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Arrests of Palestinian rights defenders part of ‘wider crackdown’
Israel must safeguard human rights activists in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and within its borders,…
Month: August 2021
Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh
More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their…
Most of UC San Diego’s COVID-19 cases detected early by wastewater screening
Part of UC San Diego’s Return to Learn program, wastewater screening helped prevent outbreaks by…
Fine aerosols emitted during talking and singing may play a crucial role in COVID-19 transmission: Singapore study
A new study has revealed that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) particles can be…
Problems in thinking and attention linked to COVID-19 infection
Evidence of cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19 has been discovered in…
New electronic phenomenon discovered
Physics researchers at the University of North Florida’s Atomic LEGO Lab discovered a new electronic…
Tiny bubbles: Treating asthma with gene silencing nanocapsules
Researchers are developing novel asthma therapeutics using gene-silencing nanocapsules in a bid to help patients…
Brain signals that help memories form may influence blood sugar
A set of brain signals known to help memories form may also influence blood sugar…
Future battery cost: Crucial for the success of the mobility and energy transition
A group of researchers has published a comparative study of battery cost predictions from the…
WHO supports Guinea after detection of first-ever case of Marburg disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Guinea following a confirmed death from Marburg virus disease, the…
Opinion: Doctors pledge to do no harm. The entire health care sector should do the same by battling climate change
The alarming new report, “Climate Change 2021,” from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
Is It Bad To Shower Everyday? 10 Skin-Friendly Bath Products For Frequent Bathers
Whether you bathe every other day or like to keep clean by showering daily, here…
‘Experienced’ mouse mothers tutor other females to parent, helped by hormone oxytocin
Watching a mother mouse gather her pups into the family’s nest trains other female mice…
Like humans, apes communicate to start and end social interactions
When we’re talking to another person, we probably wouldn’t leave without saying goodbye; that would…
A clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan, energy researchers say
Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel…
Anatomy of an earthquake series
A new study focuses on the 2013 seismic sequence at the Castor platform of a…
Anti-aging research pioneer Aubrey de Grey placed on leave over sexual harassment allegations
Aubrey de Grey, the jet-setting gerontologist who co-founded the SENS Research Foundation to discover ways…
Engineers clean up water pollution with sunlight
In addition to providing vitamin D, helping flowers grow and creating the perfect excuse to…
Why sunflowers face east
Sunflowers face the rising sun because increased morning warmth attracts more bees and also helps…
Where have all the birds gone?
A new study has revealed that over the last 20,000 to 50,000 years, birds have…
Science alone won’t save humpback dolphins
There are fewer than 500 Indian Ocean humpback dolphins (Sousa plumbea) remaining in South African…
WHO announces three new drugs for latest COVID-19 ‘Solidarity’ clinical trials
Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity trials…
STAT+: Vulnerable Senate Democrats escalate a push for Medicare to negotiate drug prices
WASHINGTON — Five of the most vulnerable Democrats in the Senate on Tuesday publicly renewed…
“I feel like a spare part”
PreparationThe majority of work for the ward round occurs in the preparation.What to do before…
STAT+: Veterans Affairs declines to cover Biogen Alzheimer’s drug over effectiveness and safety concerns
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided not to cover a new Alzheimer’s drug from…
Magnetic patterns hidden in meteorites reveal early Solar System dynamics
Researchers have developed a novel technique to investigate the dynamics of the early Solar System…
New findings on how ketamine prevents depression
The discovery that the anaesthetic ketamine can help people with severe depression has raised hopes…
A novel virtual reality technology to make MRI a new experience
Researchers have created a novel interactive VR system to be used by patients when undertaking…
Striking gold: A pathway to stable, high-activity catalysts from gold nanoclusters
Precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ideal for developing practical catalysts for chemical reactions. However, their…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: WHO to lead trial testing three drugs as Covid-19 salves; patient access to antibiotics lacking in wealthy countries
Hello, everyone, and how are you this fine, sunny morning? The middle of the week…
STAT+: RNA firm GreenLight Biosciences to go public in $1.2 billion deal
A Massachusetts-based synthetic biology company whose research ranges from developing pesticide alternatives for crops to…
Sixty seconds on . . . digital clinical safety
Uh-oh, sounds like a three letter acronymDigital clinical safety (DCS—yes, another TLA) refers to the…
Funding boost aims to expand England’s medical school places
Growing demand for medical school places is to be met with additional funding of as…
Opinion: Listen: Two physicians, one of whom had a ‘breakthrough infection,’ on Covid-19 among the vaccinated
In this week’s episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” psychiatrist Stephen Tourjee shares his experience…
When staging becomes screening: public education is the key
Lessing’s experience with incidentalomas raises important questions around cancer staging, overdiagnosis, and informed patient consent.1Cancer…
Longitudinal data on covid-19 immunity could be collected from medical records
Baraniuk reviews what we know about natural and vaccine induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2.1 Vaccines for…
Medication adherence in cardiovascular medicine
AbstractCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. While pharmacological advancements have improved the…
Vaccinating healthcare workers against covid-19
Parliament’s decision to make vaccination against covid-19 a condition of employment for care home workers12…
Evaluation of an intervention targeted with predictive analytics to prevent readmissions in an integrated health system: observational study
AbstractObjectivesTo determine the associations between a care coordination intervention (the Transitions Program) targeted to patients…
Opinion: Harm-reduction programs acknowledge the difference between ‘do no harm’ and ‘protect from harm’
Brian, a patient at my clinic in Scott County, Ind., is one of many who…
Opinion: Algorithmic bias is pervasive in health care. It needn’t be
The World Health Organization issued its first global report on artificial intelligence in late June,…
A WHO official on why we need a global tech strategy to fight vaccine misinformation
The creation of effective vaccines has offered a lifeline in the worst pandemic in world…
STAT+: As tech giants double down on sleep tracking, providers want more proof it’s useful
Wearable sleep tracking has been an alluring target for tech giants for nearly a decade….
Best prenatal vitamins – CNET
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Immunogenicity of an oral rotavirus vaccine administered with prenatal nutritional support in Niger: A cluster randomized clinical trial – PLoS Blogs
Immunogenicity of an oral rotavirus vaccine administered with prenatal nutritional support in Niger: A cluster…
Devastating impact of COVID on pregnancy highlighted by large UCSF study – San Francisco Chronicle
Devastating impact of COVID on pregnancy highlighted by large UCSF study San Francisco Chronicle Study reveals…
OB-GYN emphasizes safety of COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women – WPTV.com
OB-GYN emphasizes safety of COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women WPTV.com ‘Worrying’ numbers of pregnant women in…
News in Brief 10 August 2021
Afghanistan emergency: Bachelet condemns floggings, violations by Taliban Tigray food aid needs to step up…
STAT+: ‘We don’t unlearn’: What the pandemic has taught regulators about real-world data
During the pandemic, regulatory agencies deployed emergency measures left and right to speed care to…
UK plan thwarts access to truth over Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’
Two independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday expressed serious concern…