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….
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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…
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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…
Asthma: Four in 10 patients do not receive timely follow-up after hospital admission, finds study
Some 40% of patients admitted to hospital with asthma are not receiving timely follow-up in…
BMJ commission on the NHS: don’t forget the workforce and young people
Crisp and colleagues commendably revisit Bevan’s five principles that laid the foundations of the NHS…
Increasing measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine uptake in primary care
Bedford and Elliman warn that measles cases are increasing, putting at risk the health of…
Researchers invent new triple-junction tandem solar cells with world-record efficiency
Scientists have developed a novel triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell that can achieve a certified…
Protecting joints from bacteria with mussels
A collaborative team of researchers developed an implant coating triggering antibiotic release in response to…
Sleep apnea symptoms linked to memory and thinking problems
People who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking…
Scientists revolutionize wireless communication with three-dimensional processors
Scientists have pioneered a method for using semiconductor technology to manufacture processors that significantly enhance…
New research shows migrating animals learn by experience
Individual white storks incrementally straightened their migration routes to find more direct ways to move…
An inside look at Beech tree disease
A new study found differences at the cellular level of leaves from infected Beech trees…
New AI model draws treasure maps to diagnose disease
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify tumors and diseases in…
Scientists put forth a smarter way to protect a smarter grid
Scientists have put forth a new approach to protect the electric grid, creating a tool…
Modeling the origins of life: New evidence for an ‘RNA World’
Scientists provide fresh insights on the origins of life, presenting compelling evidence supporting the ‘RNA…
STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic cuts risk of kidney disease progression, trial shows
LONDON — Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication Ozempic cut the risk of patients developing advanced kidney…
Consultants and SAS doctors in Wales vote to strike
Consultants and specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors in Wales have voted to take…
Q&A: Microsoft research head explains how generative AI could help doctors be more human
Generative AI is having a moment. Peter Lee, who oversees Microsoft’s approach to health care…
How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic
The opioid overdose epidemic has burned through the U.S. for nearly 30 years. Yet for…
Opinion: How ideas from ancient Greece like ‘a bun in the oven’ continue to affect reproductive health policy
On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v….
Watch: Why fentanyl withdrawal is agony and how medication can prevent it
Over 2 million Americans have opioid use disorder, according to some estimates. Illicit opioids such…
STAT+: Q&A: Nora Volkow on how to get ‘at least 50% less people dying’ from opioid overdose
In 2003, the year Nora Volkow was appointed director of the National Institute on Drug…