Vaccine development software shows promise in influenza effort, could help defeat coronavirus
A novel computer algorithm that could create a broadly reactive influenza vaccine for swine flu…
Month: March 2021
Matt Morgan: Head, shoulders, knees, and toes—what’s next on the NHS waiting list?
Even while ventilators continue to hiss and treat large numbers of inpatients with covid-19, attention…
High flow oxygen and risk of mortality in patients with a suspected acute coronary syndrome: pragmatic, cluster randomised, crossover trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the association between high flow supplementary oxygen and 30 day mortality in patients…
Designing soft materials that mimic biological functions
A team of researchers has developed a theoretical model to design a soft material that…
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STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: The hidden impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Merck will help J&J make its Covid-19 vaccine; Trump used hospital funds to bankroll Warp Speed
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our…
Coffee for the birds: Connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee
Bird-friendly coffee is shade-grown, meaning that it is grown and harvested under the canopy of…
Common bacteria modified to make designer sugar-based drug
Envisioning an animal-free drug supply, scientists have reprogrammed a common bacterium to make a designer…
Secrets of sealed 17th century letters revealed by dental X-ray scanners
An international team of researchers has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe – without…
New technology allows scientists first glimpse of intricate details of Little Foot’s life
In June 2019, an international team brought the complete skull of the 3.67-million-year-old Little Foot…
Lead up to volcanic eruption in Galapagos captured in rare detail
Hours before the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra, the Galápagos Islands’ largest volcano, an earthquake…
Vitamin D supplementation and testing in the UK: costly but ineffective?
Vitamin D supplementation is a hot topic, both in the scientific literature1 and in the…
Bernard Lown: a principled life
bmj;372/mar02_6/n583/FAF1falown250221.f1Photo credit: Boris Spremo, Toronto Star, Getty imagesThe remarkable achievements of Bernard Lown, a renowned…
Helen Salisbury: Stepping back from vaccination priorities and focusing on minimising the risk of exposure
In the last week, many GPs have been trying to make sense of new lists…
Record drug deaths need radical response, says Scottish college
Bold measures including the decriminalisation of the possession of illicit drugs must be considered by…
SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow assays for possible use in national covid-19 seroprevalence surveys (React 2): diagnostic accuracy study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the performance of new lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) suitable for use in a…
Opinion: STAT+: Create a U.S. Institute of Health Technology Assessment to preserve innovation and control costs
The public outcry to “do something” about health care spending keeps growing, but fear about…
STAT+: 5 names to know: the key players steering Amazon’s sprawling push into health care
Its spinout Haven may have shuttered, but Amazon’s appetite for health care disruption has only…
Opinion: Using a collective ‘virtuous cycle’ to break the pandemic
Medical schools teach students a four-part “virtuous cycle” in which one step positively reinforces the…
The ‘other’ epidemic: Amid Covid-19, addiction experts fear Biden could back-burner the overdose crisis
WASHINGTON — There’s an epidemic sweeping the country, causing thousands of needless deaths each month…
The Trump administration quietly spent billions in hospital funds on Operation Warp Speed
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration quietly took around $10 billion from a fund meant to…
Prince Harry and Meghan’s new pregnancy shines a light on children after miscarriage – NBC News
Prince Harry and Meghan’s new pregnancy shines a light on children after miscarriage NBC News Read…
What I wish I knew about endometriosis and pregnancy – TODAY
What I wish I knew about endometriosis and pregnancy TODAY Read Original Article: What I wish…
Woman’s Doctor: Acne during pregnancy – WBAL TV Baltimore
Woman’s Doctor: Acne during pregnancy WBAL TV Baltimore Read Original Article: Woman’s Doctor: Acne during pregnancy…
The COVID vaccine and pregnancy | Lewiston Sun Journal – Lewiston Sun Journal
The COVID vaccine and pregnancy | Lewiston Sun Journal Lewiston Sun Journal Read Original Article: The…
Rarest seal breeding site discovered
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding site used by the world’s rarest seal species….
The time is ripe! An innovative contactless method for the timely harvest of soft fruits
In agriculture, there are many mechanical methods to indirectly measure a fruit’s ripeness through its…
News in Brief 1 March 2021
Time running out to help 16 million Yemenis avoid disaster: Guterres Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana begin COVID-19 vaccinations for key healthcare…
Predicting microbial interactions in the human gut
A new study describes how to use modeling to predict microbial interactions and metabolite composition…
Swapping alpha cells for beta cells to treat diabetes
Blocking cell receptors for glucagon, the counter-hormone to insulin, cured mouse models of diabetes by…
Stressed-out young oysters may grow less meat on their shells
Early exposure to tough conditions — particularly warmer waters and nightly swings of low oxygen…
‘We sink or we swim together’: 5 things you need to know about COVAX
COVAX has been trending in stories about the COVID-19 pandemic in recent days, particularly in…
Future of immunotherapy could be ‘off-the-shelf’ treatments
Scientists argue that emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer treatments for…
Repurposed arthritis drug did not significantly improve severe COVID-19 pneumonia
A repurposed drug used to treat arthritis did not significantly improve the outcomes of patients…
Complementary Therapies for Lung Cancer Pain: Meditation and More – Healthline
Complementary Therapies for Lung Cancer Pain: Meditation and More Healthline Read Original Article: Complementary Therapies for…
Education, interest in alternative medicine associated with believing misinformation – EurekAlert
Education, interest in alternative medicine associated with believing misinformation EurekAlert Read Original Article: Education, interest in…
STAT+: A surprise FDA advisory panel imperils Fibrogen’s experimental anemia pill
Fibrogen was expecting the Food and Drug Administration to complete a review of its experimental…
UN’s nuclear watchdog agency will not be ‘bargaining chip’ in Iran nuclear deal
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency told journalists on Monday that inspections in…
COVID-19 cases rise for first time in seven weeks: WHO
After six consecutive weeks of decline, COVID-19 cases worldwide increased last week for the first…
STAT+: A nascent state effort would tax drug makers for not providing clinical evidence for price hikes
In a bid to control the cost of medicines, lawmakers in two states — Hawaii…
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire begin history-making COVAX vaccination drives
As the first recipients of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine doses through the UN-partnered COVAX initiative, Côte…
4D bioengineering materials bend, curve like natural tissue
Researchers have developed new 4D hydrogels — 3D materials that have the ability to change…
Deep dive into bioarchaeological data reveals Mediterranean migration trends over 8,000 years
A team of international researchers has analyzed reams of data from the Neolithic to Late…
Velcro-like cellular proteins key to tissue strength
Where do bodily tissues get their strength? New research provides important new clues to this…
Goodbye UTIs: Scientists develop vaccine strategy for urinary tract infections
Researchers describe a new vaccination strategy that they think could re-program the body to fight…
On calm days, sunlight warms the ocean surface and drives turbulence
In tropical oceans, a combination of sunlight and weak winds drives up surface temperatures in…
Scientists describe ‘hidden biodiversity crisis’ as variation within species is lost
The rapid loss of variation within species is a hidden biodiversity crisis, according to a…
How a plant regulates its growth
Plants grow in two directions: the shoots of plants grow toward the light to make…
True cost of the planet’s energy and transport systems
The hidden social, environmental and health costs of the world’s energy and transport sectors is…
In era of online learning, new testing method aims to reduce cheating
Engineers demonstrate how a testing strategy they call ‘distanced online testing’ can effectively reduce students’…