Neurotoxin from a black widow spider examined
Although many people lose their nerve and panic when they see a spider, only very…
Year: 2021
STAT+: Centene agrees to pay $28 million to resolve another state probe into its PBM business
Centene (CNC), one of the largest health insurers in the U.S., agreed to pay nearly…
Bachelet describes ‘disastrous’ human rights situation across Occupied Palestinian Territory
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied…
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Plastics in soil threatens food security, health, and environment: FAO
Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on…
Pear makes it stock market debut & telehealth players lock arms
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Link between long-term exposure to air pollution and fatty liver disease shown
Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a growing global health challenge and poses a substantial…
Stress makes life’s clock tick faster: Chilling out slows it down
Scientists in recent years have developed ways to measure biological age by tracking chemical changes…
Sodium-based material yields stable alternative to lithium-ion batteries
Scientists have developed a new sodium metal anode for rechargeable batteries that resists the formation…
Researcher pushes limit of when water will freeze
An engineer is changing what we know about when water freezes as he pushes the…
Battery ‘dream technology’ a step closer to reality with new discovery
A sodium-sulfur battery solves one of the biggest hurdles that has held back the technology…
Terrain, weather can predict wild pig movements
Managing the United States’ growing wild pig population has become a significant challenge over the…
Oops! You did it again; new test predicts if impulsivity is pathological
If you can’t stop saying or doing things that you later regret, here’s a diagnostic…
Wildfire smoke poses neurological hazards
Wildfire smoke contains microparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier, triggering neurotoxic effects. Read Original Article:…
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CRISPRing the microbiome is just around the corner
CRISPR is widely used to target specific cell types, but only one at a time….
Microfluidics show promise as safer, simpler treatment option for severe neonatal jaundice
New research has led to a promising potential therapy for neonatal jaundice that’s more safe,…
Iron integral to the development of life on Earth – and the possibility of life on other planets
Iron is an essential nutrient that almost all life requires to grow and thrive. Iron’s…
Scientists find first in human evidence of how memories form
In a discovery that could one day benefit people suffering from traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s…
Chemoimmunotherapy dramatically improved survival of high-risk neuroblastoma patients
A recent phase II clinical trial results suggest that the monoclonal antibody hu14.18K322A could help…
No accounting: How two scientists are balancing the planet’s natural carbon budget
A pair of researchers have taken a process-based modeling approach to understand how much CO2…
Poland’s government plans mandatory registry of pregnancies and “family institute” with prosecutorial powers
A year after Poland’s top court imposed restrictions on abortion rights, the government plans to…
Clashes displace thousands in Darfur, where 6.2 million will need assistance next year
With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse…
Burrowing critters increase risk of levee failure
When burrowing animals dig into earthen levees to make their homes, they can weaken the…
Factors that prevent mangroves from spreading in South America
Due to their pronounced carbon storage capacity, mangroves are an important player in climate change….
STAT+: ‘A multi-decade journey’: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invests another $3.4 billion to advance scientific tools
As Mark Zuckerberg aims to build his social network empire into the foundation for a…
Evidence emerges for dark-matter free galaxies
Astronomers have found no trace of dark matter in the galaxy AGC 114905, despite taking…
Powerful new tool makes coral reef monitoring faster, easier, cheaper
As coral reefs face increasing threats around the world, a team of researchers has developed…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Glaxo and Vir antibody remains effective against Omicron; Biden talks up drug-pricing reform
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Sunny skies and…
Rammya Mathew: The true cost of unnecessary investigations
In UK general practice we’re very fortunate to have easy access to diagnostic investigations. I…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: The ‘Shroom Boom’
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. Every…
Is cancer biology research reproducible? After a decade of work, the answer still isn’t clear
Replication is something of a litmus test for scientific truth, and cancer biologists at the…
Mandatory covid-19 vaccination for healthcare workers: vaccinated and unvaccinated people seem as likely to infect others
Sokol’s main argument for mandatory covid-19 vaccination of healthcare workers is that vaccination of patient…
Misconduct in public office?
Civil society organisations have a critical role in a democracy, holding governments to account for…
Covid-19: High Court overturns decision to ban GP from posting views on pandemic on social media
A tribunal made an “error of law” when it restrained a GP accused of spreading…
Helen Salisbury: Will GPs boost the booster rollout?
In mid-November our primary care network agreed to pause our delivery of booster vaccines, with…
Mental health units: new law targets inappropriate use of force
Patients in mental healthcare settings will be better protected from the inappropriate use of force…
Government promises largest ever investment in treatment and recovery to tackle drug use
The government has promised the largest ever investment in drug treatment and recovery as part…
Covid-19: “Mix and match” primary vaccines are safe and effective, study finds
Having a different covid-19 vaccine after a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines…
Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation
AbstractObjectivesTo determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of a multifactorial fall prevention programme compared with…
Preventing falls in residential care
Older people living in residential care are a vulnerable population with complex health and functional…
Tackling population health challenges as we build back from the pandemic
No amount of positive spin can detract from the numbers. The UK has not done…
International in-person medical meetings have had their day but we need conference playbooks
I completely agree with Smith that international in-person medical conferences have had their day.1 There…
The NHS: time to change and rebuild with 21st century tools
It is clear that politicians’ short sighted “fixes” are not going to help to rebuild…
Opinion: Stopping the spread of mass hysteria by Facebook, other social media platforms
How are angry mobs storming the Capitol and Facebook driving our daughters to bulimia related?…
Opinion: Labels can harm, but they also can help: See ‘profound autism’
Labels are a divisive subject. When used inappropriately, they have the power to misrepresent and…
STAT+: Carbon Health launches a program for continuous glucose monitoring to curb diabetes risk
In April, endocrinologist Calvin Wu described how his company, Steady Health, was making use of…
STAT+: Major telehealth players unite ahead of tough lobbying battle
WASHINGTON — Major players in the telehealth space have united to create a supergroup of…
Growing use of home Covid-19 tests leaves health agencies in the dark about unreported cases
When fans of the band Phish started falling ill with Covid-19 all over the country…
STAT+: Flagship to launch a new startup focused on neurodegenerative conditions, including Parkinson’s
Flagship Pioneering is gearing up to launch a new company that seems to be developing…
A national infrastructure plan for the NHS, social care, and public health is needed to build resilience for the future
An important and urgent lesson from covid-19 is the need for properly resourced public services…
Will catching COVID in pregnancy affect your baby’s development? – Aljazeera.com
Will catching COVID in pregnancy affect your baby’s development? Aljazeera.com What to know about COVID vaccines…