3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety
Researchers have developed the first LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles. Tests…
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Covid-19: UK launches antivirals taskforce to deliver home treatments by autumn
The UK government has launched an Antivirals Taskforce to identify treatments to be used at…
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Covid-19: Government will consider call to allow GPs to vaccinate in their own surgeries
The health secretary Matt Hancock has said he will examine a call to allow GPs…
Sixty seconds on . . . smell training
What’s that?Essentially, it’s actively sniffing the same four scents every day for several months.1 The…
Covid-19: US authorises Johnson & Johnson vaccine again, ending pause in rollout
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) single dose covid-19…
Sharing health data for immigration control affects marginalised communities
Stokel-Walker raises an important concern that relaxation of data sharing restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic…
Should all pregnant women be offered testing for group B streptococcus?
What you need to knowMany countries have guidelines that recommend universal testing for group B…
Why journals should stop publishing transplantation research from China
In 2019, in London, the informal China Tribunal concluded that crimes against humanity had been…
Making medical leadership more diverse
The medical profession has faced criticism for its lack of diversity. This lack of diversity…
Why I . . . crochet
“It’s a small pleasure but it’s something that’s full of joy—which is a positive thing…
Climate has shifted the axis of the Earth
Melting glaciers redistributed enough water to cause the direction of polar wander to turn and…
From toxic ions to single-atom copper
Researchers offer conclusive research for understanding how bacteria found in copper mines convert toxic copper…
A breakthrough astrophysics code rapidly models stellar collisions
A new breakthrough astrophysics code, named Octo-Tiger, simulates the evolution of self-gravitating and rotating systems…
Body’s natural pain killers can be enhanced
A study in cells and mice finds a opioid-receptor modifying compound works to relieve pain…
High school junior’s consumer seismometer delivers low-cost earthquake early warning
A Southern California high school junior has built a low-cost seismometer device that delivers earthquake…
Fiber optic cable monitors microseismicity in Antarctica
Researchers shared how they are using fiber optic cable to detect the small earthquakes that…
DeepShake uses machine learning to rapidly estimate earthquake shaking intensity
A deep spatiotemporal neural network trained on more than 36,000 earthquakes offers a new way…
Ankle exoskeleton enables faster walking
In lab tests, researchers found that an optimized ankle exoskeleton system increased participants’ walking speed…
John Knowles Stanley
bmj;373/apr23_10/n1027/FAF1faJohn Knowles Stanley was born in Cardiff on 3 March 1944 but grew up in…
Richard Willcox
bmj;373/apr23_9/n1024/FAF1faRichard Willcox started his career at Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool. After completing senior house officer posts…
Katherine Brenda Mansfield
bmj;373/apr23_8/n1031/FAF1faKatherine Brenda Kelly (“Katie”) was born in Lerwick. Her mother was a Shetlander and her…
James Alexander May Findlay
bmj;373/apr23_7/n1073/FAF1faJames Alexander May Findlay, known to friends and family as Alastair, was born in the…
Fred Riach Ironside Middleton
bmj;373/apr23_6/n1029/FAF1faFred Riach Ironside Middleton was born in Dartmouth Square (south Dublin City, Ireland) on 22…
Sheema Habib-ul-Hasan
bmj;373/apr23_5/n1032/FAF1faBorn in Aligarh, India, Sheema Hasan was afflicted with severe tuberculosis as a teenager. Despite…
Covid-19: Infections fell by 65% after first dose of AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine, data show
Infections of SARS-CoV-2 fell by 65% after a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech…
Ticking the ICE box: the future of doctor-patient communication in a post-covid world
One of my favourite apocryphal stories is the doctors’ surgery with the dead tree stump…
Clinical Excellence Awards—time for a fairer NHS rewards scheme
Covid-19 has transformed the visibility of healthcare delivery, and public attitudes and perceptions related to…
Postural hypotension
What you need to knowPostural hypotension is a drop in blood pressure (≥20 mm Hg…
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Lithium treats intellectual defects in mouse model of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Mice with symptoms that mimic Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) have difficulty with learning and generating new…
The new healers; Respect and acceptance for alternative medicine grows in the Lehigh Valley. – LVB – Lehigh Valley Business
The new healers; Respect and acceptance for alternative medicine grows in the Lehigh Valley. –…
The Superiority Of Alternative Medicine: The Life Of A Hotel Doctor | By Mike Oppenheim – Hospitality Net – Hospitality Net
The Superiority Of Alternative Medicine: The Life Of A Hotel Doctor | By Mike Oppenheim…
Northborough MA Holistic Homeopathic Medicine – Health Care Services Announced – Yahoo Finance
Northborough MA Holistic Homeopathic Medicine – Health Care Services Announced Yahoo Finance Read Original Article: Northborough…
Ancient Indigenous forest gardens promote a healthy ecosystem
A new study by historical ecologists finds that Indigenous-managed forests — cared for as ‘forest…
Mars has right ingredients for present-day microbial life beneath its surface, study finds
New research suggests that rocks in the Martian crust could produce the same kind of…
Ground and satellite observations map building damage after Beirut explosion
Days after the 4 August 2020 massive explosion at the port of Beirut in Lebanon,…
The science of spin: Asteroseismologists confirm older stars rotate faster than expected
Stars spin faster than expected as they age according to a new study which uses…
How we know whether and when to pay attention
International team of researchers identifies cognitive computations underlying human predictive behavior. Read Original Article: How…
Mars’ changing habitability recorded by ancient dune fields in Gale crater
An international team has found evidence of ancient dunes on Mars that could help explain…
Antidepressants: Evidence on safe discontinuation is lacking, concludes Cochrane review
Good quality evidence is urgently needed to inform doctors on how to discontinue antidepressants safely…
Improving DNACPR discussions: paramedics need access to care home residents’ individual plans
David Oliver, 27 MarchDavid Oliver usefully highlights problems with do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR)…
How do we tackle structural racism and inequality?
Two separate events in recent weeks have focused minds on the issue of structural racism….
ALMA discovers rotating infant galaxy with help of natural cosmic telescope
Using ALMA, astronomers found a rotating baby galaxy 1/100th the size of the Milky Way…
Covid-19: Government race review “misused evidence,” says Marmot
A review commissioned by the government that dismissed the notion that structural racism may have…
Covid-19: India looks to import oxygen as cases surge, overwhelming hospitals
India’s government has announced that it needs to import 50 000 tonnes of medical oxygen…
Astronomers release new all-sky map of Milky Way’s outer reaches
The highlight of the new chart is a wake of stars, stirred up by a…
Government and medical educators must act to reduce deaths from air pollution, says coroner
The coroner who made the first UK ruling giving toxic air as a cause of…
Tranexamic acid . . . and other stories
Tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injuryTranexamic acid reduces mortality in trauma patients with severe haemorrhage…
Seven days in medicine: 14-20 April
Covid-19Low rate of infections is seen in vaccinated people in USThe US Centers for Disease…
Covid-19: What do we know about airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2?
What does airborne transmission mean?Scientists distinguish between respiratory infectious diseases classed as “airborne”—which spread by…
Covid-19: Unusual blood clots are “very rare side effect” of Janssen vaccine, says EMA
A possible link exists between very rare cases of unusual blood clots with low blood…