Journey of a skull: How a single human cranium wound up alone in a cave in Italy
A lone cranium in an Italian cave wound up there after being washed away from…
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Green tea supplements modulate facial development of children with Down syndrome, study finds
A new study adds evidence about the potential benefits of green tea extracts in Down…
Covid-19: Germany struggles with slow uptake of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine
Germany is experiencing a slow uptake of the Oxford AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine, latest figures show….
New generation of tiny, agile drones introduced
Researchers developed an insect-size drone with soft actuators — akin to muscles — that are…
Key steps discovered in production of critical immune cell
Researchers have uncovered a process cells use to fight off infection and cancer that could…
Drug target could fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease are in the firing line after researchers…
Vaccine shows signs of protection against dozen-plus flu strains
A vaccine candidate has demonstrated promising signs of protection against more than a dozen swine…
Covid-19: Universities may need to test students every three days to prevent major outbreaks, say researchers
The emergence of more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 may mean needing to test students every…
A silver swining: ‘Destructive’ pigs help build rainforests
Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a new study has found they…
Quick-learning cuttlefish pass ‘the marshmallow test’
Cuttlefish can delay gratification – wait for a better meal rather than be tempted by…
Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough…
Covid-19: Schedule breast screening before vaccine or 4 to 6 weeks after to avoid false positives, says guidance
Breast screening appointments should be scheduled to take place before women receive a first dose…
Grail’s reply to editorial on “liquid biopsy” for cancer screening
I write in response to some of the key points raised in Barclay and Bradley’s…
Treatment effects in randomised trials using routinely collected data for outcome assessment versus traditional trials: meta-research study
AbstractObjectiveTo compare effect estimates of randomised clinical trials that use routinely collected data (RCD-RCT) for…
Postpartum thyroiditis
What you need to knowSymptoms of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism can be overlooked as “normal” in…
Increasing recruitment into covid-19 trials: fund nursing trials
One can only agree wholeheartedly with Darzi and colleagues’ call for better recruitment into SARS-COV-2…
NHS sickness absence during the covid-19 pandemic
How have NHS staff coped faced with thousands of patients with a novel and highly…
Fabricated illness: guidance is updated as survey shows nearly all paediatricians see potential cases
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has provided new guidance on how…
When a Doctor Breaks His Hippocratic Oath, by Suicide
In the past 20 years, the suicide rate in the US among those 16 to…
Class I Recall: Medtronic HVAD Pump Implants
Manufacturer Medtronic is recalling HVAD Pump Implant Kits that may not be working as intended….
Food for thought: New maps reveal how brains are kept nourished
Scientists have created new brain maps featuring unprecedented detail. The insights provided by the new…
Environmental impact of computation and the future of green computing
Every aspect of modern computing, from the smallest chip to the largest data center comes…
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Cooperative eco-driving automation improves energy efficiency and safety
Connected, automated vehicles promise to save energy and improve safety. Engineers propose a modeling framework…
Terrain Natural Health Takes Whole Person Approach to Wellness, Healing – Ellwood City, PA news – EllwoodCity.org
Terrain Natural Health Takes Whole Person Approach to Wellness, Healing – Ellwood City, PA news EllwoodCity.org…
The Top 7 Vitamin and Supplement Trends of 2021 – Healthline
The Top 7 Vitamin and Supplement Trends of 2021 Healthline Read Original Article: The Top 7…
Indoors, outdoors, 6 feet apart? Transmission risk of airborne viruses can be quantified
The rush for scientific understanding of the novel coronavirus has focused on biological mechanisms: how…
Unusual earthquakes highlight central Utah volcanoes
Earthquakes in the Black Rock Desert are rare and capturing the seismic recordings from these…
Placebo effect may explain reported benefits of psychedelic microdoses
Positive psychological effects associated with taking small doses of psychedelic drugs are likely the result…
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A fluid solution to dendrite growth in lithium metal batteries
Lithium metal batteries have higher charge density than conventional lithium ion batteries but are prone…
Heart disease is in the eye of the beholder
Researchers have identified a potential new marker that shows cardiovascular disease may be present in…
Disruption of lung biological clock in premature babies may raise later flu risk
Disruptions in the circadian rhythms in lung cells may explain why adults who survived premature…
Study highlights pitfalls associated with ‘cybervetting’ job candidates
A recent study of how human resources professionals review online information and social media profiles…
COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
A new study provides evidence that COVID-19 patients’ heart damage is caused by the virus…
Nanoparticle-delivered COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promise in preclinical studies
Researchers have developed a promising new COVID-19 vaccine candidate that utilizes nanotechnology and has shown…
COVID-19 spread tracked via a rapid, large-scale early wastewater surveillance alert system
Detecting COVID-19 outbreaks before they spread could help contain the virus and curb new cases…
Astrophysicist’s 2004 theory confirmed: Why the Sun’s composition varies
An astrophysicist theorized why the chemical composition of the Sun’s tenuous outermost layer differs from…
Hurricane resembling those in lower atmosphere observed over Earth’s polar ionosphere
Hurricanes are known to occur in the lower atmosphere of Earth and even other planets,…
Atmospheric rivers increase snow mass in West Antarctica
A new study used NASA’s ice-measuring laser satellite to identify atmospheric river storms as a…
Detection dogs help generate important data for research and conservation
It is often difficult to find out exactly where the individual species can be found…
Ultra-fast electron measurement provides important findings for the solar industry
Using a new method, physicists are analyzing at the femtosecond scale the processes in a…
A mechanism by which cells build ‘mini-muscles’ underneath their nucleus identified
Research has uncovered how motor protein myosin, which is responsible for contraction of skeletal muscles,…
Covid-19 trials: allow recruitment by everyone in healthcare, including those not previously involved in research
Darzi and colleagues are right to highlight research recruitment, because, before the pandemic, research activity…
Covid-19: Where are we on vaccines and variants?
Have any new variants emerged?We’ve heard a lot about B.1.1.7 (first detected in the UK),…
Covid-19: Single dose of Pfizer and Oxford vaccines cuts risk of hospital admission by 80% in over 80s, data suggest
Both the Pfizer BioNTech and the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines are highly effective in reducing covid-19…
New strategy for efficient OLED active matrix displays
Researchers introduce a novel device concept towards high-efficient and low-voltage vertical organic lighting-emitting transistors. With…
Detective work inside plant cells finds a key piece of the C4 photosynthesis puzzle
An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that…
Children’s mental health: the UK government needs to be far more ambitious
England’s children’s commissioner is right to highlight the gulf between what children need and what…
Maurizio Cecconi: one year since Italy’s darkest moment
In 2020, Maurizio Cecconi was labelled one of three “pandemic heroes” by the Journal of…
Cautious optimism: Light at the end of the tunnel
After the announcement of plans for the gradual lifting of the UK lockdown (doi:10.1136/bmj.n528), many…
Origin of life: The chicken-and-the-egg problem
A team has shown that slight alterations in transfer-RNA molecules (tRNAs) allow them to self-assemble…