Insect-slapping flower stamens maximize pollination
Using a mobile stamen to slap away insect visitors maximizes pollination and minimizes costs to…
Year: 2022
Healthy aging requires an understanding of personality types
New research shows that older adults may be better supported as they age when their…
Out of the loop: Ecologists report short-term plant-soil feedback experiments fall short in predicting competition outcome of long-term field experiment
Ecologists have measured plant-soil feedbacks for six perennial prairie grass species in a short-term greenhouse…
Best way to estimate costs for invasive plant removal? Get out and dig
According to an agricultural ecologist, many cost estimates for cleaning up unwanted, invasive plants are…
Physicists use ‘electron correlations’ to control topological materials
Topological states have stable, immutable features of great interest for quantum computing and communications, and…
Engineering duckweed to produce oil for biofuels, bioproducts
Scientists have engineered duckweed to produce high yields of oil. The team added genes to…
Heat-proof chaotic carbides could revolutionize aerospace technology
Scientists have engineered a new class of materials capable of producing tunable electromagnetic properties while…
New CRISPR-Cas approach permits more precise DNA cleavage
A team led by investigators has overcome a major constraint for cutting and editing DNA…
Materials science engineers work on new material for computer chips
Members of a multifunctional thin film research group have published two landmark studies that explain…
STAT+: Even as large health systems bleed money, children’s hospitals are faring well
Children’s hospitals were spared from the worst ravages of the pandemic, putting them in a…
The new compound that destroys the MRSA superbug
A compound that both inhibits the MRSA superbug and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics…
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Researchers identify diabetes drug metformin as potential atrial fibrillation treatment in collaborative research
Researchers have identified a common diabetes medication, metformin, as a possible treatment for atrial fibrillation….
No adverse effects of early fluoride exposure found on childhood development
A new study has provided evidence that exposure to fluoridated water by young children was…
Rainfall is becoming more intense in most of the U.S.
In a new study, researchers compared observed rainfall from two climatologically distinct time periods and…
New ways to understand and confront the fear of losing control
A new article presents a new perspective on the fear of losing control, with rich…
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Predicting risk of aneurysm rupture
Predicting the rupture of aneurysms is crucial for medical prevention and treatment. As aspect ratio…
Blood levels of ‘free range’ DNA may signal early detection of dementia and frailty
In a long-term prospective study of more than 600 older participants, researchers say they have…
Gut microbiome plays a role in lifestyle’s effects on dementia risk
The gut microbiome may play a role in how diet and exercise affect brain health…
AI predicts physics of future fault-slip in laboratory earthquakes
An artificial-intelligence approach borrowed from natural-language processing — much like language translation and autofill for…
STAT+: Bright exits ACA health insurance marketplaces to stay afloat
Bright Health Group is drastically cutting back its health insurance offerings for next year, including…
Gene therapy rapidly improves night vision in adults with congenital blindness
Adults with a genetic form of childhood-onset blindness experienced striking recoveries of night vision within…
Electronic gaming can trigger potentially lethal heart rhythm problems in susceptible children
Electronic gaming can precipitate life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have been…
Broccoli gas: A better way to find life in space
Broccoli, along with many other plants and microorganisms, emit gases to help them expel toxins….
Women may experience different PCOS symptoms depending on where they live
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Alabama may be more likely to have excessive…
Robots in workplace contribute to burnout, job insecurity
Working alongside robots may contribute to job burnout and workplace incivility, but self-affirmation techniques could…
Properties of ‘baby talk’ similar across many languages
A study has revealed that baby talk displays similar properties across 36 languages. Read Original…
Discovery of unknown habitats in the carboniferous flora in the Pyrenees
A study reveals how the Sigillaria brardii species — a fossil plant typical of peatlands…
After stroke in an infant’s brain, right side of brain compensates for loss of language in left side
A clinical study found that, for children who had a major stroke to the left…
The challenge for COP27
bmj;379/oct11_14/o2433/FAF1faA farmer stands among the carcasses of his livestock as drought threatens 2.8 million people…
Towards net zero healthcare
What you need to knowReduce use of health services and improve healthcare efficiency by integrating…
U.S. preventive health group recommends anxiety screening for kids 8 to 18
An influential national panel of preventive health experts on Tuesday recommended for the first time…
Gwyn Amman Evans
bmj;379/oct11_12/o2399/FAF1faGwyn Amman Evans was an eminent children’s and adult orthopaedic surgeon at the Robert Jones…
Sylvia Joyce Jordan
bmj;379/oct11_11/o2403/FAF1faSylvia Joyce Jordan won a scholarship to Christ’s Hospital during the second world war and…
UN rights report details ‘unconscionable’ violations of migrants returning from Libya
Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: BIO CEO resigns amid board disagreements; Pfizer exec denies allegations over EU Covid-vaccine deal
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine thank you,…
Atrial fibrillation: Most UK media “promote screening” despite lack of evidence, study finds
Screening for atrial fibrillation has largely been promoted by commentators, NHS organisations, and charities that…
Helen Salisbury: Massaging the waiting list statistics
Internal guidance from NHS England—as reported by the Health Service Journal1—indicates that patients who decline…
How can I make the NHS greener?
As healthcare professionals, we have a unique opportunity and obligationEleanor Damm, co-chair of the environmental…
Adolescents and youth are prioritising human rights in the climate change agenda
Climate change is increasingly affecting the human rights to life, food, health, safe drinking water…
Covid-19: Antiviral purchased by UK government does not lower risk of hospital admission, trial shows
Molnupiravir, a covid-19 antiviral drug bought by the UK government in the amount of 2.23…
Vaccine effectiveness of primary series and booster doses against covid-19 associated hospital admissions in the United States: living test negative design study
AbstractObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness of a primary covid-19 vaccine series plus booster doses with a…
Former British Journal of Sports Medicine editor is subject of a slew of retractions
The British Journal of Sports Medicine has retracted nine further non-research articles by its former…
What would it take for you to protest about the climate emergency?
If you opened a print copy of The BMJ a couple of weeks ago, you…
40% Of Americans Misrepresented Their COVID Status, Adherence To Health Measures: Study
The researchers found that 41.6% of the respondents reported misrepresentation and/or non-adherence to at least…
Opinion: CBO’s dismissal of health care price transparency is based on faulty premises
Can price transparency meaningfully reduce the outrageous cost of health care and coverage? I believe…
Opinion: Medicare’s cuts to home health are a step in the wrong direction
My grandmother lived at the top of a hill overlooking the magical mountains and valleys…
STAT+: For Swedish professor and his tiny biotech, Alzheimer’s drug means vindication and a fortune
Last month, word spread that a drug was finally shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease, and…
STAT+: As small-town telepharmacies struggle to stay open, national chains eye an opportunity
In February 2019, the town of Albion, Ind. — population 2,500 — welcomed its first…
A minuscule new HHS office has a mammoth goal: tackling environmental justice
WASHINGTON — Ask 10 people how a federal health care agency might tackle “environmental justice,”…
Maternity care ‘deserts’ on the rise across the U.S., report finds
The home birth had been going well, with the baby having been delivered safely, when…