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Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities
Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health…
Year: 2021
Culture drives human evolution more than genetics
Researchers found that culture helps humans adapt to their environment and overcome challenges better and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Purdue bankruptcy plan clears a major hurdle; Senate Finance chair probes AbbVie over taxes
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? A spot of rain, and then some,…
Record-breaking temperatures more likely in populated tropics
New research shows that most extreme heat events are going to occur in the tropics…
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Lighting hydrogels via nanomaterials
Hydrogels are commonly used inside the body to help in tissue regeneration and drug delivery….
Zika virus RNA found in free-ranging African bats
Scientists have detected Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is…
The covid-19 pandemic took power from the people
Who decides when covid-19 restrictions are lifted? A government might lay out plans for reopening…
STAT+: Senate finance chair investigates AbbVie over its corporate tax strategy
AbbVie, which is already being probed by congressional Democrats for its pricing practices, is now…
JAMA editor in chief steps down over controversial structural racism podcast
Howard Bauchner, the editor in chief of JAMA, will step down on 30 June in…
Oliver Gillie: medical journalist and vitamin D campaigner
bmj;373/jun03_7/n1375/FAF1faOliver Gillie helped to transform medical journalism and public perception of medicine—with assistance from one…
Covid-19: Antimicrobial use was high during first wave despite bacterial co-infections being rare, study finds
Measures to prevent the unnecessary use of antimicrobials—such as by restricting prescriptions until a bacterial…
Pain in right buttock after carbon monoxide poisoning
A woman in her 30s, eight weeks into her second pregnancy, was found disorientated at…
Improving prognosis for kidney disease . . . and other stories
Slowing the progression of kidney diseasePeople with kidney disease have a better prognosis if they’re…
Antimicrobial resistance at the G7
The G7, under a UK presidency, is convening in an unprecedented pandemic year. Health ministers…
Refractory cheilitis and delayed growth in a child
These are the lips of a boy who presented with a two year history of…
Virtual and in-person cardiac rehabilitation
What you need to know Most eligible patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure…
Pregnancy During COVID-19 Lockdown: How The Pandemic Has Affected New Mothers
Isolation and other pandemic stresses can harm pregnant women’s mental health, with effects on their…
What Are The Blood Clots Associated With The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine? 4 Questions Answered
A small number of people in the U.S. have developed dangerous blood clots after receiving…
Changing the equation: Researchers remove race from a calculator for childbirth
Since 2007, obstetricians have counseled patients planning to give birth after a previous C-section with…
STAT+: The parents hoped an existing drug might keep their kids from having seizures. Then they saw the price
When Amber Freed heard in 2020 that a drug might help save her young child…
Healthy diet before and during pregnancy linked to lower risk of complications – National Institutes of Health
Healthy diet before and during pregnancy linked to lower risk of complications National Institutes of Health…
Women with type 1 diabetes reach CGM targets later in pregnancy – Healio
Women with type 1 diabetes reach CGM targets later in pregnancy Healio Read Original Article: Women…
App helps pregnant women to a healthy lifestyle – EurekAlert
App helps pregnant women to a healthy lifestyle EurekAlert Read Original Article: App helps pregnant women…
Global economic crisis from COVID shows scale of rebuilding
The world will recover from the economic shock of the COVID pandemic, the International Labour…
News in Brief 2 June 2021
COVID crisis pushing unemployment past 200 million: ILO Staggering health needs emerge in Occupied Palestinian…
Freedom for all on two (or three) wheels
Elderly people often have to give up cycling, due to a fear of injury, but…
Integrative Medicine: Why Neurologists Should Care – Medscape
Integrative Medicine: Why Neurologists Should Care Medscape Read Original Article: Integrative Medicine: Why Neurologists Should Care…
Covid 19: How harm reduction advocates and the tobacco industry capitalised on the pandemic to promote nicotine
In the early days of the pandemic, media outlets around the world reported that smokers…
Covid-19: PPE guidance is upgraded as evidence of airborne transmission grows
More NHS staff caring for patients with suspected or confirmed covid-19 will have access to…
Machine learning platform mines nature for new drugs
Researchers have developed a new process using machine learning algorithms to match the signals of…
Scientist identifies signaling underlying regeneration
The mystery of why salamanders can regenerate a lost limb, but adult mammals cannot has…
Particle-free silver microgrid outperforms other flexible high-performance transparent electrodes
New research investigates the use of microgrids printed with particle-free silver inks, demonstrating its advantages…
Dead zones formed repeatedly in North Pacific during warm climates
An analysis of sediment cores from the Bering Sea has revealed a recurring relationship between…
Oldest human traces from the southern Tibetan Plateau in a new light
Researchers have used a new optical dating technique to directly constrain the age of prehistoric…
The powerhouse future is flexoelectric
Researchers have demonstrated ‘giant flexoelectricity’ in soft elastomers that could improve robot movement range and…
How is the genome like an open book? New research shows cells’ ‘library system’
The organization of the human genome relies on physics of different states of matter –…
Similarity of legs, wheels, tracks suggests target for energy-efficient robots
A new formula is leading to new insights on how to build an energy-efficient legged…
Major advance in fabrication of low-cost solar cells also locks up greenhouse gases
Engineers have created a means of vastly increasing the speed and efficiency of a key…
How HIV infection shrinks the brain’s white matter
Researchers detail the mechanism by which HIV infection blocks the maturation process of brain cells…
A new dimension in the quest to understand dark matter
As its name suggests, dark matter — material which makes up about 85% of the…
Kids who sleep with their pet still get a good night’s rest
Researchers found that the sleep quality of the surprisingly high number of children who share…
Shadow figment technology foils cyberattacks
Scientists have created a cybersecurity technology called Shadow Figment that is designed to lure hackers…
Spiders can sniff out and avoid killer ants
Spiders avoid building webs near European fire ants, their natural predators, by sensing the chemicals…
Changing the shape of soft matter using logic circuits made from DNA
The myriad processes occurring in biological cells may seem unbelievably complex at first glance. And…
STAT+: Industry payments to doctors are associated with increased prescribing of long-acting insulin
Amid ongoing concern over the cost of insulin, a new study finds that payments made…
The best strawberries to grow in hot locations
It’s strawberry season in many parts of the U.S, and supermarkets are teeming with these…
New nanoparticle design paves way for improved detection of tumors
Nano-sized particles have been engineered in a new way to improve detection of tumors within…
Salps fertilize the Southern Ocean more effectively than krill
Experts have experimentally measured the release of iron from the fecal pellets of krill and…
Gut to brain: Nerve cells detect what we eat
Nerve cells of the vagus nerve fulfill opposing tasks. The gut and the brain communicate…
Nanomaterials with laser printing
An interdisciplinary team presents a laser-driven technology that enables them to create nanoparticles out of…