Researchers uncover protein responsible for cold sensation
Researchers have identified the protein that enables mammals to sense cold, filling a long-standing knowledge…
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Flexible artificial intelligence optoelectronic sensors towards health monitoring
Artificial intelligence (AI) is known for its high energy consumption, especially in data-intensive tasks like…
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Happiness can be learnt, but you have to work at it
We can learn to be happy, but only get lasting benefits if we keep practicing,…
Unveiling Inaoside A: An antioxidant derived from mushrooms
Natural products have unique chemical structures and biological activities and can play a pivotal role…
Muscaris grapes: Molecular secret of lychee note revealed
Researchers have succeeded in identifying the odorants responsible for the characteristic lychee note of Muscaris…
Breakthrough in nanostructure technology for real-time color display
New groundbreaking technology enables the real-time display of colors and shapes through changes in nanostructures….
In our cellular ‘glue,’ scientists find answers about heart attacks, strokes, more
Doctors may be able to leverage the new insights to identify patients at greatest risk…
AI may predict spread of lung cancer to brain
Scientists trained a machine-learning algorithm to predict accurately brain metastasis using biopsy samples from early-stage…
Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the U.S.
Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the world continues to warm, and a new study…
Peter Lio, MD, FAAD: Minimizing Pain and Addressing Systemic Malignancy With Alternative Therapies – Dermatology Times
Peter Lio, MD, FAAD: Minimizing Pain and Addressing Systemic Malignancy With Alternative Therapies Dermatology Times Read…
Take one of many classes at WHATT Fair this weekend – Wooster Daily Record
Take one of many classes at WHATT Fair this weekend Wooster Daily Record Read Original Article:…
No, an anti-racist program in schools didn’t stress out kids, study finds
A new study of how high school students respond to a program designed to increase…
Natural history specimens have never been so accessible
Researchers have painstakingly taken computed topography (CT) scans of more than 13,000 individual specimens to…
Halloween toy among plastics swallowed by sea turtles
A Halloween toy was among hundreds of plastic items found in the guts of dead…
Biden vows to protect reproductive rights and lower drug prices in state of the union speech
President Joe Biden vowed to safeguard reproductive rights and restore Roe v Wade as “the…
Effect of Risk Mitigation Guidance for opioid and stimulant dispensations on mortality and acute care visits during dual public health emergencies: retrospective cohort study
In the funding statement of this paper by Slaunwhite and colleagues (BMJ 2024;384:e076336, doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076336), the…
FDA approves first over-the-counter blood glucose monitor for diabetes
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first over-the-counter continuous blood glucose…
Care provider is fined {pound}650 000 over safety failings that led to patient’s death
Priory Healthcare has been fined £650 000 for safety failings over the death of a…
Covid inquiry: What we have learnt about Wales’s response?
Covid was not initially a top priorityBefore 20 March 2020 there had been an assumption…
Blood-based marker developed to identify sleep deprivation
A blood test that can accurately detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours…
Use of nitrous oxide for execution is a concerning development in ongoing medicalisation of the death penalty
On 25 January 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith was killed in Alabama in the first state…
Suspected acute respiratory infection in over 16s: assessment at first presentation and initial management—summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowFor patients with acute respiratory infection who can be cared for…
Prison healthcare in England and Wales is in perpetual crisis
The global prison population totals around 11.5 million people,1 and over 30 million people move…
A generalist specialist: the consultant neurologist
Neurology is such a broad specialty that it can appeal to a range of doctors,…
BMA chair: Junior doctors understandably think my generation has not protected the profession
Junior doctors believe that their senior colleagues have not done enough to safeguard the future…
Iridology: Using alternative medicine to unlock genetic clues through the eye – FOX 35 Orlando
Iridology: Using alternative medicine to unlock genetic clues through the eye FOX 35 Orlando Read Original…
Alternative Treatments to Pharmacological Therapy in Pediatric Populations With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity … – Cureus
Alternative Treatments to Pharmacological Therapy in Pediatric Populations With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity … Cureus Read Original Article: Alternative…
Pushing the boundary on ultralow frequency gravitational waves
A team of physicists has developed a method to detect gravity waves with such low…
Optimizing boosters: How COVID mRNA vaccines reshape immune memory after each dose
COVID-19 vaccines elicit strong T-cell responses, but clonal-resolution analyses of these responses have not previously…
Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds ‘full recovery’ of reef growth within four years
While the majority of the world’s reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially…
Children with ‘lazy eye’ are at increased risk of serious disease in adulthood
Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity,…
Surge in anti-gay laws in Africa imperil progress on HIV/AIDS, experts say
The International AIDS Society (IAS) and UNAIDS have spoken out against legislation passed by Ghana’s…
Sixty seconds on . . . 10 000 steps
I thought that number was arbitraryThe widely used target of 10 000 steps a day…
Northern Ireland: Junior doctors on picket line are at “breaking point”
Junior doctors in Northern Ireland have said that they went on strike this week to…
When I use a word . . . . Medical blue plaques—penicillin
Blue plaques outside LondonIn 1863 Mr William Ewart, MP for Dumfries Burghs, proposed, in a…
February top picks: new beginnings
Midway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, 1 February is the celebration of…
Doctors’ strikes one year on: what will it take to end the disputes?
A year ago (13-16 March 2023) junior doctors in England began strike action, calling for…
Dental recovery plan offers bonuses to “dental deserts”
The policy paper Faster, Simpler and Fairer: Our Plan to Recover and Reform NHS Dentistry…
Nearly one in 10 NHS staff in England report sexual harassment at work last year, staff survey finds
Some 9% of NHS staff in England were sexually harassed while at work last year,…
How common are side effects of treatment to prevent gout flares when starting allopurinol?
The studyRoddy E, Bajpai R, Forrester H, et al. Safety of colchicine and NSAID prophylaxis…
Physician associates should not diagnose patients, says BMA guidance
Physician associates (PAs) must be barred from diagnosing patients or from claiming to be “one…
Interstellar signal linked to aliens was actually just a truck
Sound waves thought to be from a 2014 meteor fireball north of Papua New Guinea…
Matt About Town: This obscure DC monument explores the fascinating back story behind alternative medicine – WTOP
Matt About Town: This obscure DC monument explores the fascinating back story behind alternative medicine WTOP…
Children surpass a year of HIV remission after treatment pause
Four children have remained free of detectable HIV for more than one year after their…
How to model life’s traȷectory from maȷor diagnosis to death
How do we model our lives from the time of a major diagnosis to death?…
Comparison of prior authorization across insurers: cross sectional evidence from Medicare Advantage
AbstractObjectiveTo measure and compare the scope of US insurers’ policies for prior authorization (PA), a…
Understanding the history of vaccine hesitancy and current mistrust in healthcare
Wilkinson mentions the “cultural memory” of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) autism scare.1 Vaccine…
What are you going to do to challenge ableism?
Jackson makes great points about how meeting the challenges of disability is the collective responsibility…
Plans for same day GP access hubs in London are scrapped after concerns
NHS North West London has rowed back on plans to impose same day GP access…
Exercise, mortality, . . . and other stories
Benefits of physical activityA couple of weeks ago, Minerva complained that, although studies showing physical…