Slow-moving landslides a growing, but ignored, threat to mountain communities
As urban centers in mountainous regions grow, more people are driven to build on steeper…
Month: September 2024
Mapping out matter’s building blocks in 3D
Deep inside what we perceive as solid matter, the landscape is anything but stationary. The…
UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages
The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent…
An OLED for compact, lightweight night vision
A new type of OLED (organic light emitting diode) could replace bulky night vision goggles…
Senate IVF bill fails again as Democrats pressure GOP on reproductive health
WASHINGTON — The Senate failed again Tuesday to advance legislation that would protect access to…
Fruit flies’ visual navigation tactics differ by environment
Fruit flies use vision to head toward interesting things, but also to stay steady during…
Two common surgeries equally effective for treating blinding condition of the eyelid
Trachomatous trichiasis, a potentially blinding condition where inward-turned eyelashes scratch the front of the eye,…
A smoother way to study ‘twistronics’
A new article describes a fingernail-sized machine that can twist thin materials at will, replacing…
Genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias
Medical researchers conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap…
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Cancer cells may be using lipids to hide from the immune system
New study demonstrates that one type of lipid is so critical for immune evasion that…
Paving the way for antivirals against Ebola virus and its deadly relatives
Scientists share detailed, complete images of a viral structure called the Ebola virus nucleocapsid. This…
Graphite oxidation experiments reveal new type of oscillating chemical reaction
A reaction that puzzled scientists for 50 years has now been explained by researchers at…
Improved epidemic monitoring via sewage
Analyzing wastewater has the potential to alert authorities about thousands of health threats at once,…
Vance’s confusing health insurance remarks give Democrats a new attack line
GOP Vice Presidential-hopeful JD Vance made some confusing comments over the weekend about deregulating health…
STAT+: U.S. agency threatens J&J with sanctions if it switches payments to 340B hospitals
A U.S. government agency has threatened Johnson & Johnson with sanctions if the company proceeds…
STAT+: From Epic to FDA, all the leaders presenting at HHS’ invite-only AI in health care event
Federal health officials wrestling with when and how to use artificial intelligence will on Wednesday…
One in eight is genetically protected against jaundice
One in eight newborn babies has a gene variant that almost completely protects against jaundice….
An unexpected result: The mammalian inner ear is a striking example of convergent evolution
A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An…
New technology produces ultrashort ion pulses
New technology has allowed scientists to create ultra short ion pulses, with a duration of…
Recent study reveals reduced maths performance of adults with Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia, also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), can have a bigger impact on adult…
How plant communities change when conquering uninhabited ground
Some plants are able to take over uninhabited spaces like sand dunes, volcanic substrates and…
New understanding of the limits on nano-noise
Thanks to nanoscale devices as small as human cells, researchers can create groundbreaking material properties,…
Cutting out sugar and starch is as effective for IBS as current recommendations
Symptoms for patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS improved as much by eating less sugar…
New results from the CMS experiment put W boson mass mystery to rest
Physicists on the CMS experiment announce the most elaborate mass measurement of a particle that…
Moving particle simulation-aided soil plasticity analysis for earth pressure balance shield tunnelling
Understanding the relationship between plasticity of muddy soil and earth pressure can be crucial to…
Identifying body-scan postures suitable for people with hyperactivity tendency
Mindfulness practices have been found to be effective in reducing symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)….
Reducing smartphone use increases work satisfaction
On average, we spend three and a quarter hours a day looking at our phones….
Moderate coffee and caffeine consumption is associated with lower risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, new study finds
Consuming moderate amounts of coffee and caffeine regularly may offer a protective effect against developing…
A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter
Watching for changes in Mars’ orbit over time could be new way to detect passing…
More black holes than expected in the early universe
With the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has found…
Beneath the brushstrokes, van Gogh’s sky is alive with real-world physics
Van Gogh’s brushstrokes in ‘The Starry Night’ create an illusion of sky movement so convincing…
The Darzi review distributes blame effectively
Ara Darzi’s Independent Investigation of the NHS in England does two main things.1 Firstly, it…
Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, issued its latest report on Myanmar on Tuesday, detailing…
STAT+: Democrats keep IVF in the spotlight with another Senate vote
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may disrupt muscle and tissue repair
Camacho and colleagues’ study highlights the economic and health impacts of high risk non-steroidal anti-inflammatory…
FDA formalizes protocol for international cancer trials
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an Express Scripts lawsuit against FTC, AMR deaths, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, despite the gray…
Medical students face enough pressures—the “academic weapon” trend doesn’t help
The term “academic weapon” went viral around two years ago, when a video on TikTok…
Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression
Violence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent…
STAT+: Express Scripts sues FTC over a ‘biased’ report about pharmacy benefit managers
Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., filed a lawsuit…
Acute aortic syndrome
What you need to knowAcute aortic syndrome is a life threatening condition caused by a…
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Peer review practices are “delaying science,” academic claims in lawsuit against six publishers
Six large commercial publishers of peer reviewed academic journals are facing a proposed class action…
A third of patients miss out on risk assessments before surgery
Almost one in three patients having major non-cardiac surgery still do not receive a documented…
Management of atrial fibrillation in older adults
AbstractMost people with atrial fibrillation are older adults, in whom atrial fibrillation co-occurs with other…
Doctor suicide: “All I could see were tasks mounting, appointments being booked, and people constantly knocking on my door”
Sarah Jacques remembers the day she came close to killing herself.The 46 year old former…
Valproate: Sanofi ordered to pay {euro}285 000 to mother whose children had birth defects
The pharmaceutical company Sanofi has been ordered to pay more than a quarter of a…
Guy Ah-Moye: London GP who led reform of health services in his native Seychelles
bmj;386/sep17_1/q2023/FAF1faWhen Guy Ah-Moye returned to his native Seychelles in 1970 after medical studies in London,…
STAT+: 11 people shaping psychedelics drug development
The field of psychedelics, once relegated to the fringes of science and medicine, is in…
STAT+: What pharma companies and insurers think about Medicare’s plan to cover digital treatments
In July, Medicare proposed to start paying for some mental health apps, in a move…
A documentary film asks: Can health systems improve patient safety by embracing new tech?
Reetam Ganguli once pitched his technology, to rescue women from pregnancy complications, in an airplane…