new sensor system for internet of things devices integrates processing and computing
Engineers have introduced a holistic system that integrates sensing, storage and processing at the sensor’s…
Month: October 2022
Timely interventions for depression might lower the future risk of dementia
Depression has long been associated with an increased risk of dementia, and now a new…
Impact of coral chemical compounds on reef composition and health
Stumbling upon a new source of underwater caffeine was just an added bonus of a…
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Universities love interdisciplinary STEM programs, but what about students?
A recent study reveals how undergraduate students engage with interdisciplinary learning throughout their college careers…
Cardiovascular disease risks the same in both sexes
For men and women, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease are largely the same, an…
New drug target for triple-negative breast cancer
Research reports a combination of a novel small inhibitory molecule and an FDA-approved chemotherapy drug…
Faster-developing, wetter hurricanes to come
In a new study, PNNL researchers find that the U.S. Atlantic Coast is becoming a…
New approach would improve user access to electric vehicle charging stations
Researchers have developed a dynamic computational tool to help improve user access to electric vehicle…
Can you use art to restore the health of a community?
Health is a function of communities as much as it’s a function of individuals. If…
Climate emergency: Medical royal colleges unite to highlight effects on health
bmj;379/oct17_11/o2494/FAF1faJo RogersLeaders of medical royal colleges and organisations representing general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, paediatrics, general…
Cataract surgeon who missed NHS operations while doing private work is struck off
A leading cataract surgeon has been struck off the UK register for lying to his…
Hunt must keep promise to deliver NHS workforce plan, say leaders
Healthcare leaders have urged the UK’s new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to make good on his…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: BioNTech eyes cancer vaccine before decade’s end; Pfizer asks Supreme Court to review copay programs
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by the US if warming continues
Hurricane damages can increase due to increasing global temperatures, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from…
The health and social care crisis makes tobacco control an imperative
The healthcare community has for a long time been pressing the UK government to produce…
Sixty seconds on . . . pandemic babies
Did the predicted baby boom happen?It was more of a baby bust. Despite predictions that…
STAT+: Josh Bilenker’s last biotech sold for $8 billion. His next one is cloaked in mystery but loaded with money
Josh Bilenker’s last company, Loxo Oncology, was purchased by Eli Lilly for $8 billion. No…
More than a third of US counties lack obstetric care as services are deemed unprofitable
More than a third of the 3143 counties in the US are maternity “deserts” without…
Suicidal girl is placed in rented house after council fails to find therapeutic placement
A High Court judge has approved an unlawful unregulated placement for a suicidal 13 year…
Investigating dysphagia in adults: symptoms and tests
What you need to knowNew onset dysphagia in adults requires urgent direct access upper gastrointestinal…
China’s Personal Information Protection Law
China’s first privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Law, went into effect on 1 November…
Paul Wilkinson: environmental epidemiologist at the forefront of research into the health benefits of climate change action
bmj;379/oct17_1/o2480/FAF1faIf excess winter deaths are linked to colder temperatures, why do so many more die…
STAT+: Milestone Pharma’s nasal spray rapidly restores normal heart rhythm, achieving goal of key study
Milestone Pharmaceuticals said Monday that an experimental nasal-spray medicine acted quickly to treat people experiencing…
STAT+: What to know about Roche’s experimental Alzheimer’s treatment
The next big Alzheimer’s disease study readout is almost here. Roche is nearing the completion…
Opinion: UpToDate has a racism problem. Its name is Dr. Stanley Goldfarb
The University of Pennsylvania’s Division of Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension recently made a quiet update to…
CDC: Signs point to an early start for flu season, with cases already ticking up in parts of the U.S.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, influenza trackers would begin reading tea leaves around this time…
Surge in poverty-stricken children in Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Rising inflation and the Ukraine war have triggered a 19 per cent increase in child…
STAT+: European Prosecutor’s Office confirms it’s investigating European Union Covid vaccine contracts
In an unusual step, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) confirmed it has opened an…
A new, financially independent life for former child brides in Mozambique
In Mozambique, more than 20 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have…
Battle over pregnancy drug highlights risks of FDA expediting drugs to market – POLITICO
Battle over pregnancy drug highlights risks of FDA expediting drugs to market POLITICO Read Original Article:…
LLRC to host pregnancy fitness workshop | News – nwestiowa.com
LLRC to host pregnancy fitness workshop | News nwestiowa.com Read Original Article: LLRC to host pregnancy…
Guterres calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world
The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritize healthcare, in a call…
Opinion: Polio eradication is in sight. Don’t stop funding it now
When it comes to eradicating infectious diseases, there can be no half measures: it’s an…
Daily Skimm Weekend: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – theSkimm
Daily Skimm Weekend: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day theSkimm ‘Gone, but not forgotten’ – Walkathon…
KTLA’s Megan Telles announces second pregnancy, teases ahead to baby gender reveal – KTLA Los Angeles
KTLA’s Megan Telles announces second pregnancy, teases ahead to baby gender reveal KTLA Los Angeles Read…
Why Some Animals Have Really Big Babies – The Atlantic
Why Some Animals Have Really Big Babies The Atlantic Read Original Article: Why Some Animals Have…
News in Brief 14 October 2022
‘Catastrophic’ hunger for the first time ever in Haiti UN chief welcomes historic Israel-Lebanon maritime…
PODCAST: Breaking the silence of poverty
It’s been thirty years since the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to create the…
How fluctuating oxygen levels may have accelerated animal evolution
Oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are likely to have ‘fluctuated wildly’ one billion years…
Hoverflies migrate north in spring
A team has shown experimentally, that hoverflies migrating during the spring orientate north. In late…
Ecosystem-based fisheries management restores western Baltic fish stocks
The first ecosystem model that covers the complete food web of the western Baltic Sea…
Newly discovered process brings immune cells up to speed
Cancer cells use an unusual mechanism to migrate into new tissue and form metastases there….
Back to the future of photosynthesis
Resurrecting billon-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen. Read Original Article:…
Researchers have determined the three-dimensional atomic structure of a protein important for organ functions
The so-called NKCC1 protein is found throughout the human body where it has important functions…
Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials
Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could…
New mitochondrial disease identified in identical twins
Diseases that affect mitochondria — specialized compartments within cells that contain their own DNA and…
Large Employers Eye Alternatives to Retiree Health Benefits – SHRM
Large Employers Eye Alternatives to Retiree Health Benefits SHRM Read Original Article: Large Employers Eye Alternatives…
Google is now distributing Truth Social, Trump’s Twitter alternative – NPR
Google is now distributing Truth Social, Trump’s Twitter alternative NPR Read Original Article: Google is now…
Can you take Paxlovid and heart disease medications at the same time? – Medical News Today
Can you take Paxlovid and heart disease medications at the same time? Medical News Today Read…
Türkiye: Concern mounts over human rights implications of ‘disinformation bill’
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed growing concern on Friday over the adoption by…