Melting glaciers contribute to Alaska earthquakes
Glaciers in Southeast Alaska have been melting since the end of the Little Ice Age,…
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SEC charges co-founders of shuttered microbiome startup uBiome with $60 million fraud
Federal authorities on Thursday charged two co-founders of uBiome, a microbiome startup that rose to…
UN envoy continues efforts to access Myanmar, amidst increasingly brutal crackdown
The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar continues her work towards engaging with officials in the…
Listen: Europe’s vaccine safety scare, Lilly’s Alzheimer’s data, & a plea for transparency
Has Europe lost the plot with Covid-19 vaccines? Can the latest treatment for Alzheimer’s disease…
Could leak in blood-brain barrier be cause of poor memory?
One of the keys to having a healthy brain at any age is having a…
STAT+: Does a drug’s name affect how patients and doctors perceive it? The FDA wants to know
Drug makers may spend untold sums of money giving medicines zippy names. Now, regulators want…
Organic crystals’ ice-forming superpowers
At the heart of ice crystals, often, are aerosol particles onto which ice can form…
New statistical model predicts which cities could become ‘superspreaders’
Researchers have developed a new statistical model that predicts which cities are more likely to…
Scientists uncover the underlying genetics that make flies champion fliers
Flies have developed excellent flying skills thanks to a set of complicated interactions between numerous…
Effective interventions may prevent disease transmission in changing climate
Aedes aegypti are the primary vector for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever. However, the…
Scientists uncover warehouse-full of complex molecules never before seen in space
Scientists have discovered a vast, previously unknown reservoir of new aromatic material in a cold,…
Vaccines alone may not be enough to end pandemic
Even as vaccines are becoming more readily available in the U.S., protecting against the asymptomatic…
Discovery of a ‘winged’ shark in the Cretaceous seas
The fossil of an unusual shark specimen reminiscent of manta rays sheds light on morphological…
Progesterone therapy may improve COVID-19 outcomes for men, study finds
COVID-19 disproportionately affects men compared with women, raising the possibility that a hormone like progesterone…
12 Years in the Haystack, Many Lives Saved with 1 Needle
An important tidbit to know about researching rare diseases: Find that one gene that isn’t…
World losing billions annually to age-based prejudice and discrimination: UN report
Negative stereotypes, prejudice and perceptions towards people based on their age, not only leads to…
STAT+: Antibiotic stewardship may be improving at U.S. hospitals, but new targets are still needed
Amid increasing concern over antibiotic resistance, a new analysis found that nearly 56% of the…
What is the probability of ships becoming beset in ice in Arctic waters?
Statisticians have calculated the probability of ships of different Polar Ship Categories becoming beset in…
JAMA deputy editor resigns after critics hit out at podcast on structural racism
The deputy editor of the journal JAMA has resigned after a podcast on structural racism…
The Options for Managing Menopause
From hormones to herbs, how can you treat menopause? Read Original Article: The Options for…
Enigmatic circling behavior captured in whales, sharks, penguins, and sea turtles
Technological advances have made it possible for researchers to track the movements of large ocean-dwelling…
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Hubble shows torrential outflows from infant stars may not stop them from growing
In this largest-ever survey of nascent stars to date, researchers are finding that gas-clearing by…
Sheep vs. goats: Who are the best problem solvers?
When it comes to adapting to new situations, goats are a step ahead. Compared to…
Targeting a new antibody supersite key to COVID immunity
Antibodies from recovered patients recognize a lesser-known site on the pandemic coronavirus and block infection…
Powerful stratospheric winds measured on Jupiter
Astronomers have now directly measured winds in Jupiter’s middle atmosphere. By analyzing the aftermath of…
STAT+: AmerisourceBergen say-on-pay proposal squeaks by amid outrage over CEO compensation
In a rebuke to AmerisourceBergen (ABC), nearly half of its shareholders voted against a “say-on-pay”…
First images of the cosmic web reveal a myriad of unsuspected dwarf galaxies
In the universe, galaxies are distributed along extremely tenuous filaments of gas millions of light…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Europe isn’t ruling out waiving IP rights for Covid-19 shots; AstraZeneca defends vaccine production process
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
Advanced mouse embryos grown outside the uterus
To observe how a tiny ball of identical cells on its way to becoming a…
Apprenticeships only part of the answer to widening participation in medicine, says BMA
The BMA has said that proposals for an apprenticeship model as an alternative to a…
Covid-19 dissenters—or the virtue in being less cheerful
Dissent is under threat. To disagree is to affront. To protest is to break the…
Timing of surgery for spinal injury . . . and other stories
Early surgery for acute cord injuryA pooled analysis of data from more than 1000 patients…
Delaying the second dose of covid-19 vaccines
On 30 December 2020, the UK announced a deviation from the recommended protocol for the…
Rights experts demand Iran release academic ‘nearing death’ in solitary confinement
United Nations independent human rights experts on Thursday called on Iran to immediately release Iranian-Swedish…
Many “do not resuscitate” decisions in England during pandemic ignored equality and human rights laws, says CQC
Equality and human rights laws were flouted when “inappropriate” advance non-resuscitation decisions were taken during…
Acute onset dysphagia and neck pain after eating
A woman in her 40s presented to the emergency department late in the evening with…
STAT+: New monkey model of Alzheimer’s disease may accelerate search for human treatments
Researchers reported Thursday that they have created a new model for studying treatments of Alzheimer’s…
Iqbal Haroon Master: researched and implemented new drugs and models of care for treating tuberculosis
bmj;372/mar18_2/n749/FAF1faCredit: Ikana Media, Johnson it’s to restore hope to people during their darkest hours.” No…
Seven days in medicine: 10-16 March 2021
Covid-19Vaccine is linked to lower transmissionA study by Public Health Scotland and the University of…
Paul Schatzberger: GP, musician, and photographer
bmj;372/mar17_10/n737/FAF1faPortrait: Angela RosenfeldPaul Schatzberger couldn’t decide between medicine and music. But ultimately creativity ran through…
Do not use weather as a basis to relax COVID-19 control measures, UN agency urges
The UN meteorological agency on Thursday cautioned that weather and climate conditions, including the onset…
Opinion: Make residency — and health care — more equitable by scrapping The Match
At the stroke of noon on Friday, March 19, more than 30,000 doctors-to-be across the…
Backed by Amazon Care and Intermountain, a new coalition lobbies for policy changes around at-home care
The telehealth boom has made one thing clear: The era of health care provided exclusively…
STAT+: What Amazon Care’s nationwide expansion means for the telehealth industry
Amazon is officially starting its ascent to the national telehealth stage — and its nationwide…
A woman lost her pregnancy but was jailed for abortion. She later died. – NBC News
A woman lost her pregnancy but was jailed for abortion. She later died. NBC News Read…
Comparing the options: COVID-19 vaccine safe for pregnant women – KSAT San Antonio
Comparing the options: COVID-19 vaccine safe for pregnant women KSAT San Antonio Read Original Article: Comparing…
Elizabeth Holmes trial pushed to August following surprise pregnancy announcement – CNBC
Elizabeth Holmes trial pushed to August following surprise pregnancy announcement CNBC Read Original Article: Elizabeth Holmes…
News in Brief 17 March 2021
Janssen #COVID19 vaccine given green light by WHO expert advisory board Blood clot fears over vaccines…
A G.R.E.A.T. Way to Handle Stress
Even as more people become vaccinated against the coronavirus, allowing hope to peek out on…
Royal College of Surgeons of England is failing female, ethnic minority, and LGBT+ members, finds review
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) needs a “radical shake-up” after a…