Covid-19: Vaccine doses expire in US as uptake falls by 68%
Millions of vaccines are in danger of being thrown out as the US immunisation campaign…
Month: June 2021
STAT+: Sage antidepressant achieves goals of large study, but questions about benefit linger
Sage Therapeutics said Tuesday that an experimental pill designed to alleviate depression with a two-week…
Rammya Mathew: Should GPs be more like hospital specialists?
Earlier this year the General Medical Council unveiled plans that would see GPs finally included…
The BMJ Awards: Deadline approaches for 13th annual excellence awards
Healthcare teams across the UK have until midnight on 21 June to submit their entries…
Helen Salisbury: When did you last see your doctor?
GPs are feeling tired, bruised, and battered. The promised increase in GPs hasn’t materialised, but…
Risk of hospital admission for patients with SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7: cohort analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the relation between diagnosis of covid-19 with SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 (also known as…
Covid-19: an economic perspective on vaccinating the world
The most recent vulnerability of societal structures exposed by covid-19 is the inability of pharmaceutical…
Delta variant: What is happening with transmission, hospital admissions, and restrictions?
Are covid-19 hospital admissions increasing?Yes. The number of new cases of covid-19 has been rising…
Opinion: The approval of aducanumab isn’t the end of the story. It’s just the beginning
People living with Alzheimer’s dementia — the forgetfulness, the confusion, and the ultimate erasure of…
Opinion: A resilience prescription for Covid-19 and other traumatic events
One morning almost five years ago, a disgruntled former employee tried to kill me with…
STAT+: Scientists CRISPR patients’ own immune cells in bid to shrink hard-to-treat GI tumors
Last year, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, led by immunotherapy pioneer Carl June, showed…
STAT+: Buying the data: Health care lobbyists fund their own policy analyses, clouding Washington debates
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley’s voice boomed through the Senate hearing room — it sounded…
Why two scientific powerhouses are teaming up to tackle rare cancers long overlooked in research
As a medical school student, oncologist Vinod Ravi felt like he understood what it took…
Working With Dangerous Viruses Sounds Like Trouble – But Here’s What Scientists Learn From Studying Pathogens In Secure Labs
It is critical for scientists to study new disease pathogens in the lab as they’re…
Faith In Numbers: Is Church Attendance Linked To Higher Rates Of Coronavirus?
Church closures were among the most contested measures brought in to fight COVID-19. But was…
Prenatal yoga: Geeta Basra shows how to keep fit during pregnancy with these standing asanas – The Indian Express
Prenatal yoga: Geeta Basra shows how to keep fit during pregnancy with these standing asanas The…
Florida Yoga Mama from Boynton Beach strives to spread the light through her teaching – Palm Beach Post
Florida Yoga Mama from Boynton Beach strives to spread the light through her teaching Palm Beach…
Pregnancy for women with cystic fibrosis – Contemporary Obgyn – Contemporary Obgyn
Pregnancy for women with cystic fibrosis – Contemporary Obgyn Contemporary Obgyn Read Original Article: Pregnancy for…
News in Brief 14 June 2021
Lebanon stretched beyond limit, top UN aid official warns Aid agencies reach remote Sudan communities…
Oncologists, Breast Cancer Patients Differ on Alternative Therapies – WebMD
Oncologists, Breast Cancer Patients Differ on Alternative Therapies WebMD Read Original Article: Oncologists, Breast Cancer Patients…
Owners’ passion for holistic health keeps Natural Rewards going strong – Community Impact Newspaper
Owners’ passion for holistic health keeps Natural Rewards going strong Community Impact Newspaper Read Original Article:…
New survey method proves Rhode Island’s rarest frog may not be so rare
A study by researchers using a seldom-used methodology turned up many more Eastern spadefoots, an…
Targeted drug found effective in thwarting pancreatic tumors
Through a pre-clinical study, researchers identified a novel drug that effectively thwarts pancreatic tumors that…
Scientists discover how oxygen loss saps a lithium-ion battery’s voltage
Scientists took a unique and detailed nanoscale look at how oxygen seeps out of lithium-ion…
Research reveals why people pick certain campsites
Those in love with the outdoors can spend their entire lives chasing that perfect campsite….
Introducing play to higher education reduces stress and forms deeper connection material
Higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy…
Lightning impacts edge of space in ways not previously observed
A team of researchers working with data collected by an Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) have…
Switchable mirrors from liquid metal
Researchers show that switching between reflective and scattering states can be achieved with just 1.4…
New health benefits of red seaweeds unveiled
Red seaweeds have been prevalent in the diets of Asian communities for thousands of years….
Microbes in ocean play important role in moderating Earth’s temperature
A new study uncovers where much of the carbonate consumption in the deep sea is…
As climates change, prepare for more mosquitoes in winter
In places on the front lines of climate change, these disease-spreading insects may become a…
Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both
In the first study to validate conflicting theories, a researcher has confirmed that the zinc…
Dark matter is slowing the spin of the Milky Way’s galactic bar
For 30 years, astrophysicists have predicted such a slowdown, but this is the first time…
Rocky mountain forests now burning more than any point in past 2,000 years
Following 2020’s extreme fire season, high-elevation forests in the central Rocky Mountains now are burning…
Extra Covid vaccine may help protect transplant patients
A small study offers the first hint that an extra dose of Covid-19 vaccines just…
Boundary of heliosphere mapped
For the first time, the boundary of the heliosphere has been mapped, giving scientists a…
Making a meal of DNA in the seafloor
While best known as the code for genetic information, DNA is also a nutrient for…
Near-field routing of hyperbolic metamaterials
Researchers recently demonstrated an all-electric scheme able to flexibly control the propagation direction of near-field…
Insulators turn up the heat on quantum bits
Physicists have long suspected that dielectric materials may significantly disrupt ion-trap quantum computers. Now, researcher…
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Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly…
An unusual symbiosis of a ciliate, green alga, and purple bacterium
The intracellular purple sulfur bacterium ‘Candidatus Thiodictyon intracellulare’ has lost the ability to oxidize sulfur…
Climate conditions during the migration of Homo sapiens out of Africa reconstructed
Climate reconstruction of the last 200,000 years from East Africa illustrates the living conditions of…
The evolution of good taste
Does evolution explain why we can’t resist a salty chip? Researchers found that differences between…
New combination of materials provides progress toward quantum computing
Engineers have demonstrated how, when the TMDC materials they make are stacked in a particular…
Researchers model impact of blood pressure control programs at barbershops nationwide
Investigators built a model to examine the potential impact of implementing blood pressure control programs…
Scientists expose the cold heart of landfalling hurricanes
Fearsome and powerful, hurricanes can wreak massive destruction when they hit land. But while most…
Peering inside 2D crystal synthesis
Theorists simulate the molecular transitions that take place inside a furnace to create 2D molybdenum…
What does it take to discover a new species of cicada?
An observation of an insect exoskeleton on a potted plant may lead to the identification…
Huge prehistoric croc ‘river boss’ prowled waterways
A new species of large prehistoric croc that roamed southeast Queensland’s waterways millions of years…
Brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron structures
Researchers performed microtomography experiments the BL20XU beamline of the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility and found…