Being absent while awake: How mind blanking helps us understand ongoing thinking
Researchers have shown that the phenomenology of ‘mind blanking’ challenges the belief that the human…
Month: October 2022
Some everyday materials have memories, and now they can be erased
Some solid materials have a memory of how they have previously been stretched out, which…
Logging down the value chain raises future forest sustainability concerns
Over a 50-year period, logging on B.C.’s Central Coast preferentially targeted the highest value locations…
Cleaner, more cost-effective way to make useful industrial chemicals
A team of researchers has developed a new, ecologically sensitive way to produce these nanocrystals…
The surprising Swiss-Army-knife-like functions of a powerful enzyme
Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as…
Genes that modulate aging, lifespan
Scientists are exploring the elaborate interplay between genes, sex, growth, and age and how they…
Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cognition at midlife
Healthy study volunteers whose red blood cells contained higher concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids were…
Glass microspheres won’t save Arctic sea ice
A proposal to cover Arctic sea ice with layers of tiny hollow glass spheres about…
New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies
Amid mounting health emergencies globally – such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the…
STAT+: Errors have plagued insurance directories of doctors. The government wants to clean them up with its own
The federal government wants to create a national directory that houses accurate, up-to-date information for…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease progression
A study provides compelling evidence of the important role of hepatocyte adenosine kinase in the…
Petting dogs engages the social brain, according to neuroimaging
Researchers report that viewing, feeling, and touching real dogs leads to increasingly higher levels of…
College student ‘Fear of Missing Out’ (FoMO) associated with illicit behavior
The fear of missing out (FoMO) on rewarding and fun experiences is something that most…
Torture is ‘widespread’ and likely underestimated in DR Congo: UN report
Torture is “widespread” and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the…
Fishing for sharks: Hot or not?
New research from marine scientists raises potential red flags for sharks that are caught and…
RNA origami enables applications in synthetic biology
Synthetic biology strives to achieve robust control of biological processes in order to create designer…
Sound reveals giant blue whales dance with the wind to find food
Tracking blue whales by their booming vocalizations, researchers have revealed how these ocean giants find…
Empathizing with the opposition may make you more politically persuasive
Trying to understand people we disagree with can feel like a lost cause, particularly in…
Birdsong reveals rare hybrid coupling 10 million years in the making
A team of researchers was able to use a combination of genomic sequencing and song…
New RNA-based tool can illuminate brain circuits, edit specific cells
Researchers have developed a customizable, RNA-based platform to target cells rather than genes. CellREADR enables…
Seaweed-based battery powers confidence in sustainable energy storage
A team uses nanomaterials made from seaweed to create a strong battery separator, paving the…
The determinants of persistent and severe COVID-19 revealed
In a recent study, researchers predict disruptions in the immune system that can lead to…
‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns Tedros, in wide-ranging global health update
The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding…
Second stem cell type discovered in mouse brain
In the brain of adult mammals neural stem cells ensure that new nerve cells, i.e….
How the smell of food can enable ‘time travel’
Older people exposed to food flavors from their youth were able to ‘time travel’ back…
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Multiple health benefits of b-type procyanidin-rich foods like chocolate and apples consumed in right amounts
Procyanidins are a class of polyphenols (plant metabolites) that are abundantly found in nature. The…
Soil along streams is a bigger source of stream nitrate than rainwater
Researchers have reported that nitrate accumulated in soil bordering streams plays an important role in…
Norovirus link to Crohn’s disease may point to new therapies
A new study may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel illness…
A new route to evolution: How DNA from our mitochondria works its way into our genomes
Scientists have shown that in one in every 4,000 births, some of the genetic code…
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Astronomers find a ‘cataclysmic’ pair of stars with the shortest orbit yet
Astronomers have discovered a stellar binary, or pair of stars, with an extremely short orbit,…
Engineers develop a new kind of shape-memory material
Engineers have created shape-memory materials made of ceramic rather than of traditional metal. The development…
Overcoming “failures of imagination”—rethinking the US covid-19 pandemic response
“We did everything we could.” As physicians, we have uttered these words to countless families…
John Marks: outspoken former chair of the BMA, campaigner, and moderniser
bmj;379/oct05_13/o2393/FAF1faCredit: Nick SinclairThere is, it is reported, a convention to bestow honours on BMA chairs….
Health secretary must tackle NHS workforce and pay or face “painful winter,” leaders warn
Medical and healthcare leaders have bemoaned the absence of a plan for tackling the NHS’s…
No turning back on global open access
On 25 August 2022, the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the US White…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Nobel awarded for novel chemistry used in drug development; Biden will nominate surgeon general for WHO post
Good morning, Pharmalitte students. I’m Allison DeAngelis, substituting for Ed today. It’s a rainy day…
Digital consent: engaging patients with plain language and better communication
Signed informed consent is “a pragmatic step that can be easily handled and even enforced,”1…
Particle radioactivity linked to pollution-associated heart attack and stroke death
Particle radioactivity, a characteristic of air pollution that reflects the colorless, odorless gas radon found…
Butterflies: 195 ways to help California’s painted ladies
By documenting hundreds of new nectar plants for painted ladies, scientists have renewed hope these…
Opinion: Interoperability can’t wait: Don’t delay information blocking rules
Interoperability is a word you seldom hear uttered outside the health care sector (though there…
Three scientists win chemistry Nobel Prize for developing ‘click’ and ‘bioorthogonal’ chemistry
Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University, Morten Meldal of the University of Copenhagen, and K. Barry…
David Oliver: The government’s “levelling up” agenda has gone into reverse gear
On 29 September the Guardian reported that England’s new health and social care secretary, Thérèse…
Scarlett McNally: Reversing the catastrophic effect of “ȷust one more” on retention of doctors
The stress-strain curve is a stalwart of orthopaedic exams. Its principles guide how implants behave,…
Erythema and erosion on the gingiva
This is pemphigoid on the gingiva of a woman in her 50s (fig 1).bmj;379/oct05_3/e071812/F1F1f1Fig 1The…
Partha Kar: Our international graduates need far better support
I’ll never forget saying goodbye to my father when I’d first come to the UK…
Putting serotonin in its place—again
Beyond discrediting the idea that depression is caused by a deficiency of serotonin amenable to…
Rugby Players Face Highly Increased MND Risk: Disease Study
Multiple studies have shown a link between brain injuries and an increased risk of developing…
Opinion: Needed: stricter screening of gene synthesis orders, customers
Scientists rely on gene synthesis technologies as a research tool for everything from basic research…
Opinion: Listen: Wheelchair users and Medicare disagree on what’s ‘primarily medical in nature’
Modern wheelchairs have amazing capabilities. At the push of a button, they can position a…
‘What a gift to give’: For a woman struggling with infertility, a sister’s unexpected offer of surrogacy brings new hope
Lydia Gatton’s first in vitro fertilization appointment was just a week away when the fifth-grade…