Are You at Risk for Vitamin B12 Deficiency?
If you’ve noticed you’re feeling a bit more tired and weak and your brain isn’t…
Year: 2021
What You Need to Know About “Leaky Gut Syndrome”
In recent years, the internet has been full of articles describing symptoms of “leaky gut…
Meditation: Yes, it Can Work for You
Meditation is a way to calm and focus the mind. Research suggests various kinds of…
Birds’ dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure
Researchers found that the iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so…
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Exquisitely preserved embryo found inside fossilized dinosaur egg
A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on…
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Omicron by the numbers: Where things stand now
For the last four days, New York has posted all-time record case numbers of Covid-19….
STAT+: Verily shakes up its leadership team, with a new president and a shift for CEO Conrad
Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily is in the midst of a shakeup of its leadership….
STAT+: Oxfam wants the SEC to investigate Moderna for ‘misleading’ investors about its Covid patent dispute with NIH
Oxfam America has filed a complaint with securities regulators accusing Moderna (MRNA) of providing “misleading…
We need increased targeted measures now to slow the spread of omicron
“But omicron isn’t as severe. The number of people in hospital or dying is nowhere…
Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations
In Sudan, reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters…
STAT+: By endorsing a first injectable for HIV prevention, FDA creates alternative to pills and a battle among drug makers
In a notable development, the first long-acting injectable shot for preventing HIV was approved by…
End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges
Belarus and Poland must resolve the migrant and refugee crisis at their mutual border, the…
Engineers test an idea for a new hovering rover
MIT aerospace engineers are testing a concept for a hovering rover that levitates by harnessing…
Crows keep special tools extra safe
Just like humans, New Caledonian crows are particularly careful when handling their most valuable tools,…
Plants as cold specialists from the ice age
Plants of the spoonweed group time-and-again quickly adapted to a changing climate during the Ice…
Extinct reptile discovery reveals earliest origins of human teeth, study finds
A new extinct reptile species has shed light on how our earliest ancestors became top…
An ancient relative of Velociraptor is unearthed in Great Britain
A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found…
IT security: Computer attacks with laser light
Computer systems that are physically isolated from the outside world (air-gapped) can still be attacked….
Looking at factors that accelerate mass extinction in the fossil record as climate changes
The Late Devonian mass extinction (roughly 372 million years ago) was one of five mass…
Covid-19: Government ignores scientists’ advice to tighten restrictions to combat omicron
The government has ignored its scientific advisers’ advice to impose immediate restrictions to stop the…
Oncologist with “cavalier attitude” to treatment is suspended for nine months after patients defend his practice
Justin Stebbing, an oncologist with a world reputation for cutting edge treatment and research, has…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna says booster shot raises antibody levels to thwart Omicron; Sanofi buys yet another biotech
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Although it may feel…
Millipedes ‘as big as cars’ once roamed Northern England, fossil find reveals
The largest-ever fossil of a giant millipede — as big as a car — has…
UK drugs strategy: promised new approach is identical to previous strategies
The UK government’s new drug strategy, and the media and political debate that has accompanied…
Convergence of zero carbon healthcare with patient blood management
Bhopal and Norheim argue that cutting carbon emissions requires trade-offs that must be included when…
Evaluation of pathological complete response as surrogate endpoint in neoadjuvant randomised clinical trials of early stage breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate pathological complete response as a surrogate endpoint for disease-free survival and overall survival…
Another drug strategy for the UK
In 2017, we described the previous UK drug strategy as full of “false claims and…
Respiratory tract infection and risk of bleeding in oral anticoagulant users: self-controlled case series
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the association between untreated, community acquired, respiratory tract infections and bleeding in oral…
White House to buy, ship 500 million rapid tests for free beginning in January
The White House will buy and distribute 500 million rapid Covid-19 tests for free beginning…
Opinion: Claims of vaccine hesitancy in African countries are at odds with the reality on the ground
MBARARA, UGANDA — When word gets out that Covid-19 vaccines are locally available, crowds rush…
Opinion: STAT+: Forget the hype and embrace the reality: How AI can improve health outcomes right now
The story of artificial intelligence (AI) driving better health care outcomes has been a convoluted…
Despite Covid’s ‘hellacious impact,’ NCI chief sees some advances for cancer patients
Looking at cancer often means taking the long view. Research scientists, oncologists, and patients are…
How medicine erased Black women from a ‘white man’s disease’
What Christi Taylor-Gentry remembers most about third grade are the times when the teaching stopped…
STAT+: Worst biopharma CEO of 2021? There are too many to choose just one
I’m not naming the Worst Biopharma CEO for 2021. I chose 10. It’s been that…
STAT+: It’s the cardiovascular version of Alzheimer’s — and, for a biotech with a promising drug, it could be a windfall
Surprise diagnoses have a way of making Ph.D. candidates out of everyday people. Walter Feigenson’s…
Omicron: 3 Promising Treatments To Turn To When Sick With New Variant Of Concern
The omicron variant is the most contagious strain of COVID-19 yet, but experts are not…
Comets’ heads can be green, but never their tails. After 90 years, we finally know why
A study has solved a 90-year-old mystery by proving the mechanism by which dicarbon —…
Could acid-neutralizing life-forms make habitable pockets in Venus’ clouds?
A new study supports the longstanding idea that if life exists, it might make a…
Air bubbles in Antarctic ice point to cause of oxygen decline
An unknown culprit has been removing oxygen from our atmosphere for at least 800,000 years,…
Are black holes and dark matter the same?
Astrophysicists suggest that primordial black holes account for all dark matter in the universe. Read…
Ashley Graham Does Yoga While Pregnant With Twins—Here’s Why an Ob-Gyn Calls It a ‘Really Good Exercise’ – Health.com
Ashley Graham Does Yoga While Pregnant With Twins—Here’s Why an Ob-Gyn Calls It a ‘Really…
Why I had an abortion later in pregnancy: 4 people tell their stories – TODAY
Why I had an abortion later in pregnancy: 4 people tell their stories TODAY Read Original…
Prepare for a Healthy Pregnancy | Your Valley – Your Valley
Prepare for a Healthy Pregnancy | Your Valley Your Valley Read Original Article: Prepare for a…
Symptom Relief Cited for Cannabis Use During Pregnancy – Physician’s Weekly
Symptom Relief Cited for Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Physician’s Weekly Read Original Article: Symptom Relief Cited…
COVID-19 infection during pregnancy found to impact infant neurodevelopment – News-Medical.Net
COVID-19 infection during pregnancy found to impact infant neurodevelopment News-Medical.Net Read Original Article: COVID-19 infection during…
Pregnant Tori Roloff opens up about pregnancy, miscarriage – TODAY
Pregnant Tori Roloff opens up about pregnancy, miscarriage TODAY Read Original Article: Pregnant Tori Roloff opens…
Engaging Communities to Understand How Environment and Social Factors Affect Pregnancy – UPMC & Pitt Health Sciences News Blog – UPMC
Engaging Communities to Understand How Environment and Social Factors Affect Pregnancy – UPMC & Pitt…
Katie Hill diagnosed with COVID-19 late in pregnancy | TheHill – The Hill
Katie Hill diagnosed with COVID-19 late in pregnancy | TheHill The Hill Read Original Article: Katie…
5 Weeks Pregnant
If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do a home pregnancy test….
News in Brief 20 December 2021
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