Frontline: Artificial kidney studies; fewer daily steps; prebiotic foods
Scientists Make Strides in Artificial Kidney Studies Researchers are working on a new approach to…
Year: 2023
Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Could Help Slow Disease Progression
Just like every other body part, the brain tends to slow down as we age….
STAT+: ITC recommends partial import ban of Apple watches in Masimo patent case
The United States International Trade Commission issued a partial import ban of Apple watches on…
Controlling waves in magnets with superconductors for the first time
Quantum physicists have shown that it’s possible to control and manipulate spin waves on a…
Breakthrough synthesis method improves solar cell stability
A new process yields 2D halide perovskite crystal layers of ideal thickness and purity through…
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A superatomic semiconductor sets a speed record
The search is on for better semiconductors. A team of chemists describes the fastest and…
Researcher finds proof of menopause in wild chimpanzees
A team of researchers studying the Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda’s Kibale…
Is red meat intake linked to inflammation?
The researchers used blood metabolite data, which can provide a more direct link between diet…
Energy-saving AI chip
A computer scientist has developed an AI-ready architecture that is twice as powerful as comparable…
STAT+: ALS patients support bill that could help patients with other rare diseases
WASHINGTON — A month after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly voted against…
Engineers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’
Smart, stretchable and highly sensitive, a new soft sensor opens the door to a wide…
Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years
The explosion of the underwater volcano Kolumbo in the Aegean Sea in 1650 triggered a…
8,000 steps a day to reduce the risk of premature death
An international study has identified for the first time the optimal number of steps at…
Breaking down House Speaker Mike Johnson’s health care plan
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis. Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your…
Membrane transporter ensures mobility of sperm cells
Special proteins — known as membrane transporters — are key to the mobility of sperm…
Shape-shifting fiber can produce morphing fabrics
FibeRobo is a liquid crystal elastomer fiber that can change its shape in response to…
To navigate the world, we all shimmy like these electric fish
An electric knifefish shimmies in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or…
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Study shows simple diet swaps can cut carbon emissions and improve your health
Making one small diet change — chicken instead of beef, plant milk instead of cow’s…
DNA Origami nanoturbine sets new horizon for nanomotors
Researchers introduce a pioneering breakthrough in the world of nanomotors — the DNA origami nanoturbine….
Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggests
Venus, may have once had tectonic plate movements similar to those believed to have occurred…
Discovery that chimpanzees go through menopause challenges ‘grandmother hypothesis’
Chimpanzees — they’re just like us. Female chimps, it turns out, go through menopause, and…
Listen: ESMO highlights, Roivant’s big deal, & biotech VC on the rise
How do cancer drugs work? What makes biotech stocks go up? And why are venture…
STAT+: Teladoc stock slides despite business growth, Medtronic CEO talks innovation
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology…
Uchenna Okoye: renowned dentist, author, and media personality
bmj;383/oct26_10/p2488/FAF1faUchenna Okoye, a renowned cosmetic dentist, author, and TV personality, who treated complex, restorative cases…
What will it take to end health care worker burnout?
Long hours and high-pressure situations have long characterized the health care profession — but in…
Pfizer’s twice daily pill for obesity hopes to rival Wegovy and Mounjaro
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Eisai reports injectable version of Alzheimer’s drug as effective as IV; Pfizer says combo flu and Covid shot shows strong response
Hello, everyone, and how are you this morning? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
RSV: US rations new infant ȷab in the face of “unprecedented demand”
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published an alert calling for…
Vision via sound for the blind
Smart glasses that use a technique similar to a bat’s echolocation could help blind and…
Algae’s surprising potential to help ease climate change worries
The key to bringing global net-zero goals into reach may be algae, say researchers. Studies…
Higher levels of triglycerides linked to lower risk of dementia
Older people who have higher levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, may have a…
Pottery becomes water treatment device for Navajo Nation
Large chunks of the Navajo Nation in the Southwest lack access to clean drinkable water,…
Using sound to test devices, control qubits
Researchers have developed a system that uses atomic vacancies in silicon carbide to measure the…
Researchers uncover mechanism for treating dangerous liver condition
A study has shown why certain polyunsaturated fatty acids work to combat a dangerous liver…
Study suggests that having common ancestors can jeopardize fertility for generations
New research provides rare direct evidence showing that increased homozygosity — meaning two identical alleles in…
Rider on the storm: Shearwater seabird catches an 11 hour ride over 1,000 miles in a typhoon
New research suggests that increasingly severe weather driven by climate change may push oceangoing seabirds…
Childhood trauma linked to headaches in adulthood
People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction…
How sleep disruption can exacerbate pain
A new study has identified a neurotransmitter that plays a major role in chronic pain…
Clinical trials could yield better data with fewer patients thanks to new tool
Mathematicians have invented a new statistical tool to analyze multiple outcomes from clinical trials, replacing…
Perception–but not expectation–of reward is altered in people with cocaine addiction
Researchers report that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and…
Sharp Scratch episode 95: Is the grass greener elsewhere?
In this episode of Sharp Scratch we consider the current challenges for doctors working in…
There are no quick fixes for the workforce crisis
After almost a year of industrial action by doctors in England, with several walkouts over…
Multiple “rings” in the brain
A previously healthy woman in her late 60s presented with a four day history of…
Polyneuropathy, diabetes, . . . and other stories
Polyneuropathy in people with diabetesPeripheral neuropathy is becoming less common in both type 1 and…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—26 October 2023
Use the score to get a resultLast week, a study in the New England Journal…
An itchy rash with multi-regional crusts and scalp erosion
A woman in her 60s who was bedridden presented with a two month history of…
Seven days in medicine: 18-24 October 2023
Mental healthPandemic saw “shocking” premature deathsThe Centre for Mental Health, an independent UK charity, called…
Racial differences in low value care among older adult Medicare patients in US health systems: retrospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo characterize racial differences in receipt of low value care (services that provide little to…
Trusts are accused of using foreign doctors as “cheap labour” in fellowship schemes
English hospital trusts have been accused of using doctors from overseas as “cheap labour” as…
Women in surgery: slow progress for mothers
Survey evidence published recently showed staggering levels of sexual harassment (and worse) in surgery.12 Evidence…