A health equity expert on making monkeypox messaging more inclusive
The monkeypox outbreak that has spread around the world has disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and…
Month: August 2022
Somalia: ‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’
Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their…
Signs of disturbance in nearby dwarf galaxies indicate an alternative gravity theory
According to the standard model of cosmology, the vast majority of galaxies are surrounded by…
How learning about wellbeing can benefit university students’ own wellbeing
Studying wellbeing science as part of their courses could be a key way of improving…
Opinion: The U.S. must fully fund global polio eradication efforts
Reports that a man in his 20s in New York state contracted polio and detection…
Digital support for reduced alcohol consumption
A digital support tool on your phone can help if you want to reduce your…
A brain mechanism underlying the evolution of anxiety
New research using genome editing technology has allowed scientists to create a model and assess…
B vitamins can potentially be used to treat advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Scientists have found that elevated blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine correlate strongly…
New study calculates retreat of glacier edges in Alaska’s Kenai Fjords National Park
As glaciers worldwide retreat due to climate change, managers of national parks need to know…
Treating cancer by sticking cells in place
Future treatments for advanced cancer could work by sticking cancer cells in place and preventing…
Air pollution, including during wildfires, shows ill effects in children
New research linking air pollution data from federal monitors in the Sacramento area of California,…
Oft-overlooked grasslands build biodiversity, resilience over centuries
The restoration of grassland ecosystems may need more of a guided, hands-on approach over time,…
An easier and safer way to synthesize medicines
Despite being some of the most versatile building blocks in organic chemistry, compounds called carbenes…
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A simple, cheap material for carbon capture, perhaps from tailpipes
Today, the dominant, though energy-intensive method for capturing carbon dioxide for storage involves bubbling industrial…
Plant-based ‘beef’ reduces CO2 emissions but threatens 1.5M ag jobs
Plant-based alternatives to beef have the potential to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but new…
Mitochondrial DNA mutations linked to heart disease risk
Researchers report a surprising link between mitochondria, inflammation and gene mutations that may increase risk…
Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey: Wide view of the early universe
New images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope show what may be among the earliest…
Study finds two protein pathways downregulated in postnatal heart
Researchers discovered two signaling pathways that are downregulated in human hearts after birth. Read Original…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: PhRMA threatens Dems if drug-pricing bill passes; Novo plays down worries over obesity drug supplies
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Tracking nitrogen pollution
Tropical coastal ecosystems are among the most biodiverse areas on Earth. And they’re also on…
How pathogenic gene variants lead to heart failure
Cardiomyopathy is not a uniform disease. Rather, individual genetic defects lead to heart failure in…
Single-cell approaches and deep learning to map all stages of fruit fly embryo development
Using the fruit fly, scientists have constructed a complete and detailed single-cell map of embryo…
Ildikō Schuller
bmj;378/aug05_10/o1953/FAF1faIldikō Schuller was born to an English mother and a Hungarian refugee father and displayed…
Dhanji Damji Shah
bmj;378/aug05_9/o1955/FAF1faDhanji Damji (DD) Shah was a highly respected and widely loved senior psychiatrist, working in…
Lesley Lord
bmj;378/aug05_8/o1950/FAF1faImmediately after qualifying Lesley Craft married a fellow member of the year, David Lord, and…
Dara Khadjeh Nouri
bmj;378/aug05_7/o1952/FAF1faDara Khadjeh Nouri was educated in England, After qualifying from Barts he did his surgical…
Climate crisis: Wellcome has failed to set a clear red line for the fossil fuel industry
The Wellcome Trust has taken the decision to stop investing in a number of fossil…
Climate crisis: Wellcome sells some fossil fuel investments as climate leaders call for full divestment
The Wellcome Trust, one of the world’s top scientific research funders, has sold its stakes…
Opinion: The next generation of illicit drugs? Think ‘synthetic’
The illicit drug market continues to become more treacherous. Illicit drugs killed more than 107,000…
From the Navy to a neuroscience lab: how a daughter’s diagnosis spurred her mother’s career shift
Carina Block was working an overnight shift in the U.S. Navy base in Japan, guiding…
Nursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation
After a hospital stay in 2016 for a brain tumor, Regina Romero was transferred to…
STAT+: From buzzy biomarkers to learning from failure: 3 takeaways from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
SAN DIEGO — From exploring new ways to spot the disease to rethinking what Alzheimer’s…
Shiver Yourself Thin: Cold Exposure A Possible Solution To Lose Weight Without Dieting
“We discovered that cold exposure reduced inflammation and improved metabolism in obesity, mediated at least…
Long Covid Symptoms Affect One In Eight, Study Suggests
With more than half a billion coronavirus cases recorded worldwide since the start of the…
US President Joe Biden Declares Monkeypox A Public Health Emergency
Following a significant rise in cases, the U.S. has declared monkeypox a public health emergency….
UNFPA global innovation awards: 10 projects that will change lives of women and girls
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has announced the ten winners of its…
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Healthy Moms, Babies: Reasons for Keeping Prenatal Appointments – Devil’s Lake Daily Journal
Healthy Moms, Babies: Reasons for Keeping Prenatal Appointments Devil’s Lake Daily Journal Read Original Article: Healthy…
News in Brief 4 August 2022
UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows…
Polioviruses found in wastewater samples in 2 N.Y. counties, suggesting continued spread
New York State health authorities revealed Thursday that they had detected additional polioviruses in wastewater…
Study: Up to Two-Thirds of Children with ADHD Have Used Alternative Therapies – ADDitude
Study: Up to Two-Thirds of Children with ADHD Have Used Alternative Therapies ADDitude Read Original Article:…
Alternative medicine for your pet’s ailments – liherald.com
Alternative medicine for your pet’s ailments liherald.com Read Original Article: Alternative medicine for your pet’s ailments…
These baboons borrowed a third of their genes from their cousins
Genetic analyses of baboons in Kenya reveals that most of them carry traces of hybridization…
Water can’t touch this sanded, powdered surface
Scientists and engineers have developed a one-step method involving sandpaper and powder to make robust…
Smart microrobots learn how to swim and navigate with artificial intelligence
Researchers have been able to successfully teach microrobots how to swim via deep reinforcement learning,…
Sterile mice produce rat sperm
Researchers generated rat sperm cells inside sterile mice using a technique called blastocyst complementation. Read…
Speeding up evolution at genome-level by alternative chromosome configuration
A research team has uncovered the profound effects of an atypical mode of chromosome arrangement…
A new therapeutic drug for Alzheimer’s disease without inflammatory side effects
Although Aduhelm, a monoclonal antibody targeting amyloid beta (A?), recently became the first US FDA…
Listen: The last-minute push for drug pricing reform, Alnylam’s success, and Sarepta’s gamble
Is drug pricing reform really happening this time? Are things finally turning around for biotech?…
Potential target for treatment among patients with type 2 diabetes
In a potential game changer for patients with type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers…
U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
The Biden administration declared the ongoing monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency on Thursday, a…