Laughing gas in space could mean life
Scientists are suggesting something is missing from the typical roster of chemicals that astrobiologists use…
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Decreased proteins, not amyloid plaques, tied to Alzheimer’s disease
New research supports the hypothesis that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by a decline in levels…
Researchers’ flow platform advances water harvesting technology
The researchers’ unique platform solves a key problem in water harvesting: Collected water droplets form…
Optimal breeding group sizes differ by sex in cooperative animals
The evolutionary pros and cons of group living vary for males and females, according to…
AI models can now continually learn from new data on intelligent edge devices like smartphones and sensors
A new technique enables on-device training of machine-learning models on edge devices like microcontrollers, which…
‘Game-changing’ study offers a powerful computer-modeling approach to cell simulations
A milestone report proposes a new technique for modeling molecular life with computers. The advance…
Helping our heroes: Time-restricted eating improves health of firefighters
Scientists conducted a clinical trial and found that time-restricted eating improved measures of health and…
Combining time-restricted eating and HIIT improves health measures in women with obesity
Both time-restricted eating (TRE) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) have been shown to improve cardiometabolic…
Scientists chart how exercise affects the body
Researchers mapped out many of the cells, genes, and cellular pathways that are modified by…
Eating late increases hunger, decreases calories burned, and changes fat tissue
Obesity afflicts approximately 42 percent of the U.S. adult population and contributes to the onset…
Epic’s overhauled sepsis model, Verily’s close FDA ties, & AI for biopsies
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Keeping planes and wind turbines ice-free
Engineers have made a significant breakthrough in de-icing technology. New research examines a smart, hybrid…
Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered global tsunami that scoured seafloor thousands of miles from impact site
The miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiped out nearly all the…
The US needs to prepare to introduce the novel oral polio vaccine
On 13 September 2022, the United States was added to a list compiled by the…
Patients with developmental disability at higher risk of preventable harm in hospitals, study finds
A study has found that people with developmental disability are up to three times more…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. Supreme Court asks solicitor general for views on ‘skinny label’ case; Express Scripts and Kroger are mired in dispute
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What does “work” mean in the case of antidepressants?
For many people who think that depression is caused by low serotonin, an antidepressant “working”…
Lung cancer: NHS campaign aims to inflate numbers of early diagnoses
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Association between initiation of fluoroquinolones and hospital admission or emergency department visit for suicidality: population based cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the association between initiation of fluoroquinolones and hospital admission or emergency department visit…
How to improve discussions about osteoarthritis in primary care
The studyVennik J, Hughes S, Smith KA, et al. Patient and practitioner priorities and concerns…
Helen Salisbury: Being a GP in an unequal society
This week I learnt that England has the second highest income inequality in Europe, and…
Why I . . . play table tennis
It was the long hot summer of 1976 when Bryan Rhodes’ friend asked him to…
Junior doctors vote to ballot for industrial action
The BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee has voted to go to a ballot on industrial action…
Junior doctors’ pay: the dispute and what the future holds
On Saturday 1 October the BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee voted to go to a ballot…
Do Vegans Outlive Non-Vegetarians? Here’s What Studies Have To Say
Veganism is the form of diet wherein people abstain from any animal products or by-products….
Opinion: Messaging — the unrecognized coefficient in pandemic control — matters
A little over a century ago, scientists working in laboratories discovered that microbes were the…
STAT+: CAR-T therapy doesn’t work in all cancer cases. Scientists are starting to figure out why
When CAR-T therapy works against blood cancer, it can work spectacularly, but cancer still returns…
STAT+: At Verily, a growing line of business builds on a revolving door to the FDA
After years spent building a seemingly slapdash set of medical initiatives, Verily seems to have…
Judge rebukes expert witness in injured baby case for series of failings
A leading neuroradiologist who was an expert witness in an injured baby case has been…
Labour pains left behind by a united and confident party conference
Labour Party conferences have been factional and unsettled affairs for some years. Health campaigning in…
Why it is important to discuss what antidepressants do
Kendrick and Collinson suggest that we overstepped the data in discussion of the relevance of…
Sixty seconds on . . . the “twindemic”
An epidemic of twins?Although the rate of multiple births in the UK has been rising…
Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with reduced lung function during childhood – News-Medical.Net
Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with reduced lung function during childhood News-Medical.Net Study links prenatal phthalate exposure…
Pregnant Minors 2.5 Times Less Likely to Receive Prenatal Care Than Pregnant Adults – ValuePenguin
Pregnant Minors 2.5 Times Less Likely to Receive Prenatal Care Than Pregnant Adults ValuePenguin Read Original…
Our ancestors’ prenatal growth sped up after we split from chimps – New Scientist
Our ancestors’ prenatal growth sped up after we split from chimps New Scientist Read Original Article:…
Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. Experts say the system needs to change: ‘It is not a safe place right now’ – CNBC
Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. Experts say the system needs…
Preeclampsia, Pregnancy, and Blood Pressure Drug – Healthline
Preeclampsia, Pregnancy, and Blood Pressure Drug Healthline Read Original Article: Preeclampsia, Pregnancy, and Blood Pressure Drug…
BACH to host annual pregnancy and infant loss remembrance ceremony – DVIDS
BACH to host annual pregnancy and infant loss remembrance ceremony DVIDS Read Original Article: BACH to…
Sleep Through The Night While You Can, With These 7 Best Mattresses For Pregnancy – mindbodygreen
Sleep Through The Night While You Can, With These 7 Best Mattresses For Pregnancy mindbodygreen Read…
‘I don’t know if I’m going to wake up’: Mothers share stories of pregnancy-related complications – CBC.ca
‘I don’t know if I’m going to wake up’: Mothers share stories of pregnancy-related complications CBC.ca…
Spontaneous HP with Intrauterine GTN and Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy – Physician’s Weekly
Spontaneous HP with Intrauterine GTN and Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy Physician’s Weekly Read Original Article: Spontaneous HP…
Health Risks to Babies When Antidepressants Used During Pregnancy – Mad In America – Mad in America
Health Risks to Babies When Antidepressants Used During Pregnancy – Mad In America Mad in America…
News in Brief 03 October 2022
UN deputy chief urges climate support for developing nations Africa’s economic slowdown to affect millions:…
Disruption of MTSS2 function causes a new syndromic intellectual disability
A study provides experimental evidence of an association between a variant in MTSS2 gene and…
Alternative medicine quiz – KLRT – FOX16.com
Alternative medicine quiz KLRT – FOX16.com Read Original Article: Alternative medicine quiz – KLRT – FOX16.com…
Stretchy, bio-inspired synaptic transistor can enhance, weaken device memories
Robotics and wearable devices might soon get a little smarter with the addition of a…
Biologists identify broad coral disease resistance traits
A new study provides a novel framework for identifying broad coral disease resistance traits and…
Dynamics in one-dimensional spin chains newly elucidated
Neutron scattering is considered the method of choice for investigating magnetic structures and excitations in…
Rights experts decry shut down of civic space in Nicaragua
Nicaragua must comply with its international obligations to respect and guarantee fundamental freedoms, two experts…
Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north
Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to…