Neuroimaging study reveals functional and structural brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease
In a study using specialized imaging techniques, researchers report distinctive changes in the ‘white matter’…
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Fighting tumors with magnetic bacteria
Researchers are planning to use magnetic bacteria to fight cancerous tumors. They have now found…
Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up
Researchers created a technique for precisely arranging nanoparticles onto surfaces in arrays with arbitrary shapes…
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New Lassa fever therapy may be on the horizon
Scientists plan to use their new map of the Lassa virus surface glycoprotein to design…
First radio-astronomy cryogenic receivers with all-metal 3D-printed RF components
Scientists have successfully fabricated corrugated all-metal 3D-printed horns for the ALMA Band 1 receivers (Radio…
A pocket full of water molecules — how actin filaments drive the cell’s motion
Actin filaments are protein fibers that make up the internal skeleton of the cell. As…
Borrowing a shape from a to-go cup lid, a drone wing could learn how to sense danger faster
The oddly satisfying small domes that you press on your soda’s to-go cup lid may…
New class of porous metal nanoparticles will give rise to new capabilities in biomolecular absorption, chemical sensing and separations
Researchers have made a significant advance in the way they produce exotic open-framework superlattices made…
Popular pharmaceutical target in cells may prove even more useful
Researchers have identified a new signaling process involving G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a cellular target…
19 life-threatening fungi listed in bid to tackle antifungal resistance
If you had to name some of the planet’s most life-threatening fungal diseases, would you…
Tracking mental health over the COVID-19 pandemic
When the world shut down in March of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people…
Outpatient visits are critical to success of treating opioid-use disorder, researchers find
People with opioid-use disorder who enter treatment are at risk for relapse, overdose or death…
Astronomy: Observation puzzles researchers
An international team of astrophysicists has made a puzzling discovery while analyzing certain star clusters….
Contact tracing data sheds light on COVID-19 spread in New York City
A recent study used contract tracing data to produce a detailed map to date of…
School policing and disciplining may lead to student substance abuse
Public health researchers have found that the prevalence of school discipline and school policing —…
Pan-coronavirus antiviral activity and mechanism of molecularly engineered banana lectin
Researchers have revealed insights into the broad-spectrum ‘pan-coronavirus’ antiviral activity and mechanism of the molecularly…
Wealth as a determinant of brain health
Farina and colleagues’ recent editorial argues that “public health messaging should promote brain health as…
Activists demand more funds for ME research
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Helen Salisbury: Would GMC proposals prop up or undermine general practice?
Before 1979, being a GP required no postgraduate training. After completing medical school and a…
AI technologies: guidelines set out training requirements for NHS staff
All health and care staff will receive training in how to use artificial intelligence (AI)…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: White House pharma help in plan to combat hepatitis C; J&J blood cancer drug will cost $39,500 a month
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
Virtual Event: Can We Share Health Data and Not Be Evil?
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When To Get The COVID-19 Booster To Stay Protected This Thanksgiving 2022
Experts said here is the best time to get boosted ahead of the holiday. Read…
Rachel Clarke: Ukraine—how do you live in the face of death?
For her first six months of work as a doctor in the small Ukrainian town…
Impact of a package of health, nutrition, psychosocial support, and WaSH interventions delivered during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood periods on birth outcomes and on linear growth at 24 months of age: factorial, individually randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the effect of integrated and concurrent delivery of health, nutrition, water, sanitation and…
A lethal staghorn
This is a left renal squamous cell carcinoma arising from a staghorn calculus in a…
My top BMJ Student picks—shake it out
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Scarlett McNally: Exercise can do wonders for social care
We need urgent radical solutions for the crisis in social care, to prevent the collapse…
Continuous glucose monitoring for adults and children with diabetes: summary of updated NICE guidance
What you need to knowThe guideline update recommends real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and intermittently…
Biotech’s newest odd couple: A pharma insider and a music maven launch a health care VC
D.A. Wallach’s first meeting with his business partner could have been the setting of a…
COVID Disrupted Measles Vaccinations In Africa And Now Cases Are Surging
The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted measles vaccine campaigns globally in 2020 and 2021, leaving millions of…
Opinion: After 30 years of 340B, it’s time for data and an honest conversation
The 340B Drug Discount Program turns 30 on Nov. 4. This once-obscure drug access program…
Opinion: Listen: Home health care is facing devastating ‘clawbacks’
Terry Wilcox’s grandmother lived in an isolated house at the top of a hill overlooking…
STAT+: Q&A: A health justice lawyer and new MacArthur ‘genius’ on pharma’s patent games
Priti Krishtel has had it with the patent tricks up pharma’s sleeves. The co-executive director…
When it comes to addiction, Americans’ word choices are part of the problem
Who gets better medical care in the United States: “addicts,” or “people with substance use…
Photos reveal what pregnancy really looks like in the first weeks – The Jerusalem Post
Photos reveal what pregnancy really looks like in the first weeks The Jerusalem Post Here’s what…
STAT+: Pacific Biosciences, known for niche DNA sequencing, looks to rival Illumina with new product launch
Pacific Biosciences, a Menlo Park, Calif., firm best known for its niche approach to DNA…
News in Brief 25 October 2022
Ukraine war: at least 6,374 civilians confirmed dead, reports UN rights office #Malaysia in spotlight…
Study reveals soil moisture plays the biggest role in underground spread of natural gas leaking from pipelines
Soil moisture content is the main factor that controls how far and at what concentration…
People who struggle to cope with stressful situations could benefit from owning a pet
New research finds that owning a pet could help people who are less resilient cope…
Cosmic rays drive galaxy’s winds
VLA observations revealed that cosmic rays can play an important role in driving winds that…
Researchers create lunar regolith bricks that could be used to construct Artemis base camp
As part of NASA’s Artemis program to establish a long-term presence on the moon, it…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) may benefit children and young adults with cancer – Sciencenorway
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Here’s how the brain works when we choose to help someone in danger
How do people decide whether to intervene and help others in danger? Researchers now show…
A new kind of wood-based plastic could enable circular home furnishings and building materials
Plastics used in home furnishings and constructions materials could be replaced with a new kind…
Researchers develop ‘Goldilocks drug’ to treat triple-negative breast cancer
Researchers have developed a drug that so specifically targets a deadly kind of breast cancer…
Tracking raindrops, one molecule at a time
New research refines our understanding of the chemical traces that act as the rain’s fingerprint….
Sudan: Justice for protesters against coup, key to ending cycle of violence
UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown…
Scientists pinpoint druggable target in aggressive breast cancer
Researchers have set their sights on a new therapeutic target for an aggressive form of…