Losing sleep? It might be time to check your blood pressure
Getting enough sleep has never been more difficult in today’s fast-paced environment. Yet new research…
Month: October 2023
Viruses dynamic and changing after dry soils are watered
Viruses in soil may not be as destructive to bacteria as once thought and could…
Scientists investigate Grand Canyon’s ancient past to predict future climate impacts
A team explores relationship between warming post-Ice Age temperatures and intensifying summer monsoon rains on…
‘Impossible’ millimeter wave sensor has wide potential
UC Davis researchers develop a proof-of-concept millimeter wave radar sensor that can detect extremely small…
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DNA from discarded whale bones suggests loss of genetic diversity due to commercial whaling
Commercial whaling in the 20th century decimated populations of large whales but also appears to…
New internet addiction spectrum: Where are you on the scale?
Young people (24 years and younger) spend an average of six hours a day online,…
Water makes all the difference
Water is a major driving force in the formation of separate reaction compartments within cells….
Genetics of attraction: Mate choice in fruit flies
Genetic quality or genetic compatibility? What do female fruit flies prioritize when mating? Researchers show…
Colliding neutron stars provide a new way to measure the expansion of the Universe
In recent years, astronomy has seen itself in a bit of crisis: Although we know…
Engineering study employs deep learning to explain extreme events
At the core of uncovering extreme events such as floods is the physics of fluids…
A hygiene program for chromosomes
Researchers identified and characterized a new cellular compartment in vertebrate cells termed chr(’39’)exclusomechr(’39’) that might be…
New study uncovers potential treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A research team has identified an important factor involved in the development of non-alcoholic fatty…
New tool reveals how drugs affect men, women differently — and will make for safer medications
Researchers have developed a powerful new tool to understand how medications affect men and women…
STAT+: Nobel Prize, in a rarity, celebrates a fruitful and durable partnership
The most noteworthy aspect of awarding the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology to two…
Researchers blow whistle on forensic science method
If forensic experts have access to a suspect’s gun, they can compare the microscopic markings…
In forming long-term memories, vascular cells are crucial
A new study reveals the crucial role of vascular system cells — known as pericytes…
Is AI in the eye of the beholder?
Priming users about the motives of an AI agent had a significant impact on their…
Discrimination alters brain-gut ‘crosstalk,’ prompting poor food choices and increased health risks
People frequently exposed to racial or ethnic discrimination may be more susceptible to obesity and…
Advanced bladder cancer patients could keep their bladder under new treatment regime, clinical trial shows
Investigators have developed a new approach for treating invasive bladder cancer without the need for…
New agreement promotes drug-free sport, supports public health
The UN health agency, WHO, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have boosted their support…
World News in Brief: ‘Competing’ efforts to rebuild Derna, Myanmar mines threat, schools shut in Burkina Faso
The head of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hit out against ‘unilateral and competing…
WHO approves second malaria vaccine for children
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a…
Plant chloroplasts promise potential therapy for Huntington’s disease
A chloroplast enzyme safeguards plants against pathological protein aggregation that causes Huntington’s and other neurodegenerative…
STAT+: Congress extends some pandemic preparedness programs, but not all
WASHINGTON — Congress temporarily extended a few pandemic-preparedness programs when it forestalled a government shutdown…
WHO recommends second malaria vaccine, hoping to address supply issues
Just two years after the World Health Organization’s historic recommendation of the first malaria vaccine,…
Sustainable protection of rapidly subsiding coastlines with mangroves
Along the Asian coast lines there are many areas where rural communities experience alarming rates…
Distributed workload in the fly brain
To distinguish motion patterns, a neuronal computation is performed three times in a row. Read…
STAT+: Verily lands $38 million deal with CDC for wastewater surveillance
Alphabet’s life sciences company Verily has scored its first Centers for Disease Control contract, a…
The stability of $0 premiums in Medicare Advantage
You’re reading the web edition of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
Climate and human land use both play roles in Pacific island wildfires past and present
It’s long been understood that human settlement contributes to conditions that make Pacific Islands more…
A more effective experimental design for engineering a cell into a new state
A new machine-learning approach helps scientists more efficiently identify the optimal intervention to achieve a…
Researchers studied thousands of fertility attempts hoping to improve IVF
By genetically testing nearly one thousand embryos, scientists have provided the most detailed analysis of…
Researchers propose a unified, scalable framework to measure agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
Increased government investment in climate change mitigation is prompting agricultural sectors to find reliable methods…
Dense measurement network links air pollution and common agricultural practice
The annual burning of crop residue in India causes widespread air pollution, particularly in the…
Metaphors for human fertilization are evolving, study shows
In a common metaphor used to describe human fertilization, sperm cells are competitors racing to…
STAT+: Court strikes down Trump-era rule that allowed health insurers to broadly use copay accumulators
A U.S. judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that allowed health insurers not…
We’re better off thanks to migrants, says new IOM chief
With people on the move globally at “unprecedented” levels, the UN’s new migration agency chief…
Arbitrary detention still widespread in Mexico, rights expert warns
Mexico has made significant progress in combatting arbitrary detention in recent years, but the battle…
Covid-19: Vaccine hesitancy and access affect uptake of new boosters
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has encouraged all Americans aged 6…
STAT+: Former FDA official lays out how to keep patients safe from risky medical devices
Madris Kinard’s unlikely journey to becoming a champion for patient safety started in a fire…
Here’s what’s moving the needle in biotech stock, in the final quarter of a dismal year
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Court allows Medicare drug price negotiation to proceed; J&J will not enforce patents on key TB drug
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
CDC proposes new antibiotics policy aimed at reducing STIs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a new policy aimed at dramatically…
Clinicians raise concerns over pilot of blood test for multiple cancers
Cancer alliances across England are preparing to pilot the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test Galleri—a…
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STAT+: Syndax’s leukemia drug succeeds in pivotal study
Syndax Pharmaceuticals’ treatment for a genetically defined form of advanced leukemia met its goal in…
STAT+: Mirum’s Chenodal succeeds in late-stage trial for rare metabolic disorder
Mirum Pharmaceuticals reported on Monday that a drug it recently acquired to treat cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis,…
Environmental sustainability in healthcare systems: role of frugal innovation
The health sector has an important role in protecting human and planetary health by reducing…
Martha’s rule and patients’ rights to a second opinion
The death of 13 year old Martha Mills in 2021 from sepsis complicating pancreatic trauma…
How to make “single use” surgical items more sustainable
Surgery is a major medical contributor to the United Kingdom’s carbon emissions. Progress is being…
2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine: Karikó, Weissman awarded prize for mRNA research
Two pioneers of mRNA research — the technology that helped the world tame the virus…