New clues into a serious neurodegenerative disease
A new study sheds light on the basic biology of frontotemporal dementia caused by a…
Year: 2022
With hospitalizations ticking up, flu season appears off to an early start
There are increasing signs that flu season is off to a very early start in…
Inverted dancers have more acute visuomotor perception
People with extended visuomotor experience with inverted movements — such as vertical dancers — can…
New tech aims to reduce racial disparities in blood measurements
Researchers have published findings that illustrate how a new device measures hemoglobin more accurately in…
Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance in the Amazon, researchers say
More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce…
Looking to sea urchins for stronger ceramic foams
New research has unlocked a mystery in the porous microstructures of sea urchin exoskeletons that…
Cancer deaths continue downward trend in U.S.; Modest improvements in survival for pancreatic cancer
Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young…
The virtual water impact of the U.S. beef network
Researchers have developed a framework to understand water use in beef supply chains from production…
Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
The UN health agency WHO expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Drugmaker raises price of old chemo med 10-fold amid shortages; Alnylam cites drug-price law in halting trial
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Edward Allen Martin
bmj;379/oct28_10/o2596/FAF1faEdward Allen Martin (“Eddie”) did postgraduate work at the Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and Maida Vale…
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We need affordable homes for healthy, happy lives
The recent turmoil in UK politics has done little to ease the anxiety felt by…
Efforts to limit global heating to 1.5{degrees}C are “well off track,” analysts warn
Experts are warning that delays to planned climate action are hampering efforts to achieve numerous…
Anti-GP narrative is receding but government remains uninterested in crisis, warns GP leader
The head of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has defended going public about…
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The NHS fails to care for its own employees
Oliver’s article on the realities of being a junior doctor is refreshingly honest and summarises…
Inequalities among staff harmed by patient safety incidents should also be tackled
Attention has been drawn to viewing health inequalities through the lens of patient safety.1 This…
Redefining the professional identity of the surgeon
The study conducted by Okoshi and colleagues1 supports the claim that female surgeons can achieve…
GPs express concerns about the quality and safety of their services with current resources
GPs are concerned about the quality and safety of the services they are currently providing…
Why Feeling Sick After Getting Your COVID Booster Is A Good Thing
A strong immune response after getting jabbed is a good sign that the booster is…
This Is The Best Age To Give Up Smoking, Study Finds
The study found people, who gave up smoking between ages 35 and 44, had a…
TB Firmly On The Rise After Years Of Decline: WHO
TB, which was overtaken by Covid-19 during the worst of the pandemic as the world’s…
Opinion: How motivational interviewing can improve health workforce well-being
The National Academy of Medicine launched its National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being in early…
STAT+: How experts think we can put health data back ‘in the hands of the patient’
Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it…
Opinion: STAT+: The need for regulatory grade evidence: Are you in the stadium or the sandbox?
As real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) continue to share the limelight in pharmacoepidemiologic…
STAT+: Death of patient in closely watched Alzheimer’s trial raises concern about risk for some groups
The experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, hailed after it slowed patients’ cognitive decline in a clinical…
Abortion laws pressure parents who face a fetal anomaly diagnosis : Shots – Health News – NPR
Abortion laws pressure parents who face a fetal anomaly diagnosis : Shots – Health News NPR…
Guardian’s pregnancy tissue photos backfired on abortion rights supporters. – Slate
Guardian’s pregnancy tissue photos backfired on abortion rights supporters. Slate What a pregnancy actually looks like…
Does maternal insulin tolerance during pregnancy influence child adiposity? – News-Medical.Net
Does maternal insulin tolerance during pregnancy influence child adiposity? News-Medical.Net Read Original Article: Does maternal insulin…
News in Brief 27 October 2022
Iran: Protest crackdown warrants independent international probe Ecosystems more sensitive to nitrogen pollution than previously…
The Doctor’s Death Diagnosis – Released October 24, 2022 – PR Web
The Doctor’s Death Diagnosis – Released October 24, 2022 PR Web Read Original Article: The Doctor’s…
Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert
Israel’s occupation is illegal and indistinguishable from a “settler-colonial” situation, which must end, as a…
Battery-free, light-powered pacemaker may improve quality of life for heart disease patients
Engineers are developing a new kind of pacemaker, which envelops the heart and uses precise…
Factors influencing bike share among underserved populations: Evidence from three US cities
There is evidence that lower-income and people of color (POC) in the U.S. do not…
NASA’s InSight lander detects stunning meteoroid impact on Mars
NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only…
Proof-of-concept study advances potential new way to deliver gene therapy
Researchers say they have successfully used a cell’s natural process for making proteins to ‘slide’…
NASA’s InSight lander detects stunning meteoroid impact on Mars
NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only…
On the trail of missing genes and cancer clues
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in understanding how deletion of the genes that encode…
Proof-of-concept study advances potential new way to deliver gene therapy
Researchers say they have successfully used a cell’s natural process for making proteins to ‘slide’…
On the trail of missing genes and cancer clues
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in understanding how deletion of the genes that encode…
Experimental monoclonal antibodies show promise against Epstein-Barr virus
A panel of investigational monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting different sites of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)…
STAT+: Drugmaker raises the price of an old chemo medicine tenfold amid persistent shortages
Amid sporadic shortages of a drug that is essential in preparing patients for lifesaving, cancer-fighting…
Time for ‘concrete action’ by international community to hold Iran’s security forces to account
Condemnation of the brutal and on-going crackdown of protests in Iran is “not enough”, said…
Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals
Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment…
Ozone hole continues shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA scientists say
The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached an average area of 8.9 million square miles (23.2…
Why some people are mosquito magnets
The female mosquito will hunt down any human, but some of us get bitten far…
River longer than the Thames beneath Antarctic ice sheet could affect ice loss
An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice,…
Study shows bumble bees ‘play’
Bumble bees play, according to new research. It is believed to be the first time…
Magma on Mars likely
Until now, Mars has been generally considered a geologically dead planet. An international team of…
Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars
A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean…
Listen: Anti-science at the polls, a biotech odd couple, & the stakes of the midterms
Can Covid denialism get you elected? How is the music business like biotech investing? And…