A bright future in eco-friendly light devices, just add dendrimers, cellulose, and graphene
Researchers have developed a light-emitting electrochemical cell using dendrimers, a material gaining popularity in the…
Month: July 2023
Fecal transplants show promise in improving melanoma treatment
Researchers have found that fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show…
Organic electronics: Sustainability during the entire lifecycle
Organic electronics can make a decisive contribution to decarbonization and, at the same time, help…
AI tool decodes brain cancer’s genome during surgery
New AI tool enables in-surgery genomic profiling of gliomas, the most aggressive and most common…
Spider mite males undress maturing females to win the first mating
In males of many species, it pays to identify females that are nearing maturity to…
Food labels offer consumer choices but also confusion about animal welfare
Animal-based food products often come packaged in a wide array of information labels, including organic,…
Building models to predict interactions in plant microbiomes
Microbiomes play a key role for plant health and could make agriculture more sustainable —…
Chemists create the microspine with shape-transforming properties for targeted cargo delivery at microscale
With the goal of advancing biomimetic microscale materials, the research team has developed a new…
Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
Researchers found that altered B cell function in children with mitochondrial disorders led to a…
‘Grim milestone’ as Ukraine war reaches 500-day mark
The UN deplored the horrendous civilian cost of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which reached…
Machine learning takes materials modeling into new era
The arrangement of electrons in matter, known as the electronic structure, plays a crucial role…
Triple combination therapy brings lasting improvement in cystic fibrosis
The mucus in the airways is not as sticky, inflammation in the lungs significantly reduced:…
Who do patient representatives represent?
Lynch and Largent discuss the contribution of patients—current and future—to regulatory approvals for promising new…
Patient experts should reflect the spectrum of patient views
Lynch and Largent discuss how the wishes and interests of current patients might not align…
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When I use a word . . . Medical slang: neologisms
Coining new wordsMost words in general use have arisen through natural evolution of the language,…
Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs hoping to show he can save money for families
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to…
Raghu Gaind
bmj;382/jul07_7/p1563/FAF1faRaghu Gaind was born in Kashmir to a family that had served the Maharajah for…
Jonathan Charles Coleman
bmj;382/jul07_6/p1562/FAF1faJonathan Charles Coleman (“Jon”) trained at Charing Cross Hospital and worked in London apart from…
Anne Lambie
bmj;382/jul07_5/p1566/FAF1faAnne Lambie was a pioneering female consultant physician who overcame early discrimination and went on…
Malcolm R Laing
bmj;382/jul07_4/p1565/FAF1faMalcolm Laing was born in Dundee and brought up in Monifieth in Angus before moving…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA grants full approval to Alzheimer’s drug; Sanders blocks NIH nominee over drug costs
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Sixty seconds on . . . Instagram censorship
Is this social media combating misinformation?Not this time. This is about the photo sharing social…
Global diet study challenges advice to limit high-fat dairy foods
Unprocessed red meat and whole grains can be included or left out of a healthy…
Biotechnology offers holistic approach to restoration of at-risk forest tree species
Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to…
Queensland native forestry can help achieve global environment goals
Research has revealed that Queensland native forestry, including timber harvesting, could actually help conserve biodiversity…
Reginald Wyndham Lloyd-Davies: urologist who pioneered the treatment of kidney disease
bmj;382/jul07_2/p1564/FAF1faReginald Wyndham Lloyd-Davies was born into a family of seven generations of doctors in Wolverhampton,…
Ask the expert: assessment of shoulder pain in primary care
What you need to knowSimple screening examinations can identify the anatomical location of pain in…
Opinion: California should become the first state to offer a special minimum wage to health care workers
Lawmakers in California may finally offer a raise to the state’s woefully underpaid health care…
Opinion: We finally have new Alzheimer’s drugs. How do we decide who gets them?
The recent FDA approval of Leqembi, the latest anti-amyloid drug, is undoubtedly a breakthrough for…
How the political right came to back psychedelics to treat trauma
DENVER — When former Texas Gov. Rick Perry strode onto the stage at the largest…
STAT+: Palantir’s small but growing health-software business leans on meeting customers’ demands
PALO ALTO, Calif. — At a bustling artificial intelligence conference in June hosted by data…
Most ambulances ‘run hot’ with lights and sirens blaring. But that’s starting to change
Jonathan Studnek knows some people imagine that driving an ambulance at high speed with lights…
Women and girls bear brunt of global water and sanitation crisis
Women and girls are primarily responsible for water collection in seven out of 10 households…
Science Update: Prenatal depression may increase risk of … – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Science Update: Prenatal depression may increase risk of … National Institute of Child Health and Human…
Prenatal THC Exposure May Risk Lifelong Health – Neuroscience News
Prenatal THC Exposure May Risk Lifelong Health Neuroscience News Read Original Article: Prenatal THC Exposure May…
News in Brief 6 July 2023
UN chief says guardrails needed for AI to ‘benefit everyone’ Myanmar atrocities and impunity must…
Sibannac, Inc. Expands Alternative Health Footprint Entering Pet Market with Distribution Rights to Revolutionary Insect Repelling Collar – Yahoo Finance
Sibannac, Inc. Expands Alternative Health Footprint Entering Pet Market with Distribution Rights to Revolutionary Insect…
AI finds a way to people’s hearts (literally!)
Scientists have successfully developed a model that utilizes AI to accurately classify cardiac functions and…
THC use during pregnancy linked to changes in fetal development
Researchers showed that consuming THC while pregnant could potentially affect development of the fetus and…
Forensics lab cracks case on newer, ‘greener’ gunshot residue
Discoveries by forensic scientists about how gunshot residue behaves on skin, hair and fabric will…
Physicists generate the first snapshots of fermion pairs
Physicists captured the first images that directly show the pairing of fermions. The snapshots of…
Policymakers should consider animal welfare in decisions
Incorporating animal welfare into policymaking may improve policy and practice, according to new research. The…
Why there are no kangaroos in Bali (and no tigers in Australia)
Researchers are using a new model to clarify why millions of years ago more animal…
Eliminating extra chromosomes in cancer cells prevent tumor growth
Cancer cells with extra chromosomes depend on those chromosomes for tumor growth, a new study…
Top corn producing state to see future drop in yield, cover crop efficiency
How will future climate change affect nitrogen loss, and will cover crops still be effective…
Multiple sclerosis: New biomarker confirmed for early diagnosis
A study has demonstrated for the first time that diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can…
FDA approves first Alzheimer’s therapy shown to clearly slow cognitive decline
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to the first therapy for…
STAT+: Generic group sues Minnesota over a drug pricing transparency law it calls an “unconstitutional overreach”
The trade group for generic drug companies has filed a lawsuit alleging a Minnesota law…
Discovery of 500-million-year-old fossil reveals astonishing secrets of tunicate origins
Researchers describe a 500 million-year-old tunicate fossil species. The study suggests that the modern tunicate…
Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly
We humans can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine…