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11-year-old whose pregnancy ignited a debate in Bolivia granted an abortion – The Washington Post
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Month: November 2021
How climate change threatens pregnant women and their fetuses – CBS News
How climate change threatens pregnant women and their fetuses CBS News Read Original Article: How climate…
Low-to-Moderate caffeine intake during pregnancy is not associated with increased risk of maternal cardiometabolic complications – 2 Minute Medicine
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Opinion: I’m almost always the only Hmong American scientist in the room. Yet I was told I come from a group overrepresented in STEM
I grew up in a small, low-income community surrounded by diverse groups of people, including…
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PODCAST: The power and energy of women and girls – gender day at COP26
Little Amal, the giant puppet of a Syrian refugee girl was, literally, the biggest figure…
News in Brief 9 November 2021
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Turn to the ICJ before going down path to war, Registrar urges countries
The Registrar of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is urging States to manage their…
Engineers design autonomous robot that can open doors, find wall outlet to recharge
Engineering students have designed an autonomous robot that can find and open doors in 3D…
Healthy School Environments
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Research finds key advances towards reducing the cost of plant improvement
Crop improvement often involves the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another to…
Landmark study points to source of rapid aging, chronic inflammation in people living with HIV
In a groundbreaking study of people living with HIV, researchers found that elusive white blood…
What’s The Best COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For Janssen Recipients?
There is evidence that J&J vaccine recipients would benefit more from booster doses from Moderna…
STAT+: Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid verdict against Johnson & Johnson
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) in…
STAT+: Anti-aging research foundation stands by ouster of Aubrey de Grey after investigation concludes
Aubrey de Grey, the anti-aging research pioneer who was removed in August as chief scientific…
COVID-19 pandemic brings global syringe shortage into sharp focus
Efforts to boost COVID-19 vaccine production should be matched by access to the syringes needed…
Can’t find your keys? You need a chickadee brain
Researchers have shown that there is a genetic component underlying the amazing spatial memories of…
Scientists invent ‘smart’ window material that blocks rays without blocking views
An international research team has invented a ‘smart’ window material that controls heat transmission without…
Just how much do density and green space affect urban energy use? It depends on where you live.
Tree cover, paved surfaces, the spacing of buildings and green spaces all affect how much…
How to turn specific genes on and off
Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer are just some of the disorders associated with…
Long-term carbon dioxide emissions from cement production can be drastically reduced
Concrete is very versatile, inexpensive, literally hard, and can be cast into almost any shape….
Biodiversity ‘time machine’ uses artificial intelligence to learn from the past
Experts can make crucial decisions about future biodiversity management by using artificial intelligence to learn…
Largest psilocybin trial finds the psychedelic is effective in treating serious depression
Eagerly awaited results of the largest-ever study of psilocybin were announced Tuesday, with Compass Pathways…
How monitoring quantum Otto engine affects its performance
How monitoring quantum Otto engine affects its performance. Minimizing the measurement effects preserves coherence across…
Safety concerns raised for neuroblastoma candidate drug
Scientists have identified the primary target of the experimental cancer drug CX-5164, revealing a possible…
Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge
With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge…
Long covid: new wine in need of new bottles
William Osler famously said, “Listen to the patient, he is telling you the diagnosis.” For…
We should move away from a focus on individual resilience towards building resilient systems
Resilience has long been considered a desirable quality in healthcare professionals. It describes the ability…
Life cycle assessment of carbon capture
Life cycle assessment of carbon capture at incineration plants shows that despite some drawbacks, the…
Why teapots always drip
Why do teapots always drip? This phenomenon has been studied scientifically for decades – now…
New method to predict stress at atomic scale
The amount of stress a material can withstand before it cracks is critical information when…
Israeli military deauthorization of Palestine NGOs, ‘deepens concern’ of UN agencies
UN Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) said on Tuesday they were standing firmly behind…
COP26: Fifty countries commit to climate resilient and low carbon health systems
Fifty countries have committed to creating climate resilient, low carbon, sustainable health systems, including 14…
Opinion: Drug pricing bill’s unintended consequences will distort drug development
After months of wrangling, Democratic lawmakers have agreed on a drug pricing bill. The House…
Fat-secreted molecule lowers response to common cancer treatment
Leptin, a molecule produced by fat cells, appears to cancel out the effects of the…
Anxiety effectively treated with exercise
Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic,…
Microbiome discovery could help save kids’ hearing
Bacteria found in children’s upper respiratory systems could help fight chronic middle ear infections, the…
Cellular aging: A basic paradox elucidated
Cancer researchers show for the first time that cellular senescence, which occurs when aging cells…
An innovative imaging technique for dynamic optical nanothermometry
A new imaging technique can measure temperature in 2D, without contact, and in just a…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Drug pricing drama
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Lack of important molecule in red blood cells causes vascular damage in type 2 diabetes
Altered function of the red blood cells leads to vascular damage in type 2 diabetes….
Male and female guinea baboons equally successful as leaders
The sun rises over the Senegalese savannah. The Guinea baboons have spent the night on…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pelosi was the real holdout in drug-pricing talks; U.S. to pay $1 billion for more Merck Covid pills
Hello, everyone, and how are you this morning? Despite some tech challenges today, we are…
Climatic drivers of honey bee disease revealed
Honey bee colonies worldwide have suffered from a range of damaging diseases. A new study…
NHS staffing: the longest wait of all
The government has made many pledges, promises, and manifesto commitments on the NHS and social…
When health is co-created, consumption becomes less important
Mathew explains what needs to be done to reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare (a…
Expand research in minority ethnic groups to end health inequalities caused by systemic racism
As a British Indian doctor, I want to see more from my medical and healthcare…
Responding to the UK government’s replacement of “health inequalities”
Scally’s observations on the disappearance of the term “health inequalities” in UK government communications and…
Is it the moral duty of departments to cover shifts in the absence of staff?
I was pleased to see all three respondents concur there is not a moral duty…
Advances in systemic therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
ABSTRACTLung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer related mortality worldwide. Despite numerous advances in…
Life expectancy by ethnic group in England
The disproportionate effect of covid-19 on ethnic minority populations led to a welcome and overdue…