Not trusting the FDA, Black doctors’ group creates panel to vet Covid-19 vaccines
As trust in federal health agencies has withered over the last few months, a group…
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How Pinterest beat back vaccine misinformation — and what Facebook could learn from its approach
The battle over misinformation amid the Covid-19 pandemic has pitted health experts, parts of the…
STAT Plus: Amgen’s KRAS-blocking cancer drug shows durable responses, with tempered expectations
Amgen said Sunday that patients with advanced lung cancer who were given its drug to…
STAT Plus: New drug combination extends survival with advanced kidney cancer. It’s poised to enter a competitive treatment market
Patients with advanced kidney cancer live longer when treated with a combination of drugs from…
STAT Plus: Promising results for previously secret cancer drug data that ‘justified’ Gilead Sciences’ $21 billion acquisition
When Gilead Sciences announced its $21 billion acquisition of Immunomedics one week ago, Gilead executives…
Defying a 150-year-old rule for phase behavior
Today, researchers are defying a classical theory from American physicist Josiah Willard Gibbs, with proof…
Shape matters for light-activated nanocatalysts
Points matter when designing nanoparticles that drive important chemical reactions using the power of light,…
Undersea earthquakes shake up climate science
Sound generated by seismic events on the seabed can be used to determine the temperature…
Trick-or-treating in Ohio amid COVID-19: State health officials release Halloween guidance, alternative options – WKYC.com
Trick-or-treating in Ohio amid COVID-19: State health officials release Halloween guidance, alternative options WKYC.com Read Original…
A better informed society can prevent lead poisoning disasters
An article address unresolved scientific questions that can help avert future lead poisoning disasters. A…
Like humans, chimpanzees can suffer for life if orphaned before adulthood
A new study shows that orphaned male chimpanzees are less competitive and have fewer offspring…
Some Women at Higher Risk of Death from DCIS
An article published this week might raise concerns, again, for women who have been diagnosed…
Connecting the dots on food access
A new study simultaneously examined the preferences of community members and compared those with the…
Itchy Heads: It’s National Head Lice Prevention Month
Do you know how to prevent head lice infestations? Or what to do if you…
Medical Cannabis Can Change Lives, Thanks to New Guidelines
When traditional pain relievers don’t work and when opioids are not appropriate or not tolerated,…
NIH “Very Concerned” About AstraZeneca Trial
US concerned about AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 phase 3 trial after one volunteer became ill. Read Original…
New design principles for spin-based quantum materials
A new design criteria for enhancing the spin lifetime of a class of quantum materials…
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Hostility Hurts Your Heart, Especially After a Heart Attack
We know that anger and hostility can cause stress and tension in the body, but…
Solar storm forecasts for Earth improved with help from the public
Scientists used observations recorded by members of the public to increase accuracy of computer model…
Biologists create new genetic systems to neutralize gene drives
Addressing concerns about gene drive releases in the wild, scientists have developed two new genetic…
Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat
Engineers have designed a wide-angle lens that is completely flat. It is the first flat…
Mapping the 1.6 billion people who live near forests
Global maps of places where people and forests coexist show that an estimated 1.6 billion…
Researchers develop simple method to 3D print milk products
Additive free, multimaterial 3D printing is achieved for milk-based products without temperature control. Read Original…
Unverricht-Lundborg disease is more common in Finland than elsewhere in the world
Based on reported cases, Unverricht-Lundborg disease, also known as progressive myoclonic epilepsy-1A, EPM1, is more…
Promising computer simulations for stellarator plasmas
The turbulence code GENE (Gyrokinetic Electromagnetic Numerical Experiment), has proven to be very useful for…
How researchers look at the bird brain in action
How do birds make decisions and which brain regions are particularly active when they solve…
VLBA makes first direct distance measurement to magnetar
Using the VLBA, astronomers have made the first direct geometric measurement of the distance to…
Michigan Residents Warned About Serious Mosquito-Borne Virus
The state of Michigan is reporting a resident infected with a rare, but serious mosquito-borne…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Roche says its drug helped Covid-19 patients; Trump expected to finalize drug importation plan
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Three lessons from Covid-19 on accelerating biopharma innovation
The health care research ecosystem has shifted into overdrive in response to Covid-19, sparking unprecedented…
Opinion: How the CDC and others are failing Black women during childbirth
The alarming number of deaths of Black women during childbirth and soon afterward once gained…
An expert’s take on what the U.S., U.K did wrong in Covid-19 communications — and what others did right
Some governments have been praised for being forthright about being science-driven in the way they’ve…
STAT Plus: 5 takeaways from venture capital’s growing focus on mental health
Research suggests that only half of the tens of millions of people in the U.S….
Atlantic County paramedic fired for using alternative medicine wins wrongful termination suit – RADIO.COM
Atlantic County paramedic fired for using alternative medicine wins wrongful termination suit RADIO.COM Read Original Article:…
Ecologists sound alarm on plastic pollution
Ecologists examining plastic pollution entering oceans, rivers and lakes around the world annually, outline potential…
State treasurers urge Gilead to lower the price of remdesivir and not pursue “unreasonable profits”
Nearly a dozen state treasurers are asking Gilead Sciences (GILD) to lower the price of…
Listen: The CDC’s credibility crisis, pandemic PR, and virtual conference malaise
How should governments talk about Covid-19? Can the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rebuild…
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What Exactly Is “Moderate” Exercise?
We’re often told we should participate in moderate exercise, but what exactly is that and…
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Deaths
New research finds disparities in testing, infections, and outcomes for Black and Hispanic Americans Read…
Curbing land clearing for food production is vital to reverse biodiversity declines
Preserving terrestrial biodiversity requires more ambitious land-conservation targets to be established and met. At the…
Venus’ ancient layered, folded rocks point to volcanic origin
Researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, have…
Trump’s attacks highlight CDC’s stumbles on public health messaging
WASHINGTON — Robert Redfield’s statement was unambiguous: A Covid-19 vaccine, he said, might not be…
Emissions could add 15 inches to 2100 sea level rise
An international effort that brought together more than 60 ice, ocean and atmosphere scientists from…
How much will polar ice sheets add to sea level rise?
Over 99% of terrestrial ice is bound up in the ice sheets covering Antarctic and…
New cause of syndromic microcephaly identified
A team of international collaborators identifies a new cause of syndromic microcephaly caused by LMNB1…
Plant nutrient delivery breakthrough
The collaboration revealed that the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi provides nitrates to plants,…
Sturdy fabric-based piezoelectric energy harvester takes us one step closer to wearable electronics
Researchers presented a highly flexible but sturdy wearable piezoelectric harvester using the simple and easy…
Climate change threatens Komodo dragons
The world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could be driven to extinction by climate change…
Saharan dust reaching Amazon quantified
A new study quantified the amount of Saharan dust reaching the Amazon to better understand…
Why the dose matters: Study shows levels and anti-tumor effectiveness of a common drug vary widely
When used to manage infections, the drug itraconazole is generally given at a single, fixed…