PODCAST: COP26 negotiators ‘roll up their sleeves’ to get a deal
In theory it is the penultimate day of COP26, but this is dependent on negotiators…
Year: 2021
News in Brief 11 November 2021
COP26 China-US deal welcomed by Secretary-General Belarus-Poland crisis: UN agencies provide aid to stranded migrants…
Alternative medicine practice offers good health through the feet – The Oakland Press
Alternative medicine practice offers good health through the feet The Oakland Press Read Original Article: Alternative…
Researchers recreate deep-Earth conditions to see how iron copes with extreme stress
New observations of the atomic structure of iron reveal it undergoes ‘twinning’ under extreme stress…
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AI helps design the perfect chickpea
A massive international research effort has led to development of a genetic model for the…
STAT+: ‘A work in progress’: BioNTech’s CEO wants to widen Covid-19 vaccine access on his own terms
Two years ago, Ugur Sahin was an under-the-radar but extremely determined scientist running a company…
Listen: Moderna v. NIH, psilocybin as a medicine, & the cultural intake of pharma CEOs
Who invented Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine? Can psychedelic medicines be mainstream? And who’s going to run…
Fate of sinking tectonic plates is revealed
When tectonic plates sink into the Earth they look like slinky snakes! That’s according to…
Near-earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the moon
Near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa could be a fragment of our moon. Read Original Article: Near-earth asteroid…
Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth
New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths…
Novel approach to a plant-based diet, unique to long-necked dinosaurs
A new study uncovers a novel approach to a plant-based diet, unique to long-necked dinosaurs….
STAT+: Cortexyme bets a lower dose of its once-failed Alzheimer’s drug can work in another trial
Cortexyme, pressing forward after its novel approach to Alzheimer’s disease failed in a mid-stage trial,…
Using optogenetics, scientists pinpoint the location and timing of memory formation in mice
A mouse finds itself in a box it’s seen before; inside, its white walls are…
Private providers must increase access to training in cataract surgery, ophthalmologists say
Private providers are now delivering almost half of NHS cataract surgery and must rapidly increase…
Emergency bowel surgery: audit shows some improvement, but concern remains
Mortality among patients in England and Wales undergoing emergency bowel surgery have been falling year…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: NIH to fight Moderna in court over Covid-19 vaccine patents; ‘puzzling’ results in an Alzheimer’s study
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our…
Black hole found hiding in star cluster outside our galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how…
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Measles outbreaks likely as covid pandemic leaves millions of word’s children unvaccinated, WHO warns
The risk of outbreaks of measles across the world is mounting because the covid-19 pandemic…
The world according to covid vaccine coverage
bmj;375/nov11_7/n2732/FAF1faPercentage of national population to have received two doses of covid vaccineA year since the…
Abolition of the Medical Practices Committee has led to inequitable distribution of GPs
Rimmer reports that the UK government is not on track to increase general practitioner numbers.1…
New Zealand’s covid-19 policy switch will harm vulnerable people
So far, New Zealand has done remarkably well in the face of covid-19, with just…
Reticular eruption after a ketogenic diet
This is a pruritic reticular eruption on the trunk of a man in his 20s…
Sudden loss of vision at the gym
A woman in her 30s presented to the emergency department with sudden loss of vision…
Gastric bypass . . . and other stories
Gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy?Patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes treated by Roux-en-Y gastric…
From health to climate there is disrespect at the heart of every crisis
Is the prime minister a king? The outrage at Boris Johnson appearing without a mask…
Embedding planetary health into health authority guidelines
Moore calls for a planetary health curriculum.1 Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss is vital…
Effect of nutritionally modified infant formula on academic performance: linkage of seven dormant randomised controlled trials to national education data
AbstractObjectiveTo compare differences in academic performance between adolescents who were randomised in infancy to modified…
5 years of progress: The first STAT Wunderkinds on their biggest challenges and proudest moments in science
Next week, STAT will unveil its fifth class of Wunderkinds, a group of doctors and…
‘You need a whole team’: How a virtual mentoring program has helped bring care closer to rural patients
By the time Sanjeev Arora’s patient had trekked the 200 miles to his office to…
COVID-Resistant People Found To Be Key In Fight Against Pandemic
A new study is shedding light on the role of a group of people who…
PODCAST: Driving the transition to zero emission vehicles – transport day at COP26
It’s looking more and more likely that electric vehicles will dominate the roads of the…
News in Brief 10 November 2021
COVID-19 cases see slight global increase, says WHO Landmine Monitor reports ‘exceptionally high’ use in…
New UNDP initiative shows Afghan people they ‘have not been forgotten’
In the past few weeks, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), under an agreement with the Global Fund, has…
UN steps up wheat planting support, as Afghans face catastrophe
Afghanistan may have dropped out of the news headlines since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, but the situation there is heading…
New UNESCO education report calls for ‘new social contract’
Imagining a new future for education by 2050, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)…
Capturing the impact of human sewage on Earth’s coastal ecosystems
A new mapping analysis estimates the amounts of nitrogen and pathogens released into coastal ecosystems…
Tedros calls for new high-level working group to get 40% vaccinated by year’s end
With just seven weeks to go before the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is asking Member…
Sequencing whole genomes helps diagnose far more rare diseases, study shows
When the U.K.’s National Health Service started to use whole genome sequencing, doctors were able…
Reversing new-onset type 1 diabetes with pyramid-like DNA: Mouse study
Usually diagnosed in children, teens and young adults, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease…
Student’s research upends understanding of upper atmospheric wind
A doctoral student has confirmed that the cross-polar jet, a well-known wind in the upper…
Spread of Transeurasian languages was due to agriculture
By triangulating data from linguistics, archaeology and genetics, a new study by an international team…
STAT+: ‘Quite puzzling’ results in Alzheimer’s study cloud future of tau-targeting antibody treatment
New clinical trial results may temper early hope for an experimental Genentech treatment that targets…
Global temperatures over last 24,000 years show today’s warming ‘unprecedented’
An effort to reconstruct Earth’s climate since the last ice age, about 24,000 years ago,…
Striking difference between neurons of humans and other mammals
Human neurons have a lower density of ion channels than expected, compared to neurons of…
COP26 diary: the health clans gather
Saturday 6 NovemberToday is the day when the health clans gather to review progress (or…
Covid-19: Pandemic reduced life expectancy in most developed countries, study finds
Covid-19 has reduced life expectancy in four fifths of OECD countries with comparable data and…
Major cities could be close to self-sustaining through fully integrated solar
Net zero carbon is within reach for a major Australian city through comprehensive adoption of…
Tread lightly: ‘Eggshell planets’ possible around other stars
Strange ‘eggshell planets’ are among the rich variety of exoplanets possible, according to a study….
Rapidly evolving species more likely to go extinct, study suggests
Researchers have found that fast evolution can lead to nowhere. Read Original Article: Rapidly evolving…
Baby teeth may one day help identify kids at risk for mental disorders later in life
The thickness of growth marks in primary (or ‘baby’) teeth may help identify children at…