Shedding light on photosynthesis at sea
Using cryogenic electron microscopy, a research team has revealed, for the first time, the structures…
Year: 2022
Longevity treatments do not slow aging
Three approaches with a reputation for slowing aging processes have proven largely ineffective. For their…
Researchers map deep brain stimulation target for Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the fifth leading cause of death in adults over 65 years…
Intermittent fasting may reverse type 2 diabetes
After an intermittent fasting diet intervention, patients achieved complete diabetes remission, defined as an HbA1c…
Humans and nature: The distance is growing
Humans are living further and further away from nature, leading to a decline in the…
Exercise is medicine for cancer and every dose counts — even in late stages in the disease
A single bout of exercise has been shown to elevate anti-cancer proteins called myokines in…
Pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths
Inadequate pollination has led to a 3-5% loss of fruit, vegetable, and nut production and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lawmakers accuse Pfizer of ‘pure greed’ over Covid vaccine price hike; Takeda to spend $4 billion on experimental pill
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you….
Change in US abortion law threatens training for obstetrician-gynaecologists
Nearly half the residents in US obstetrics and gynaecology training programs have problems learning essential…
A system that must be gamed or learnt: a patient’s perspective
It’s easy to complain about disappointing experiences while receiving healthcare. Indeed, discussion of the ways…
Careful, kind care is our compass out of the pandemic fog
Healthcare has become industrialised. Healthcare organisations have largely responded to rising demand, increased harm, and…
Cornwall trust is told to improve staffing and care on medical wards
Trust leaders in Cornwall have been told to make improvements to services on medical wards…
STAT+: Nine in 10 health care companies with financial stress are owned by private equity
Almost 90% of the health care companies deemed to be under financial stress by a…
Opinion: To protect the medical supply chain, ‘made in America’ will be key
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed a serious flaw in the United States’ medical supply chain: an…
Evaluation of editors’ abilities to predict the citation potential of research manuscripts submitted to The BMJ: a cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the ability of The BMJ editors to predict the number of times submitted…
Opinion: Hospice care needs saving
Hospice in America is gravely ill. An extensive investigation jointly published by The New Yorker…
STAT+: ‘Right to repair’ movement gains momentum in the tightly controlled world of medical devices
When Covid-19’s first surge hit Boston in 2020, biomedical engineer Scot Mackeil knew every single…
Study offers a genetic explanation for why some drugs trigger a deadly brain disease
Medicines that reshape or tamp down immune responses may be life-changing for patients with cancer…
Death certificate records of long Covid are a ‘floor of an estimate,’ experts say
Long Covid has begun appearing on death certificates for a small percentage of people who…
UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls
Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday…
Long-Term Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination is Unaffected by Pregnancy – Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom
Long-Term Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination is Unaffected by Pregnancy Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom Read…
News in Brief 13 December 2022
Ukraine: HIV patients in war-hit Donbass need antivirals now: WHO Somalia: famine narrowly averted –…
Quantum dots at room temp, using lab-designed protein
Quantum dots are normally made in industrial settings with high temperatures and toxic, expensive solvents…
Changes in Earth’s orbit may have triggered ancient warming event
Changes in Earth’s orbit that favored hotter conditions may have helped trigger a rapid global…
Particles of light may create fluid flow, data-theory comparison suggests
A new computational analysis supports the idea that photons (a.k.a. particles of light) colliding with…
Mapping E. coli to overcome antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance, when infection-causing bacteria evolve so they are no longer affected by typical antibiotics,…
How to Sleep With Sciatica
Your sciatic nerve is the main nerve supplying your leg. This large nerve leaves your…
Addiction treatment got easier during Covid. A new proposal would keep it that way
Addiction treatment got easier during the Covid-19 pandemic — and the Biden administration wants to…
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STAT+: New Biden changes to Obamacare coverage for generics splits the industry
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration signaled Monday that it will require health plans on federal…
STAT+: Lawmakers tell Pfizer CEO to ‘back off’ on planned price hike for Covid-19 vaccine
A pair of U.S. lawmakers wrote Pfizer chief executive officer Albert Bourla that he should…
Scientists identify multiple cell types that may contribute to treatment resistance in prostate cancer
Researchers have characterised prostate cancer cell dynamics at a single-cell resolution across the timespan of…
Molecular shape-shifting
Structures made out of building blocks can shift their shape and autonomously self-organize to a…
Fish larvae find their way using external cues
The first global analysis of larval orientation studies found that millimeter-size fish babies consistently use…
Women who take more steps per day may have a lower risk of diabetes
Wearable fitness devices offer new insights into the relationship between physical activity and type 2…
Study examines feeding damage caused by spotted lanternflies on young maples
Short-term, heavy feeding by adult spotted lanternflies on young maple trees inhibits photosynthesis, potentially impairing…
Huge U.S. study starts sharing gene findings with volunteers
More than 155,000 Americans who shared their DNA for science are about to learn something…
Model shows how intelligent-like behavior can emerge from non-living agents
A new model describes how biological or technical systems form complex structures equipped with signal-processing…
VLA and ALMA study Jupiter and Io
VLA teams up with Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter’s atmosphere, and ALMA reveals new details…
Sound recording made of dust devils (tiny tornadoes of dust, grit) on Mars
When the rover Perseverance landed on Mars, it was equipped with the first working microphone…
A self-respecting software engineer wouldn’t go near this mess
Zhang and colleagues do a good job of identifying the causes of NHS IT failures—chronic…
Apply for the 2023 BMJ Student Clegg Scholarship
We are looking for four students who are studying medicine within the UK or European…
National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced…
STAT+: In bid to beat Bristol Myers, Takeda buys Nimbus’ anti-inflammatory drug drug for $4 billion
Takeda Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday it will spend $4 billion and offer another $2 billion in…
STAT+: Study points to new ‘king on the block’ for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
NEW ORLEANS – One of the best therapies for some types of lymphoma and leukemia…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna and Merck vaccine lowers risk of skin cancer relapse; Cambodia halts exports of primates used for drug research
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Crystal clear blue…
Africa needs to take the lead in shaping the future of health on the continent
For decades, Africa’s health priorities, policies, funding sources, and access to medicines have largely been…
Charlotte Jones: Monmouth’s first female GP
bmj;379/dec13_6/o2995/FAF1faRetirement was not enticing to Charlotte Jones. At the age of 55 she underwent GP…
Climate impact of medical imaging needs radical action
I agree with Maskell’s analysis of the rapid growth in demand for medical imaging.1 An…
A fifth of operation cancellations last year were due to NHS staff shortages, Labour claims
NHS hospitals had to cancel an estimated 30 000 operations in 2021-22 because there were…
Compound reverses gut inflammation in mice
A new drug acts like a master reset switch in the intestines. The compound, called…