How pregnancy could prove the potential of smartwatches
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Month: June 2022
‘Travel therapy’: Could holidays help mental health and wellbeing?
Many of us will have likely heard of music therapy and art therapy — but…
Inside the jellyfish’s sting: Exploring the micro-architecture of a cellular weapon
Summertime beachgoers are all too familiar with the painful reality of a jellyfish sting. But…
FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes off the market in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has ordered all vaping products made by the…
COVID vaccines are safe for patients with cardiovascular disease
COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in…
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Untangling the role of tau in Alzheimer’s disease
A team of scientists has revealed how excess tau — a key protein implicated in Alzheimer’s…
Increase in leptin levels in preeclampsia prompts cardiovascular cascade that puts mother and baby at risk
Scientists have found that a midgestation increase in the hormone leptin, which most of us…
How climate change can significantly impact one of the world’s most important carbon-rich ecosystems
Mangrove forests play a vital role in the health of our planet. The trees and…
Scientists decontaminate heavy metal water using protein from plant waste
Scientists have created a membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil manufacturing, which…
Scarless skin grafting using mussel adhesive protein
A professor develops a bioadhesive based on the mussel adhesive protein for sutureless skin grafting….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Senate bill would allow insulin makers to lock in profits; GSK, Novartis pledge funds for diseases that mostly affect the poor
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
Initial health assessments for new migrants: the evidence gap
We welcome the timely article by Knights and colleagues about initial health assessments for new…
Covid-19 failures show the US needs a national public health system, commission finds
The high covid-19 death rate in the US and the nation’s failures to tackle public…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—23 June 2022
She sells C shells, but I’m not sureWithin a few seconds of typing “vitamin C…
STAT+: Uniqure’s Huntington’s gene therapy lowers key protein in small trial
A gene therapy for Huntington’s disease made by the Dutch biotech firm Uniqure showed early…
Litany of failings allowed consultant to misdiagnose for a decade, inquiry finds
A series of failings by Belfast Health and Social Care Trust allowed a consultant neurologist,…
Poliovirus is detected in sewage from north and east London
Vaccine derived poliovirus has been detected from several sewage samples in north and east London,…
Antedating examples of “chickenpox”
The earliest example of the use of the word “chickenpox” in the second edition of…
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Examining our failings
Every day we fail to adequately recognise, acknowledge, and mitigate our biases. These biases affect…
Tackling the crisis in primary care
The Fuller report, published in May 2022, articulates a vision for primary care built around…
Interventions for mild hyperparathyroidism . . . and other stories
Surgery for primary hyperparathyroidismPrimary hyperparathyroidism raises the risk of bony fractures, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease,…
An unusual cause of urinary incontinence in a nonagenarian
A previously well, independent woman in her 90s presented to hospital with two days of…
Explainer: What To Know About COVID Vaccines For Young Children
The United States has begun rolling out COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six…
STAT+: Despite fanfare, the FDA’s step toward lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes is a very early one
WASHINGTON — When the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it would eventually lower the…
STAT+: With cryptocurrency and NFTs, ‘decentralized science’ seeks to upend drug industry financing
When Alok Tayi’s daughter was born last year, he found himself in a place no…
Opinion: Signals from monkeypox: Create an external advisory group to start preparing for the next pandemic
As the U.S. reels from a more than 1 million reported deaths due directly to…
Opinion: Needed: a clearer explanation of why diversity in clinical trials is important
Increasing the diversity of clinical trial participants is all the rage these days. The numbers…
STAT+: New Senate proposal to lower insulin prices would let drugmakers lock in their current profits
WASHINGTON — A new proposal that senators claim would fix insulin pricing would actually allow…
STAT+: Congress is closer than ever to formally authorizing ARPA-H. But the details aren’t as final as they seem
WASHINGTON — It seemed like the debate over President Biden’s new high-stakes science agency, ARPA-H,…
Wearables are collecting a flood of data. An ambitious new study of pregnancy aims to prove that’s valuable for health
When Stephen Friend left Apple in 2017 after a stint helping to jumpstart its health…
Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid From Asia Spreading Worldwide
New research has shed light on the antibiotic-resistant, typhoid-causing bacteria spreading worldwide. Read Original Article:…
Louisville researchers study prenatal care. Here’s what they found – Courier Journal
Louisville researchers study prenatal care. Here’s what they found Courier Journal Read Original Article: Louisville researchers…
Prenatal Barre: Everything You Need To Know About This Pregnancy Workout – Romper
Prenatal Barre: Everything You Need To Know About This Pregnancy Workout Romper Read Original Article: Prenatal…
Evaluation of Acute Adverse Events after Covid-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy | NEJM – nejm.org
Evaluation of Acute Adverse Events after Covid-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy | NEJM nejm.org Read Original Article:…
Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Collect Personal Data – TIME
Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Collect Personal Data TIME Read Original Article: Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Collect Personal Data…
Walmart Expands Benefit for Pregnancy Support – Walmart Corporate
Walmart Expands Benefit for Pregnancy Support Walmart Corporate Read Original Article: Walmart Expands Benefit for Pregnancy…
News in Brief 22 June 2022
Greece: Migration policies riding roughshod over human rights Iran urged to call off amputations: OHCHR…
Nigeria’s crisis in northeast, already a humanitarian emergency: OCHA
UN humanitarians raised the alarm on Tuesday over frightening levels of child hunger in northeast…
Health and Wellness: Western medicine versus alternative medicine | News, Sports, Jobs – Daily Herald
Health and Wellness: Western medicine versus alternative medicine | News, Sports, Jobs Daily Herald Read Original…
STAT+: Industry-funded studies on cost-effectiveness often favor pricier drugs, study finds
In response to rising prices for medicines, public and private payers increasingly rely on assessments…
Violence against indigenous women, ‘legacy of colonialism’ rooted in racism
Indigenous women and girls face grave, systematic, and continuous acts of violence that permeate every…
What did Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted — including other predators.
Megalodon sharks, which went extinct about 3 million years ago, were three times longer than…
Iran urged to halt imminent finger amputation of eight prisoners
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging Iran to call off plans to amputate…
Breast duct treatment for early breast cancer eliminates all signs of disease in laboratory experiments
Delivering a targeted immunotoxin into breast ducts via openings in the nipple wiped out all…
Fights in pro hockey don’t deter greater violence, study finds
Allowing fights among players in the National Hockey Leagues does not deter greater violence in…
Organic bipolar transistor developed
Researchers have developed a highly efficient organic bipolar transistor. The work opens up new perspectives…
Women in science receive less credit for their contributions
Women in science are less likely than their male counterparts to receive authorship credit for…
Research reveals the pons plays a significant role in processing sad information
Researchers conducted studies to explain the neural mechanisms of the pons-corticolimbic network in perpetuating sad…
Manjula Arora case: GMC announces co-chairs and scope of review
The review into the case of Manjula Arora—a GP who was given a one month…
The younger we feel, the better we rehabilitate, research shows
Could the expression ‘you’re only as old as you feel’ hold true for older people…