Why I . . . cosplay
Playing a fantasy character in your spare time may just be the secret to being…
Month: March 2024
Helen Salisbury: The Generation Study
The arrival of a new baby brings fierce and strong emotions, and for some parents…
Air quality improvements belie rising racial and ethnic disparities in pollutant-related deaths, study finds
The U.S. is making progress in reducing the public health consequences of air pollutants and…
Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation
Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a…
Key advance toward removing common herbicide from groundwater
Chemists are closing in on a new tool for tackling the global problem of weedkiller-tainted…
Research explores the cooling effects of ‘scuba-diving’ in lizards
Anoles are the scuba-diving champions of the lizard world, able to stay underwater for more…
Aluminum nanoparticles make tunable green catalysts
A nanotechnology pioneer has uncovered a transformative approach to harnessing the catalytic power of aluminum…
Tiny worms tolerate chornobyl radiation
A new study finds that exposure to chronic radiation from Chornobyl has not damaged the…
Does Prenatal ASM Use Raise Epilepsy Risk in Offspring? – Medscape
Does Prenatal ASM Use Raise Epilepsy Risk in Offspring? Medscape Read Original Article: Does Prenatal ASM…
Prenatal exposure to nicotine could increase risk of behavioral disorders in newborns, study finds – News-Medical.Net
Prenatal exposure to nicotine could increase risk of behavioral disorders in newborns, study finds News-Medical.Net Read…
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Pregnant Lala Kent Says She’s Raising Baby No. 2 With This Person – E! NEWS
Pregnant Lala Kent Says She’s Raising Baby No. 2 With This Person E! NEWS Read Original…
Pregnant Lala Kent Says She’ll Raise Her Two Kids with Help from Her Mom: ‘Surrounded by So Much Love’ – PEOPLE
Pregnant Lala Kent Says She’ll Raise Her Two Kids with Help from Her Mom: ‘Surrounded…
“My Heart Is Very Happy”: How the Vanderpump Rules Cast Reacted to Lala Kent’s Pregnancy News – Bravo
“My Heart Is Very Happy”: How the Vanderpump Rules Cast Reacted to Lala Kent’s Pregnancy…
Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method
Scientists have developed new electrochemical approaches to clean up pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ found in…
News in Brief 5 March 2024
North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hungerEl Niño weakens but impacts…
For a healthy fruit snack, what would you choose?
Next time you’re packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite,…
Evolving hydrogen-storage technology: Guidelines developed for the design of anti-evaporation catalysts
A research team has identified materials capable of catalyzing the conversion of ortho-hydrogen to para-hydrogen….
A smart molecule beats the mutation behind most pancreatic cancer
Researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost…
Using light to precisely control single-molecule devices
Researchers flip the switch at the nanoscale by applying light to induce bonding for single-molecule…
Lab-grown liver organoid to speed up turtle research, making useful traits easier to harness
Researchers developed protocols for growing organoids that mimic a turtle liver, the first organoids developed…
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New method measures the 3D position of individual atoms
Since more than a decade it has been possible for physicists to accurately measure the…
Toward understanding sperm quality
A novel screening system enables researchers to investigate sperm cell development and health at the…
Researchers closing in on genetic treatments for hereditary lung disease, vision loss
Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new…
Iridology: Using alternative medicine to unlock genetic clues through the eye – AOL
Iridology: Using alternative medicine to unlock genetic clues through the eye AOL Read Original Article: Iridology:…
STAT+: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
For the first time, anyone in the United States will soon be able to buy…
STAT+: Large insurers say up to one-quarter of claims run through Change Healthcare
Some of the country’s biggest health insurers said Tuesday that up to one-quarter of their…
Shortcut to Success: Toward fast and robust quantum control through accelerating adiabatic passage
Researchers achieved the acceleration of adiabatic evolution of a single spin qubit in gate-defined quantum…
FDA advisory panel recommends a streamlined flu vaccine for next fall
When Americans line up for flu vaccines next fall, they will almost certainly be getting…
UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes
An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes…
Sweetened drinks linked to atrial fibrillation risk
An analysis of health data in the UK Biobank found a 20% higher risk of…
Fossils of giant sea lizard with dagger-like teeth show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era
Fossils of a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived 66…
STAT+: Harvard longevity scientist sparks furor with claim about reversing aging in dogs
Renowned Harvard University geneticist and longevity researcher David Sinclair recently made an astonishing assertion: Scientists…
Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI
An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index…
We know the Arctic is warming — What will changing river flows do to its environment?
Scientists recently combined satellite data, field observations and sophisticated numerical modeling to paint a picture…
Fossil named ‘Attenborough’s strange bird’ was the first in its kind without teeth
A new fossil, named ‘Attenborough’s strange bird’ after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Attenborough, is…
Arctic could become ‘ice-free’ within a decade
While summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is inevitable, it can be reversed if…
8 in 10 lizards could be at risk due to deforestation
These reptiles move around tree trunks to seek warmth or shade. With trees disappearing, they…
Plant Lavender, Marjoram and Ivy on your green wall to clean up the air
Green walls can strip pollution from the air — and some plants do it better…
Coronary artery calcium score predictive of heart attacks, strokes
Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk…
It’s time to stop treating menopause like a disease, researchers argue in series of Lancet articles
One in eight people is postmenopausal, and about 50 million women enter menopause every year….
Drug control on the internet: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge
Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to…
‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an…
Decline in child health in the UK is a national scandal
The steep decline in children’s health under the current government’s watch is a national scandal,…
STAT+: WTO proposal for Covid diagnostics and therapeutics waiver is abandoned
After 18 months of debate, the World Trade Organization failed to adopt a controversial proposal…
Unions recommend that consultants in England accept new pay offer
Consultants in England will be asked to vote on a new pay offer from the…
Montelukast: Regulator reviewing asthma drug over concerns about mental health effects
The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is investigating the risks associated with…
The NHS doesn’t need reimagining: we ȷust need to stop burning money
Crisp and colleagues rightly argue that the NHS founding principles remain relevant but then fall…
Where’s Lilly’s Alzheimer’s approval?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Ozempic tackling kidney disease, OTC birth control, and more
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, despite a…
Medical apprenticeships: what we know so far, and what happens next
We have made two amendments to this article by Éabha Lynn (BMJ 2024;384:p2939, doi:10.1136/bmj.p2939, published…