2 Cancer Hair Dye Studies, 2 (Sort of) Differing Opinions
Two large studies that looked at whether permanent hair dye raises the risk of cancer…
Year: 2020
STAT Plus: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over patient data sharing by Google and the University of Chicago
A federal judge in Illinois this month dismissed a high-profile lawsuit against Google and the…
Gentle 10-Minute Massages Promote Relaxation
You don’t need a lot of time to benefit from a massage. Take 10 and…
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WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond
Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…
Pandemic spawns ‘infodemic’ in scientific literature
The science community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with such a flurry of research…
Gene that drives ovarian cancer identified
Scientists have pinpointed which specific genes drive – or delay – high-grade serious ovarian carcinoma….
Taste buds may play role in fostering obesity in offspring
Food scientists show in animal studies that a mother’s high-fat diet may lead to more…
Netflix: A zebra among horses
Netflix is often criticized as a Hollywood-style entertainment behemoth crushing all competition and diminishing local…
60 seconds on . . . jargon
It’s everywhereYou’re telling me. Terms that used to be the preserve of scientists are suddenly…
Covid-19: Scotland launches contact tracing app with England and Wales to follow
Scotland has launched its own contact tracing app for covid-19 based on the same Apple…
Covid-19: Waiting times in England reach record highs
More than 83 000 patients in England waited more than a year for NHS treatment…
Operation Moonshot: What do the leaked documents say?
Operation Moonshot is the name of the UK government’s newly proposed covid-19 mass testing scheme….
Update to living systematic review on drug treatments for covid-19
This living systematic review by Siemieniuk and colleagues (BMJ 2020;370:m2980) has been updated. For the…
Covid-19: “protecting the NHS” encourages people with symptoms to stay at home
There are many reasons for England having the highest excess mortality for covid-19.1234 As the…
Stronger bones thanks to heat and microbiota
Osteoporosis is characterized by a deterioration of the bones and an increased risk of fractures….
Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
Wine scientists are shedding scientific light on the processes underlying traditional practices of Australian Aboriginal…
Children Continue to Contract COVID-19
Data from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that cases of COVID-19 in children continue…
Worldwide loss of phosphorus due to soil erosion quantified for the first time
Phosphorus is essential for agriculture, yet this important plant nutrient is increasingly being lost from…
Stem cell research delivers new points of attack against Parkinson’s disease
An interdisciplinary research team experimented on patient-based cell cultures in the laboratory. The new combination…
Opinion: The ethics of pausing a vaccine trial in the midst of a pandemic: a conversation with Ruth Faden
The revelation that AstraZeneca paused its clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine has focused attention…
STAT Plus: Venture capitalist donates BrainGate, brain-machine interface company, to Tufts University
For more than a decade, scientist and entrepreneur Jeff Stibel’s company BrainGate has been developing…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: NIH to test blood thinners against Covid-19; AbbVie employees feel pressured to return to work
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Wildfires and COVID-19 – a One-Two Punch
The wildfires are devastating thousands of acres of land, destroying communities – and causing health…
Opinion: Real-time gene sequencing can help control — and may someday prevent — pandemics
As the novel coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, scientists have scrambled to…
Persistent symptoms after viral illnesses such as Covid-19 are common, but a challenge to study
From 2014 to 2018, DePaul University psychologist Leonard Jason and colleagues collected personal information and…
New prenatal phone app keeps pregnancy information at hand – Saskatoon StarPhoenix
New prenatal phone app keeps pregnancy information at hand Saskatoon StarPhoenix Read Original Article: New prenatal…
Covid-19 is taxing the support system for pregnant women in recovery – STAT
Covid-19 is taxing the support system for pregnant women in recovery STAT Read Original Article: Covid-19…
Sarcoidosis Linked to Higher Risk for Some Pregnancy… – Sarcoidosis News
Sarcoidosis Linked to Higher Risk for Some Pregnancy… Sarcoidosis News Read Original Article: Sarcoidosis Linked to…
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News in Brief 10 September 2020
‘Halt deadly misinformation’ in global vaccine race: UN chief 58 countries pledge industrial transfats elimination:…
Communicating Clearly While Wearing a Face Covering
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Protein May Reverse Age-Related Memory Loss
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Dr. Allison King on Sickle Cell Disease and Learning
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A Biting Problem: Taming TMJ Troubles
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Battling Bent Blood Cells: Progress in Sickle Cell Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov: College Student Health
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The Institute for Functional Medicine Appoints Three New Board Members – Odessa American
The Institute for Functional Medicine Appoints Three New Board Members Odessa American Read Original Article: The…
Alternative Medicine Market – Global Trends, Size, Growth, Opportunities, and Forecast by 2026 – The Market Chronicles
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Tennessee must look at alternative forms of medicine, including medical cannabis | Opinion – Tennessean
Tennessee must look at alternative forms of medicine, including medical cannabis | Opinion Tennessean Read Original…
New machine learning-assisted method rapidly classifies quantum sources
Engineers have created a new machine learning-assisted method that could make quantum photonic circuit development…
Dietary changes could produce big offsets to carbon emissions
Eating less meat and dairy products in favor of plant-based proteins like those found in…
Quirky response to magnetism presents quantum physics mystery
Scientists describe the quirky behavior of one such magnetic topological insulator. The new article includes…
Antibiotic molecule enables immune system to kill HIV infected cells
A class of antibiotic molecules called pleicomacrolides inhibit the Nef protein, which HIV uses to…
Safeguarding of key DNA sensor in innate immune system
New research reveals in detail how the nucleosomes inside our cells block cGAS from unintentionally…
How Lyft’s growing medical business is trying to close gaps in health care access
When Megan Callahan was weighing whether to join Lyft’s burgeoning health care business two years…
As health tech flourished, Teladoc and Livongo saw an opportunity to ‘accelerate,’ executives say
It took a lot of late-night and early-morning Zoom calls plus some socially distanced in-person…
Researchers publish striking images of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Camille Ehre, PhD, generated high-powered microscopic images showing…
Doctors are increasingly using remote monitoring technology, raising questions about inclusivity and usability
Remote monitoring technologies let doctors keep tabs on how you’re doing, even when you’re nowhere…
Leaders pledge ‘quantum leap’ towards fully funding COVID-19 vaccines and treatments
Global leaders, including more than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, have underlined their…
Listen: AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine problem, charged coronavirus politics, and a recap of STAT’s Health Tech Summit
Is AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in jeopardy? Why can’t politicians and scientists in Washington get along?…
Ingredient missing from current dark matter theories
Recent observations have found that something may be missing from the theories of how dark…