Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures
A new study takes an important step toward reconstructing a global history of water over…
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Hebrew prayer book fills gap in Italian earthquake history
The chance discovery of a note written in a 15th century Hebrew prayer book fills…
In a surprising finding, light can make water evaporate without heat
At the interface of water and air, light can, in certain conditions, bring about evaporation…
What happens when we pass out? Researchers ID new brain and heart connections
Researchers have for the first time identified the genetic pathway between the heart and brain…
What happens when cats get fat? Scientists weigh in
Cat owners want Kitty to be happy, but providing an abundance of food and snacks…
Bible of Alternative Medicine Reviews (Ralph La Guardia) Is It Legit … – Kent Reporter
Bible of Alternative Medicine Reviews (Ralph La Guardia) Is It Legit … Kent Reporter Read Original…
Las Vegas Integrative Medicine Expands To Help More Local Veterans and Families – KLAS – 8 News Now
Las Vegas Integrative Medicine Expands To Help More Local Veterans and Families KLAS – 8 News…
Where is a sea star’s head? Maybe just about everywhere
A new study that combines genetic and molecular techniques helps solve the riddle of sea…
How the fish got its shoulder
A new analysis of the bones and muscles in ancient fish gives new clues about…
The remains of an ancient planet lie deep within Earth
The remnants of an ancient planet that collided with Earth to form the Moon lie…
Mobile phone use may affect semen quality
Does electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones affect semen quality? While various environmental and lifestyle…
How sunflowers see the sun
Sunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But…
Risk of viral airborne transmission peaks within 5 seconds of face-to-face encounters
Researchers visualized and measured the flow field of aerosol particles derived from exhaled air and…
Giant planets cast a deadly pall
Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors…
Happiness and comparisons are a choice
Oliver discusses the right comparisons for NHS doctors’ pay.1 There is no “right” comparison. Happiness…
Authors’ reply to Fell
Fell, from the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA), the self-regulatory body of the…
Unethical pharmaceutical marketing: a self-regulating system must rehabilitate companies
I welcome Mulinari and Ozieranski’s detailed discussion about the role of self-regulation in pharmaceutical marketing.1…
Row over ultra-processed foods panel highlights conflicts of interest issue at heart of UK science reporting
On 27 September, the Science Media Centre (SMC) in London held a briefing for specialist…
From mum to carer and back again
In March 2022 my 25 year old daughter tested positive for covid-19. She was unwell…
Why Notre Dame of Maryland plans to acquire a Laurel alternative … – The Business Journals
Why Notre Dame of Maryland plans to acquire a Laurel alternative … The Business Journals Read…
Humans are disrupting natural ‘salt cycle’ on a global scale, new study shows
A new paper revealed that human activities are making Earth’s air, soil and freshwater saltier,…
Doctors stage London protest over climate deaths
bmj;383/oct31_11/p2526/FAF1faMarianne KellyHealth professionals, including hospital doctors and GPs, took part in a “die in” outside…
Healthcare services stuck in “doom loop” from short term policy making, think tank warns
UK public services including general practice, hospitals, and adult social care are stuck in a…
Sixty seconds on . . . bamboo cups
A panda’s cup of choice?We’re not sure about that, but we do know that these…
Scarlett McNally: Fixing training for postgraduate doctors
A recent general meeting of the Royal College of Anaesthetists voted to demand better postgraduate…
Mindlines and beyond
There are times when researchers identify a concept or phenomenon which becomes widely known and…
Consultant who raised concerns over maternity care loses whistleblowing case
A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who claims that he was victimised for raising patient safety…
Pyrotinib versus placebo in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel as first line treatment in patients with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer (PHILA): randomised, double blind, multicentre, phase 3 trial
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the efficacy and safety of pyrotinib (an irreversible pan-HER (human epidermal growth factor…
Helen Salisbury: Is this just normal for my age, Doctor?
We slow down as we age. Most of us become less fit and less flexible….
Patient partnership at BMJ
Pressures on health systems around the world continue to mount, and staff shortages, long waiting…
Caring for the whole person: the consultant neurologist
After a long and arduous clinic, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri likes to take his team to…
Partha Kar: The time to tackle rising type 2 diabetes is T2DaY
England’s 18-40 year olds with type 2 diabetes now exceed those with type 1.1 It’s…
Microplastics’ shape determines how far they travel in the atmosphere
Micron-size microplastic debris can be carried by the jet stream across oceans and continents, and…
Alternative health care business opens in New Albany – Evening News and Tribune
Alternative health care business opens in New Albany Evening News and Tribune Read Original Article: Alternative…
What do we know about covid in immunocompromised people?
We amended this feature article by Katharine Lang, published on 25 October 2023 (BMJ 2023;383:p1612,…
Macchiarini: Lancet retracts two papers on first tissue engineered trachea transplant
The Lancet has retracted two papers by the disgraced surgeon Paolo Macchiarini,1 after an investigation…
GPs need to experience the breadth of complexity in primary care
The core of being an effective general practitioner is providing holistic person centred care. As…
Perverse incentives in the underfunded NHS
The “postcode lottery” for access to spirometry reported by Howard reflects a wider vicious circle…
US abortions increase dramatically near states that restrict access
Abortions increased slightly in the United States in the year after the Supreme Court overturned…
Want to achieve your goals? Get angry
While often perceived as a negative emotion, anger can also be a powerful motivator for…
Virtual meetings tire people because we’re doing them wrong
New research suggests sleepiness during virtual meetings is caused by mental underload and boredom. Earlier…
Weekly insulin injections have the potential to be as effective in diabetes management as now-common daily injection regimes
Insulin icodec, a once-weekly basal injection to treat type 1 diabetes, has the potential to…
Covid-19: Scottish inquiry promises “robust investigation”
Care home residents were neglected and some were left to starve because of restrictions imposed…
Meta is sued by 41 US states for driving children’s addiction to social media and hiding the harms
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is being sued by 41 US states…
AI can alert urban planners and policymakers to cities’ decay
As urbanization advances around the globe, the quality of the urban physical environment will become…
Novel device promotes efficient, real-time and secure wireless access
Researchers have created new technology for more accessible, real-time wireless connectivity. Read Original Article: Novel device…
New battery technology could lead to safer, high-energy electric vehicles
Researchers studying how lithium batteries fail have developed a new technology that could enable next-generation…
Meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers may be accelerating their retreat
A new Antarctic ice sheet modeling study suggests that meltwater flowing out to sea from…
Robot stand-in mimics movements in VR
Researchers have developed a souped-up telepresence robot that responds automatically and in real-time to a…
Researchers solve protein mystery
Researchers have uncovered that proteins use a common chemical label as a shield to protect…