How could a radio broadcast on self-examination have avoided creating misperceptions?
Last week I listened to a radio broadcast in which a woman in her 20s…
Category: Science and Health
Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN): filling data gaps in independent sector
As Anderson and colleagues highlight,1 the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is mandated by the…
New death certification process: welcome changes in mindset, legislation, and hopefully data analysis
I welcome the renewed emphasis on the prevention of criminal activity as well as routine…
Sudan: Urgent action is needed to avoid famine, warn agencies
Famine in Sudan is a real prospect unless there is an increase in the flow…
Infertility treatment doubles the risk of postpartum heart disease
Researchers tie infertility treatment to a particular risk for hypertensive diseases. Read Original Article: Infertility…
“Excited delirium”: can the world lose this controversial term, which is accused of covering up deaths in police custody?
When George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis in May 2020, the circumstances of…
HPV vaccine: the key to eliminating cervical cancer inequities
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects individuals from HPV strains that cause cancer. Evidence of…
Effect of the HPV vaccination programme on incidence of cervical cancer and grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by socioeconomic deprivation in England: population based observational study
AbstractObjectivesTo replicate previous analyses on the effectiveness of the English human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme…
Scientists want to know how the smells of nature benefit our health
Spending time in nature is good for us. And knowing more about nature’s effects on…
Killer whales breathe just once between dives, study confirms
A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between…
Animal brain inspired AI game changer for autonomous robots
A team of researchers has developed a drone that flies autonomously using neuromorphic image processing…
The crystallization of memory: Study reveals how practice forms new memory pathways in the brain
A new study has shown that repetitive practice not only is helpful in improving skills…
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New insights into phage therapy design
Results from a new study are providing new insights into the therapeutic potential of bacteriophage…
This time, it’s personal: Enhancing patient response to cancer immunotherapy
Scientists uncover why cancer patients with ARID1A gene mutations are more likely to respond to…
Heating proteins to body temperature reveals new drug targets
Some proteins shift their shape when exposed to different temperatures, revealing previously unknown binding sites…
Final dust settles slowly in the deep sea
‘Dust clouds’ at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea…
Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3
Astronomers have just discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet around SPECULOOS-3, an ‘ultracool dwarf’ star as…
Robots’ and prosthetic hands’ sense of touch could be as fast as humans
Research could pave the way for a prosthetic hand and robot to be able to…
Highly pathogenic avian flu detected in New York City wild birds
A small number of New York City wild birds carry highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza,…
Researchers use artificial intelligence to boost image quality of metalens camera
Researchers have leveraged deep learning techniques to enhance the image quality of a metalens camera….
A simple quantum internet with significant possibilities
It’s one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around…
Iconic baobabs: The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees
The research cracks the code on the iconic baobab tree’s origin story, revealing their surprising…
First ‘warm-blooded’ dinosaurs may have emerged 180 million years ago
The ability to regulate body temperature, a trait all mammals and birds have today, may…
Bio-based resins could offer recyclable future for 3D printing
A new type of recyclable resin, made from biosourced materials, has been designed for use…
Promising new development in solar cell technology
Researchers who contributed to the development of record-breaking solar cells a few years ago, expanded…
Scientists generate heat over 1,000 degrees Celsius with solar power instead of fossil fuel
Instead of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want…
The case for sharing carbon storage risk
Even the most optimistic projections for the rapid build-out of solar, wind, and other low-carbon…
Genetics provide key to fight crown-of-thorns starfish
Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the…
Global methane emissions automatically detected in satellite imagery using AI
Methane is particularly targeted for curbing greenhouse gas emissions because its significant global-warming potential in…
Meet the new insect killing Utah’s fir trees
The balsam woolly adelgid, a tiny nonnative flightless insect, is spreading across the American West…
Scientists develop an affordable sensor for lead contamination
A new system could enable simple, low-cost detectors for monitoring water for lead contamination, and…
Study links sleep apnea severity during REM stage to verbal memory decline
A research team has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during…
Simulating diffusion using ‘kinosons’ and machine learning
Researchers have recast diffusion in multicomponent alloys as a sum of individual contributions, called ‘kinosons.’…
Researchers uncover what makes some chickens more water efficient than others
Research indicates a specially bred line of chickens could save growers thousands of gallons of…
Study explores role of epigenetics, environment in differing Alzheimer’s risk between Black and white communities
Environmentally caused alterations to specific areas of the genome — known as imprint control regions…
John Launer: Seeing the big picture—the distinctive value of generalism
Patients are often the beneficiaries of medicine, but they can be its victims too. Most…
What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the brain?
What are the neurological symptoms of covid-19?Covid may be primarily a respiratory infection, but a…
Cardiovascular toxicity of immune therapies for cancer
ABSTRACTIn addition to conventional chemoradiation and targeted cancer therapy, the use of immune based therapies,…
Long acting progestogens versus combined oral contraceptive pill for preventing recurrence of endometriosis related pain: the PRE-EMPT pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the clinical effectiveness of long acting progestogens compared with the combined oral contraceptive…
Equity in medical devices: trainers and educators play a vital role
The impact of racial bias on the performance of medical devices used in the NHS…
Helen Salisbury: Training our replacements
Are there limits on what people should be allowed to do in the medical or…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Care: Does It Have a Role? – Cancer Network
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Care: Does It Have a Role? Cancer Network Read Original…
What you need to know about the safety of taking supplements – WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit
What you need to know about the safety of taking supplements WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit…
Three Natural Remedies and Strategies for Mental Health – Verywell Mind
Three Natural Remedies and Strategies for Mental Health Verywell Mind Read Original Article: Three Natural Remedies…
Virtual reality becomes more engaging when designers use cinematic tools
Cinematography techniques can significantly increase user engagement with virtual environments and, in particular, the aesthetic…
Researchers discover the universe’s oldest stars in our own galactic backyard
Astronomers discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they live in our…
Distinct population of ‘troublemaker’ platelet cells appear with aging, lead to blood clotting, disease
Researchers have discovered a distinct, secondary population of platelets that appears with aging and have…
2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years
Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the…
Public health leaders welcome plans to make overdose reversal drug more accessible
Naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, is to be made…
Mental health: MPs condemn overreliance on pills
A group of MPs have called for a radical overhaul of the way poor mental…