Spider silk in the eye
This is the right eye of a woman in her late 60s who presented with…
Year: 2023
Intravascular imaging guided versus coronary angiography guided percutaneous coronary intervention: systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the absolute treatment effects of intravascular imaging guided versus angiography guided percutaneous coronary…
Opinion: I worked for CMS. Even I struggle to help family navigate dual eligibility
Three months ago, my aunt Margaret had a stroke. Days before, she was repainting her…
Opinion: What antidepressants are saying 30 years after the publication of ‘Listening to Prozac’
In 1993, I published “Listening to Prozac,” a book that grew out of my clinical…
How the Bad River Tribe flipped the script on the Native American opioid crisis
BAD RIVER RESERVATION, Wis. — Sunlight is streaming through holes in the walls of a…
STAT+: U.K. approves world’s first CRISPR-based medicine, giving greenlight to therapy for sickle cell, thalassemia
LONDON — Regulators in the U.K. on Thursday approved a CRISPR-based medicine to treat both…
Air Pollution May Be Interfering With Prenatal Hormone Activity – Technology Networks
Air Pollution May Be Interfering With Prenatal Hormone Activity Technology Networks Read Original Article: Air Pollution…
Air Pollution Exposure Before Birth May Harm Reproductive … – HealthDay
Air Pollution Exposure Before Birth May Harm Reproductive … HealthDay Read Original Article: Air Pollution Exposure…
Exposure to air pollution in utero may affect reproductive system … – Science Daily
Exposure to air pollution in utero may affect reproductive system … Science Daily Read Original Article:…
PUSH Brings Prenatal & Postnatal Fitness to Hoboken – BestofNJ.com
PUSH Brings Prenatal & Postnatal Fitness to Hoboken BestofNJ.com Read Original Article: PUSH Brings Prenatal &…
Entire Gaza population now in need of food assistance: WFP
Food systems in Gaza are collapsing and the food aid entering the enclave is barely…
News in Brief 15 November 2023
Gaza: ‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’, children’s suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say New hopes for…
Gaza-Israel crisis: Hospitals should not be a war zone, says UN’s emergency relief chief
Five weeks into the Gaza-Israel crisis, the UN’s top emergency relief official on Wednesday reiterated…
Scientists piece together DNA repair pathway implicated in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers
Medical researchers have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients…
People with obesity burn less energy during day
A study found people who have a healthy weight use more energy during the day, when…
Exposure to air pollution in utero may affect reproductive system development
From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is…
Can gene expression predict if a brain tumor is likely to grow back?
Doctors often prescribe radiation along with surgery to treat a brain tumor called meningioma that…
News Flash • Maricopa County, AZ • CivicEngage – Maricopa County, AZ
News Flash • Maricopa County, AZ • CivicEngage Maricopa County, AZ Read Original Article: News Flash…
STAT+: After four patients died of gene therapy, Astellas sees possible explanation — and a way forward
A gene therapy study, halted when four children with a rare neuromuscular disorder died after…
Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
A new metal-organic coating protects bacterial cells from damage without impeding their growth or function….
Researchers discover way to boost shelter dog adoptions
Researchers are working to help more shelter dogs experience this kind of love, safety, and…
FDA grants approval for first time to a home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea
The Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval to a home test for chlamydia and…
STAT+: House panel passes PBM reforms, ratcheting up chance for passage
WASHINGTON — Panels in both the House and Senate have now passed restrictions to drug…
STAT+: More drug and device patents were invalidated for bad info than those filed by other industries, analysis finds
The patents on medicines and devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were…
STAT+: FDA’s latest reorganization puts a new emphasis on its investigations
WASHINGTON — There’s about to be a new acronym in town. The Food and Drug…
An old star with ring-like structure: ALMA demonstrates highest resolution yet
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) has demonstrated the highest resolution yet with observations of an…
Multiple evolutionary trajectories in aquatic crocodiles
In the geological past, several groups of crocodiles evolved towards a morphology adapted to marine…
STAT+: House moves to limit so-called gain-of-function research
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers late Tuesday voted to attach a U.S. ban on controversial infectious…
England’s diabetes prevention programme has delivered causal benefits, study reports
Patients referred to the NHS’s national diabetes prevention programme in England have seen improvements in…
Doctors call on GMC to publish guidance on social media posts on the Israel-Hamas war
A group of 148 doctors have called on the General Medical Council to publish clear…
Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu — and finding it
Recently, morning omelets and holiday dinners have gotten more expensive. One likely cause is bird…
This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
Engineers have developed a high-throughput, multimaterial 3D inkjet printer that uses computer vision to rapidly…
Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather
From the depths of the seas to snow on mountains and even the air above…
First Person: UNICEF chief in Gaza bears witness to grave violations against children
Grave violations against children, including killing, maiming and abductions, are taking place in the Gaza Strip,…
Colombia introduces Latin America’s first ȷunk food tax
After years of campaigns by civil society groups Colombia has introduced the first law in…
Routinely offer MenB jabs to prevent gonorrhoea, UK vaccine committee recommends
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised the UK government that meningococcal…
Type 2 diabetes prevention programs can work at large scale, study finds
LONDON — Clinical trials have shown that lifestyle programs — which include diet, exercise, and…
NHS England says it will eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
NHS England has pledged to eliminate cervical cancer in the next two decades, as part…
Delhi’s air becomes dangerous to breathe as pollution season takes hold
The air in India’s capital, Delhi, air is currently hazardous even for healthy people to…
The apparently strong correlation between biotech stocks and the price of eggs, explained
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: German regulator eyes Ozempic export ban amid shortages; NIH-funded clinical trials lagging pharma’s in enrollment
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you….
The NHS should do more to prevent fatigue in healthcare staff
All doctors will be familiar with the feeling of being tired after a long shift…
Improving safeguarding of unaccompanied migrant young people
Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are young people aged under 18, separated from their legal guardians,…
STAT+: To get things done fast at FDA: ‘Don’t tell anybody,’ cancer chief says
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration’s top cancer drug regulator doesn’t always ask for…
Previously unknown luminescence revealed in ten deep sea species and an order of sea cucumbers
Researchers present evidence of previously unknown luminosity in 10 deep-sea species, suggesting underestimated diversity. These…
Woman is awarded {pound}1m after consent form for vaginal mesh surgery was altered
A woman who suffered serious injury from vaginal mesh implanted without her informed consent has…
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Sharp Scratch episode 97: The first generation medical students
In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we talk all about what it’s like to be…
Should people with mental illness be able to commit themselves to future involuntary treatment?
Yes—Tania Gergel and Allen FrancesMany people with severe episodic mental illness, such as bipolar disorder,…
Alcohol harms: the UK government is missing in action
This autumn the UK government has initiated two public consultations on alcohol policy. The first…
Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether a standardised and manualised care intervention in men in primary care could…