Ovarian cancer: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk—summary of new NICE guidance
What you need to knowMen and people born with male reproductive organs have a genetic…
Category: Science and Health
Guidance on terminology, application, and reporting of citation searching: the TARCiS statement
Synthesising scientific evidence by looking at the citation relationships of a scientific record (ie, citation…
A woman with recurrent spontaneous throat swelling
A woman in her 30s presented with sudden onset difficulty in breathing, a swelling sensation…
TAVI for severe aortic stenosis … and other research
TAVI for severe aortic stenosis and low surgical riskA randomised controlled trial compared transcatheter aortic…
An uncommon common cold
This is a magnetic resonance image of the head of a previously well teenager with…
China’s declining fertility rate
China had the largest population in the world for many decades. Its total fertility rate…
Where to even begin with the challenges we face?
From the climate emergency to declining population health, the challenges facing humanity can seem insurmountable….
Knox County Mental Health Court seeing success as incarceration alternative – WATE 6 On Your Side
Knox County Mental Health Court seeing success as incarceration alternative WATE 6 On Your Side Read…
Chemists produce new-to-nature enzyme containing boron
Chemists created an enzyme with boronic acid at its reactive center. This approach can produce…
Neuropathy very common, underdiagnosed
Neuropathy, the nerve damage that causes pain and numbness in the feet and hands and…
New insight into genesis of spina bifida
Spina bifida is the most common structural disorder of the human nervous system. The causes…
‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord injuries
A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a new…
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Strengthening CAR-T therapy to work against solid tumors
Researchers have shown that a breakthrough therapy for treating blood cancers can be adapted to…
Exercise, new drug class recommended for management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Experts released a new clinical guideline for effectively managing individuals diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)….
Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes
Episodes of heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the…
Human activity is making it harder for scientists to interpret oceans’ past
New research shows human activity is significantly altering the ways in which marine organisms are…
Teens who view their homes as more chaotic than their siblings have poorer mental health in adulthood
Adolescents who view their households as more unstructured, disorganized, or hectic than their siblings develop…
New study finds AI-generated empathy has its limits
Conversational agents (CAs) such as Alexa and Siri are designed to answer questions, offer suggestions…
Moderna’s decision to shelve vaccine plant in Kenya should encourage global south’s self-reliance, says global health adviser
A decision by the drug manufacturer Moderna to drop plans to set up its first…
Montelukast: UK regulator says asthma drug needs clearer warnings of side effects
The asthma drug montelukast (Singulair) will carry more prominent warnings in the UK to alert…
Doctors in training should be at the top of the workforce priority list
The working conditions of doctors in training have had a brief moment in the spotlight…
Record breaking floods hit Brazil
bmj;385/may08_1/q1038/FAF1faCarlos Fabal/AFP/GettyPictured are the flooded streets of the Sarandi neighbourhood of Porto Alegre, a city…
Continuity of care belongs in secondary care as well as in primary care
Prioritisation of continuity of care in primary care in the UK is long overdue.1 Continuity…
Climate resilience strategies in urban, rural areas
Local decision-makers looking for ways to reduce the impact of heat waves on their communities…
Possible atmosphere surrounding rocky exoplanet
Researchers may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41…
Rock steady: Study reveals new mechanism to explain how continents stabilized
Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth’s continents stable for…
Iron fingerprints in nearby active galaxy
After starting science operations in February, Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) studied the…
Damaging impact of heat waves on vital organs
Researchers have found evidence of the molecular causes of the damaging impact heat stress causes…
An adjuvant made in yeast could lower vaccine cost and boost availability
Adjuvants make vaccines more effective, though one of the best is an expensive extract from…
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Faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shown effective
Starting people with opioid use disorder on extended-release, injectable naltrexone (XR-naltrexone) within five to seven…
More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021
An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from…
Stilling the quantum dance of atoms
Researchers have discovered a way to stop the quantum dance of atoms ‘seen’ by electrons…
Acceptance of animals in urban environments
How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study shows…
Pressure to be ‘perfect’ causing burnout for parents, mental health concerns for their children
Is the status of ‘perfect parent’ attainable? Researchers leading a national dialogue about parental burnout…
Limited adaptability makes freshwater bacteria vulnerable to climate change
Freshwater bacteria with small genomes frequently undergo prolonged periods of adaptive stagnation. Based on genomic…
Gene linked to learning difficulties has direct impact on learning and memory
A gene previously linked to intellectual disability has been found to regulate learning and memory…
‘Mathematical microscope’ reveals novel, energy-efficient mechanism of working memory that works even during sleep
Researchers have discovered a mechanism that creates memories while reducing metabolic cost, even during sleep….
THC lingers in breastmilk with no clear peak point
When breastfeeding mothers in a recent study used cannabis, its psychoactive component THC showed up…
Duty of candour: BMJ investigation reveals patchy enforcement by regulatory agencies
Professional medical regulators lack the mechanisms for knowing how well they are enforcing or investigating…
No men’s health strategy on horizon as government focuses on promoting health checks
The UK government is trying to highlight the importance of health checks for men and…
Comparative effectiveness of second line oral antidiabetic treatments among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: emulation of a target trial using routinely collected health data
AbstractObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness of three commonly prescribed oral antidiabetic drugs added to metformin for…
Staff shortages are key contributor to baby deaths, investigation finds
Staffing shortages play a key role in unsafe maternity care, an analysis of 92 cases…
Workforce and winter under Labour: Wes Streeting on his plan for the NHS and ending the strikes
With a general election looming, Wes Streeting could find himself health secretary by next January….
David Oliver: How well is the duty of candour enforced in the NHS?
Readers of The BMJ who are registered clinicians working in the UK will be well…
Swarms of miniature robots clean up microplastics and microbes, simultaneously
When old food packaging, discarded children’s toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into…
Why is breaking down plant material for biofuels so slow?
Tracking individual enzymes during the breakdown of cellulose for biofuel production has revealed how several…
State health department finds alternative medicine provider falsified vaccine records – Crain’s New York Business
State health department finds alternative medicine provider falsified vaccine records Crain’s New York Business Read Original…
This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces
Researchers developed a silk fabric, which is barely thicker than a human hair, that can…
Could getting enough sleep help prevent osteoporosis?
In people’s early- to mid-20s, they reach what is called peak bone mineral density, which…
It flickers, then it tips — study identifies early warning signals for the end of the African humid period
Tipping points in the climate system can be the result of a slow but linear…