Opinion: A strategy for securing religious freedom and tolerance in health care
A new rule proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services in mid-January, “Ensuring…
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Opinion: What an 1890s opioid epidemic can teach us about ending addiction today
In the ’90s, chronic pain was rampant in America. Opioids, which had previously been taboo,…
In reelection bid, a GOP lawmaker campaigns on Pelosi’s drug pricing bill
WASHINGTON — In the months before House Democrats passed their aggressive drug negotiation bill, GOP…
STAT Plus: U.S. biotechs fear the coronavirus outbreak will delay their China-based research
Biotech investors and executives are growing worried that restrictions intended to contain the coronavirus epidemic…
Priscilla Chan charts an ambitious, unglamorous course to fight disease. (Her husband is involved, too.)
SAN FRANCISCO — Dr. Priscilla Chan was just over a year out of her pediatric…
The Science Behind Butterfly Wings And How They Dont Overheat
A new study reveals that butterfly wings actually have special structures that stop them from…
Sun’s Polar Zones To Be Studied For The First Time By ESA Solar Orbiter
For the first time ever, the sun’s polar regions will be explored by a new…
What We Can Learn About Heartbreak From Voles
Turns out, you can learn a lot about heartbreak from animals, specifically voles. Looking like…
Tinnitus: Best Way To Deal With That Ringing Sound In Your Ear
An unstoppable noise emanating from within the ear can become debilitating over time. Here are…
Top Diet Secrets To Improve Mental Health
A psychiatrist who founded the first hospital-based nutritional psychiatry service in America has shared some…
5 Diet Fads Debunked By Expert: Keto Diet Included?
Here are five diet fads that may be doing you more harm than good. Read…
Do Zinc Supplements Help Stop The Common Cold?
Increasing amount of studies point to zinc as a remedy for the common cold. Is…
This Is How Digital Technology Is Affecting Our Mental Health
Per a new research, digital media and technology has more downsides than it has benefits….
Effective Tips To Eliminate Belly Fat
Excess belly fat is linked to a variety of serious health problems, even leading to…
With science ‘held back by a gender gap’, Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls
Fewer than 30 per cent of the world’s scientific researchers are women: that’s just one…
Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’
The way children and teenagers behave online has profoundly changed, and if societies ignore the need to…
Commitment, not slogans, key to ending violence against children: UN expert
While the Internet has given children access to a world of information, including by providing…
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News in Brief 10 February 2020
Coronavirus containment ‘still the priority’ as cases rise Locust threat ‘increases further’ in Horn of Africa Plea for action to…
Best Heart Health Tips For Women
Women are equally prone to heart diseases as men. Here are some useful tips. Read…
Here’s Why Carbs Are So Addicting
Fructose, a carbohydrate with properties similar to those of alcohol, may be linked to carb…
Top 10 Healthiest Vegetables Ranked By Experts
Vegetables in general are both hearty and healthy, but these top 10 veggies have been…
Yoga for Health
Many people practice yoga for health-related reasons, such as for well-being and fitness, to help…
Himalayan glacier shows evidence of start of Industrial Revolution
Human beings altered one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas hundreds of years before…
STAT Plus: With new combination drug data, Exelixis takes another shot at prostate cancer treatment
In 2014, the Bay Area biotech company Exelixis (EXEL) tried to develop a drug for…
STAT Plus: Two more failed Alzheimer’s drugs sharpen focus on Biogen’s chances for aducanumab
As U.S. regulators consider whether to approve the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in…
Chemistry technique is ‘warp drive’ for creating better synthetic molecules for medicine
In a study with implications for the future of drug discovery, scientists showed they were…
Impact of oil contaminated water on tubeworms and brittlestars
A new study adds a new layer to understanding how an oil spill could impact…
Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?
A study of cultured bat cells shows that their strong immune responses, constantly primed to…
Twist in the story of volcanism and mass extinctions
An emerging scientific consensus is that gases — in particular carbon gases — released by…
What makes a ‘good Samaritan’ good? That opinion depends on the beneficiary
New research suggests that someone who helps a total stranger is generally viewed as morally…
Superior ‘bio-ink’ for 3D printing pioneered
Biomedical engineers have developed a ‘bio-ink’ for 3D printed materials that could serve as scaffolds…
Chemists develop safer hydrogenation processes
Safe and environmentally-friendly hydrogen gas on demand could be on the horizon following a new…
The many lives of charcoal
In sub-Saharan Africa, charcoal dominates as an energy resource for cooking. A graduate student traveled…
DNA-like material could bring even smaller transistors
A material shaped like a one-dimensional DNA helix might further push the limits on a…
Global warming and extinction risk
How can fossils predict the consequences of climate change? A research team compared data from…
Human textiles to repair blood vessels
As the leading cause of mortality worldwide, cardiovascular diseases claim over 17 million lives each…
Finding a cure for dog’s brain cancer may help us find a cure for ourselves
For cancers such as glioma, preclinical research models have failed to provide sufficient insight for…
Oral traditions and volcanic eruptions in Australia
In Australia, the onset of human occupation (about 65,000 years ago?) and dispersion across the…
Is it hemp or marijuana? New scanner gives instant answer
Hemp is technically legal in Texas, but proving that hemp is not marijuana can be…
Inner ‘clockwork’ sets the time for cell division in bacteria
Researchers have discovered a ‘clockwork’ mechanism that controls cell division in bacteria. They report how…
New treatment discovered for rare eye disease may prevent blindness
Patients with thyroid eye disease who used the minimally invasive insulin-like growth factor I blocking…
Trump doesn’t want the FDA to regulate tobacco
The Trump administration is proposing to strip the Food and Drug Administration of all authority…
Coronavirus containment is the key, as infections tick up: Tedros
Governments should continue to treat containment of the coronavirus as a priority, the head of…
Coronavirus: NHS staff get power to keep patients in isolation as UK declares “serious threat”
The UK government has declared that the incidence or transmission of the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV…
AI, brain scans may alter how doctors treat depression
Artificial intelligence may soon play a critical role in choosing which depression therapy is best…
Supercharged light pulverizes asteroids
The majority of stars in the universe will become luminous enough to blast surrounding asteroids…
Sensory perception is not superficial brain work
How does the brain decide which of the senses it will focus attention on when…
STAT Plus: For homebound people and their distant caregivers, smarter speakers to keep track of their health
Every day, Kathleen McVicar of Cotuit, Mass., has a few simple questions for her 85-year-old…
Oblique electrostatic inject-deposited TiO2 film for efficient perovskite solar cells
The need to efficiently harvest solar energy for a more sustainable future is increasingly becoming…
Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy connected to elevated risk of ADHD
The risk of ADHD was 34 percent higher in children whose mother had a vitamin…