Secrets of thymus formation revealed
Scientists have identified processes that control the development and composition of thymic tissue throughout life….
Month: May 2022
Artificial cilia could someday power diagnostic devices
Researchers have now designed a micro-sized artificial cilial system using platinum-based components that can control…
Physicist uses intuition, supercomputers to identify new high-temperature superconductor
In 2021, scientists discovered a new form of superconducting nickelate using computational methods. The discovery…
Study reveals cause, potential precision therapies for aggressive type of lymphoma
DNA mutations are essential to the rapid development of an array of antibody-producing immune cells…
No low-hanging fruit: Experts pitch their four big ideas for changing health care
If you could pitch any idea to transform health care, what would you pitch? Four…
Researchers teleport quantum information across rudimentary quantum network
Researchers have succeeded in teleporting quantum information across a rudimentary network. This first of its…
Roboticists go off road to compile data that could train self-driving ATVs
Researchers took an all-terrain vehicle on wild rides through tall grass, loose gravel and mud…
STAT+: ‘We have to test’: A Google AI leader on why it’s imperative to move slow in health tech
Google has big ideas for machine learning in medicine. Greg Corrado, who helps lead health…
High air pollution from fracking in Ohio county
Residents of Belmont County in eastern Ohio have long suffered from health problems they suspected…
Silicone wristbands track firefighters’ exposures to harmful chemicals
Researchers have used silicone wristbands to track firefighters’ exposures to 134 potentially carcinogenic chemicals. Analysis…
Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding has protective effect on childhood asthma
A new study shows that a longer period of exclusive breastfeeding was associated with decreased…
Hot-blooded T. rex and cold-blooded Stegosaurus: Chemical clues reveal dinosaur metabolisms
There’s a new method for determining whether dinosaurs were hot- or cold-blooded, using clues in…
A no good, very bad week for the FDA
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Doctors express “grave concerns” at GMC action after GP is suspended over laptop claim
A GP has been suspended for a month after it was ruled that she had…
Genetic roots of 3 mitochondrial diseases ID’d via new approach
Researchers have identified the genetic causes of three mitochondrial diseases by figuring out what dozens…
Mice choose best escape route without ever experiencing threat
Escaping imminent danger is essential for survival. Animals must learn a new environment fast enough…
Waking up to monkeypox
In the past couple of weeks, the world has discovered monkeypox, an otherwise neglected infection…
GPs face huge pension tax bills this year after rise in inflation
Some GPs will face pension tax bills of almost half their post-tax income this tax…
Novel environmental DNA monitoring method for identifying rare and endangered fish species sold in Hong Kong wet markets
Researchers have outlined a powerful new tool for monitoring trade of rare and endangered fish…
STAT+: New kind of off-the-shelf cancer vaccine reduces metastasis in animal experiments
About 15 years ago, cancer researchers noticed a trend. Some of the patients they were…
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New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are more massive than we thought
A team of astrophysicists has arrived at a major result regarding star populations beyond the…
Astrophysics student discovers link between global warming and locally unstable weather
Climate change gives rise to more unstable weather, local droughts and extreme temperature records, but…
Wake up and smell the burning rubbish? Secrets of disordered smell found
Researchers have discovered the secrets of why certain food and drinks smell (and likely taste)…
Type 2 diabetes accelerates brain aging and cognitive decline
Scientists have demonstrated that normal brain aging is accelerated by approximately 26% in people with…
Scientists build subcellular map of entire brain networks
Researchers have developed an imaging technique to capture information about the structure and function of…
Some nomadic birds look for social cues to stop migrating
A study of nomadic pine siskins, a type of finch often seen on backyard feeders,…
AI can predict cancer risk of lung nodules
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool helps doctors predict the cancer risk in lung nodules seen…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer to sell medicines and vaccines to poor countries at low prices; Germany orders vaccine to combat monkeypox
Hello, everyone, and how are you this fine, sunny morning? Birds are chirping and cool…
UN rights chief Bachelet holds ‘valuable’ meetings with China’s President Xi
On day three of her official mission to China, top UN rights official Michelle Bachelet described having a “valuable…
The road to success when it comes to mitigating flood disasters
As Australia continues to mop up after one of the wettest years on record, councils…
The language we use causes doctors stress too
Cox and Fritz emphasise how medical language has repeatedly elevated the status of the clinician…
David Oliver: “No rehab potential” or no rehab resources?
When we say that older patients recovering from acute illness or injury have “no rehab…
Record breaking heat hits India and Pakistan
bmj;377/may25_7/o1293/FAF1faAnushree Fadnavis/Reuters/AlamyMen sleep in the shade on the banks of the Yamuna river in New…
Nearly 1500 health workers were attacked or arrested in 2021, report finds
In 2021, 1335 incidents affecting healthcare were reported across 49 countries and territories in conflict,…
STAT+: Pfizer will sell its patent-protected medicines and vaccines to poor countries at low prices
In an ambitious move to widen access to its medical products, Pfizer said Wednesday that…
A chronic painless plaque on the finger
This is an extragenital chancre on the right middle finger of a man in his…
Clinical decision support in cardiovascular medicine
ABSTRACTDespite considerable progress in tackling cardiovascular disease over the past 50 years, many gaps in…
A man with a cavitating lung lesion
A renal inpatient, a man in his 70s, was referred to respiratory medicine with abnormal…
What is the role of minimally invasive surgical treatments for benign prostatic enlargement?
What you need to knowNew minimally invasive surgical treatments for benign prostatic enlargement that do…
Opinion: The often-overlooked connection between traumatic brain injury and domestic violence
Traumatic brain injury, long linked to military service and sports, has another more insidious source:…
Opinion: Listen: The double standard of discipline between nurses and physicians
For two decades, nurses have been considered the most trustworthy professionals in the country, above…
Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways
For nearly two years, as the Covid pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious…
COVID Nasal Sprays Could Offer Advantages Over Traditional Vaccines
Intranasal vaccines might one day be given as well as, or instead of, more traditional…
Zimbabwean peacekeeper wins UN gender advocate award
For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender Advocate…
6 Simple Ways to Help Kids Cope with Changes
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News in Brief 24 May 2022
Palestinian refugees’ mental health worsening, warns UN relief agency Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained,…
‘Information is a determinant of health’: Google executive on monkeypox and other challenges
Karen DeSalvo’s latest challenge came in the nanometer-sized envelope of a virus: monkeypox. Since becoming…
Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients – U.S. News & World Report
Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients U.S. News & World Report Read…
Healthwatch 16: Medications and stress – WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Healthwatch 16: Medications and stress WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Read Original Article: Healthwatch 16: Medications and stress –…
Managing Digestive Symptoms: Your 5-Minute Read – Healthline
Managing Digestive Symptoms: Your 5-Minute Read Healthline Read Original Article: Managing Digestive Symptoms: Your 5-Minute Read…