have a prescription drug price crisis when 90% of prescriptions…
STAT+: Here are the nominees for worst biopharma CEO of 2020
I told my editor that writing the worst CEOs of biopharma column is one of…
‘Frustrated and panicking’: For some rare disease patients, shortages of protective gear pose a continued threat
When the coronavirus sent cities across the United States into shutdown in March, Laura Bonnell…
Misting the White House between administrations won’t kill Covid-19 — and it could be harmful, experts say
The federal government is putting $29,000 in taxpayer funds toward a type of cleaning that…
An avocado a day keeps your gut microbes happy, study shows
Eating avocado as part of your daily diet can help improve gut health, a new…
News in Brief 15 December 2020
Rights chief Bachelet condemns deaths of 255 people in Colombia massacres Four children among victims of shipwreck carrying…
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Library and Information Service (CAMLIS) :: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – University College London Hospitals
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Library and Information Service (CAMLIS) :: University College London Hospitals…
One-quarter of the world may not get a Covid-19 vaccine until 2022, experts warn
As wealthy governments race to lock in supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, nearly a quarter of…
Researchers turn DNA detectives to aid rhino poaching prosecutions with forensic evidence
Researchers have, for the first time, used unique DNA markers to provide forensic evidence for…
Immune cell that drives breast cancer could be effective target in novel immunotherapies
Researchers have identified a type of immune cells that acts as a major driver of…
Eli Lily’s COVID-19 Drug Authorized by FDA For Emergency Usage
FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization(EUA) to monoclonal antibody drug called bamlanivimab. Read Original Article: Eli…
Attitudes about climate change are shifting, even in Texas
Longstanding skepticism among Texans toward the climate movement has shifted, and attitudes in the nation’s…
AI model shows promise to generate faster, more accurate weather forecasts
A model based solely on the past 40 years of weather events uses 7,000 times…
Error correction means California’s future wetter winters may never come
After probing a persistent error in widely used models, researchers estimate that California will likely…
To end the pandemic, WHO says $28 billion ACT project is ‘the best deal in town’
An international coalition aiming to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic needs $28 billion, a bargain price…
Accurate neural network computer vision without the ‘black box’
New research offers clues to what goes on inside the minds of machines as they…
Plastics pose threat to human health, report shows
Plastics contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that threaten human health. An…
Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets
Rice University scientists find the ubiquitous, ”weak” van der Waals force is sufficient to indent…
To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
Neuroscientists have found reading computer code does not rely on the regions of the brain…
Researchers identify where giant jets from black holes discharge their energy
Scientists have disagreed about where powerful jets from black holes discharge their energy. A new…
Engineers develop soft robotic gripper
Scientists often look to nature for cues when designing robots – some robots mimic human…
UN experts raise concern over charges against US indigenous leader and rights defender
Independent UN human rights experts expressed serious concern on Friday over the arrest and charges…
Primitive fish fossils reveal developmental origins of teeth
Teeth and hard structures called dermal odontodes are evolutionarily related, arising from the same developmental…
Covid’s strange moment: Joy over vaccines coincides with new levels of deaths and hospitalizations in U.S.
The vaccines — the elixirs that will help drag this pandemic to a close —…
Engineers go microbial to store energy, sequester CO2
By borrowing nature’s blueprints for photosynthesis, bioengineers have found a way to efficiently absorb and…
Drug may boost vaccine responses in older adults
A drug that boosts the removal of cellular debris in immune cells may increase the…
RNA basic building block produced biocatalytically for the first time
Researchers succeed in the first enzyme-driven biocatalytic synthesis of nucleic acid building blocks. This facilitates…