Underwater architects: The ‘burrowing effect’ of foraminifera on marine environments
Impact of single-cell organisms on sediment oxygen levels and bacterial diversity measured for the first…
Year: 2023
Extreme heat could cause more than 10 000 annual deaths in the UK by 2050s, warn experts
Climate change will have deadly effects on physical and mental health if nations fail to…
Sixty GP surgeries set to transfer to new private provider
The private healthcare provider HCRG Care Group (formerly known as Virgin Care) has agreed a…
Sunak’s smoke-free generation: spare a thought for the tobacco industry
The UK prime minister’s call for a smoke-free generation, which follows similar measures in New…
A drug target for erectile dysfunction to help improve fertility, sexual activity, and wellbeing: mendelian randomisation study
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the association of genetically proxied (using a surrogate biomarker) inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5…
Birdwatching and medicine: stories of curiosity and wonder
Birdwatching was my lifeline during medical training, a way to avoid the burnout that afflicts…
The space doctors
BiographiesMission control: Sushmita RamanujamRadiology specialty registrar at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.Sushmita has…
Health spending is driving people into poverty in Europe and central Asia
“Is it acceptable that people become poor as a result of ill health?” asks Tamas…
Role model: Tom Miller
Tom Miller loves his commute to the Buxton Medical Practice in Derbyshire. “I travel 11…
Methadone clinics spar with addiction doctors on bill that would widen access
Lawmakers on Tuesday will debate an addiction medicine proposal that would have been considered unthinkable…
Boston’s mobile clinics offer model of health care that meets patients where they are
BOSTON — Chongcan Zhu, an 83-year-old longtime resident of Boston, lives alone — but she…
STAT+: With big ambition — and a family name to match — Reed Jobs charts his own course in biotech
In the months after his father died of complications from pancreatic cancer, Reed Jobs found…
Opinion: New sickle cell disease CRISPR treatments can’t make up for the shortage of adult hematologists
After decades of limited progress in the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD), both patients…
Opinion: It’s time to rethink the Medicare annual wellness visit
In 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created the annual wellness visit (AWV),…
News in Brief 11 December 2023
Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip COP28: UN chief urges…
Extreme rainfall increases ag nutrient runoff, conservation strategies can help
Nutrient runoff from agricultural production is a significant source of water pollution in the U.S.,…
‘Energy droughts’ in wind and solar can last nearly a week
Understanding the risk of compound energy droughts — times when the sun doesn’t shine and…
Clinical trial demonstrates that the ketogenic diet is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease
It’s official: The ketogenic diet proved to be effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease (PKD)…
House passes site-neutral policy, transparency, PBM reform package
WASHINGTON — The House passed a relatively major health care package late Monday, an end-of-year…
Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s come from patient who, despite genetics, evaded disease
A woman who never developed Alzheimer’s despite a strong genetic predisposition may hold the key…
Alaskan allies: Communities unite to protect the areas they love
Natural resource management decisions in protected areas impact more than the wildlife and landscapes they’re…
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Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants
Advancements in the care of premature babies are leading to improved survival rates. However, the…
Tirzepatide enhances weight loss with sustained treatment but discontinuation leads to weight regain
The current class of anti-obesity drugs is proving remarkably effective at removing excess pounds. However,…
Stem cell study reveals how infantile cystinosis causes kidney failure — and how to cure it
New research has identified how a misstep in the genesis of a key component of…
Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon
Researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that…
Scientists 3D print self-heating microfluidic devices
A fabrication process can produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multimaterial 3D…
Permselectivity reveals a cool side of nanopores
Researchers investigated the thermal energy changes across nanopores that allow the selective flow of ions….
Holidays crank up kilos for kids
On the cusp of summer holidays, Aussie kids are looking forward to some well-deserved time…
Rail industry urged to consider safety risks of space weather
Train accidents could be caused by solar storms switching signalling from red to green according…
Eco-friendly technologies for plastic production and biodegradation?
A new article covering an overview and trends of plastic production and degradation technology using…
New study reveals latest data on global burden of cardiovascular disease
A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely…
Millions of birds lose precious energy due to fireworks on New Year’s Eve
Birds are affected by the mass use of fireworks on New Year’s Eve up to…
New geophysical technique enhances imaging of fluid-filled rocks finding connections with microearthquakes
Scientists have recently introduced a new method called ambient noise differential adjoint tomography, which allows…
Ryugu samples illuminate terrestrial weathering effects on primitive meteorites
Asteroids offer valuable windows into the early solar system, given that they are remnants of…
New therapeutic target for rare type of childhood epilepsy
Researchers have identified a potential treatment target for a genetic type of epilepsy. Read…
Predictive models augur that at the end of the century fields will need more water than today
A team has published evapotranspiration projections for Andalusia through 2100, using a machine learning model…
Groundbreaking research offers early clues to stomach cancer development
Scientists have decoded critical genetic factors in intestinal metaplasia patients, shedding light on early signs…
Contigo Wellness’s Diana Anzaldúa Unleashes Insight on Holistic Health’s U.S. Surge – USA TODAY
Contigo Wellness’s Diana Anzaldúa Unleashes Insight on Holistic Health’s U.S. Surge USA TODAY Read Original Article:…
Understanding the Value-Based Reimbursement Model Landscape – RevCycleIntelligence.com
Understanding the Value-Based Reimbursement Model Landscape RevCycleIntelligence.com Read Original Article: Understanding the Value-Based Reimbursement Model Landscape…
8 Potential Health Benefits of Aloe Vera – Everyday Health
8 Potential Health Benefits of Aloe Vera Everyday Health Read Original Article: 8 Potential Health Benefits…
Promising Role of CRISPR-Cas Engineered Probiotics in Treating Health Conditions – Medriva
Promising Role of CRISPR-Cas Engineered Probiotics in Treating Health Conditions Medriva Read Original Article: Promising Role…
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Caffeine highs and lows soccer players should be aware of
Caffeine can have a negative impact on football players’ decision-making skills, new research shows. A…
New conductive, cotton-based fiber developed for smart textiles
A single strand of newly developed fiber has the flexibility of cotton and the electric…
Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed
Researchers describe a novel molecular link between vitamin B12 and MS that takes place in…
New way to force pathogenic proteins into degradation
A number of diseases are caused by proteins that have spun out of control. Unfortunately,…
STAT+: UnitedHealth executive to head health insurance group AHIP
WASHINGTON — An executive at insurance giant UnitedHealth Group is slated to be the next…
Non-invasive technology for the high-throughput characterization of cancer cells
The electrical properties of cancer cells can provide information on their cancer type, state, and…
Science sheds light on shaking your holiday presents
As holidays near, people are sneaking shakes of their presents to try to figure out…
Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests
In mice and human cell cultures, researchers showed that novel nanoparticles can deliver a potential…
Chance twists ordered carbon nanotubes into ‘tornado films’
Scientists have developed two new methods to create ordered carbon nanotube films with either a…