How is human behavior impacting wildlife movement?
For species to survive in the wild, maintaining connectivity between populations is critical. Without ‘wildlife…
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Unprecedented Import-Alert Highlights Hand Sanitizer Risks
After alarming testing results, the FDA has taken unprecedented action against importing hand sanitizers from…
Chumash Indians were using highly worked shell beads as currency 2,000 years ago
Archaeologists show that the Chumash Indians had been using shell beads as money for at…
Social care: Promise to propose reforms later this year is far from reassuring, says committee chair
The chair of an influential House of Lords committee has rebuked the government’s promise to…
January blues: Exam season in a pandemic
Although the January blues1 might be familiar, this year’s context has meant that the exam…
Open letter to Chris Whitty and Susan Hopkins: change covid-19 case definition in line with WHO to save lives
I hope this letter sharing 140 (and counting) general practitioners’ clinical experiences of patients with…
Sixty seconds on . . . TikTok doctors
We’re not talking about clocks?No, we’re talking about the video sharing social media platform TikTok….
Study reveals wide health disparity between different ethinc groups in England
Some people from minority ethnic groups appear to have much poorer health than white people—which…
Covid-19: Countries are learning what others paid for vaccines
A string of revelations about vaccine prices has focused attention on a practice considered normal…
Covid-19: South Africa variant found in the US as Biden expands health coverage
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on 28 January that two…
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for musculoskeletal pain
What you need to knowOral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can reduce musculoskeletal pain but increase…
Increasing recruitment into covid-19 trials
Since March 2020, UK researchers have established over 70 urgent public health studies to investigate…
The perils of pillow talk with the other doctor in your life
It’s tempting, isn’t it? If you’re a couple of doctors, it’s hard to resist getting…
Scientists capture the moments of nascent crystal formation and growth
Scientists used high-performance TEM to image the process of gold atoms assembling into nanocrystals. It…
Loggerhead sea turtles lay eggs in multiple locations to improve reproductive success
Although loggerhead sea turtles return to the same beach where they hatched to lay their…
Marine heatwaves becoming more intense, more frequent
When thick, the surface layer of the ocean acts as a buffer to extreme marine…
New catalyst moves seawater desalination, hydrogen production closer to commercialization
Seawater is abundant and cheap, making it a tempting resource to meet the world’s growing…
New study unravels Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’ surrounding origin of flowering plants
The origin of flowering plants famously puzzled Charles Darwin, who described their sudden appearance in…
Good News Now, and Maybe Later, for HIV Patients
Two new HIV treatments hold great promise: one replaces the daily hill of pills, and…
In Midst of Pandemic, Fear of Measles Comeback
Routine vaccinations are still necessary to protect the community from disease; a CDC report says…
Covid-19—a rehearsal to build a greener and healthier society
The covid-19 pandemic is hopefully a short-lived global crisis adding to existing global challenges arising…
Explaining covid-19 performance: what factors might predict national responses?
Key messagesThe Global Health Security Index predicted that the world in general was not well…
Covid-19 pandemic and the social determinants of health
The covid-19 pandemic has exposed the longstanding structural drivers of health inequities, such as precarious…
International collaboration and covid-19: what are we doing and where are we going?
The 19th century pandemics that followed the globalisation of commercial and military activities led to…
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Malaria threw human evolution into overdrive on this African archipelago
Malaria is an ancient scourge, but it’s still leaving its mark on the human genome….
Lasing mechanism found in water droplets
When a water droplet interacts with a surface to form a contact angle, the interfacial…
Thick lithosphere casts doubt on plate tectonics in Venus’s geologically recent past
A study of a giant impact crater on Venus suggests that its lithosphere was too…
Promoting reusable PPE: five minutes with . . . Jasmine Ho
“MedSuppyDrive UK started last year. There was PPE in our labs not being used and…
Crunch! Underwater acoustics expose ‘shell-crushing’ sounds in a large marine predator
‘Shell-crushing,’ an explosive sound, occurs when marine animals crack open hard shells like clams to…
Eyes reveal life history of fish
If you look deep into the eyes of a fish, it will tell you its…
Covid-19: India is at centre of global vaccine manufacturing, but opacity threatens public trust
On 3 January, India’s top drug regulator issued emergency approval for two vaccines for restricted…
Why vaccinating staff and supporting self-isolating people are national emergencies
Equity is complex and multifaceted. It requires many interventions that in small ways build a…
Covid-19 vaccination for medical students: the grey area
In December 2020 and early January 2021, many UK medical students reported they had not…
Sleep, heart health, . . . and other stories
Sleep and heart failurePeople who sleep well are less likely to develop heart failure, according…
High Court ruling on puberty blockers will worsen trans healthcare
We, the executive committee of GLADD (the Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors and Dentists), have profound…
Covid-19: Children’s mental health services in England are “nowhere near sufficient,” says commissioner
The damage to children’s mental health caused by the covid-19 pandemic could last for years…
Can large fluid-filled spaces in the brain help identify those at risk of dementia?
People with enlarged fluid-filled spaces in the brain around small blood vessels may be more…
Cell death shines a light on the origins of complex life
Organelles continue to thrive after the cells within which they exist die, scientists have found,…
Why Has CBD Become A Popular Health Alternative – Big Easy Magazine
Why Has CBD Become A Popular Health Alternative Big Easy Magazine Read Original Article: Why Has…
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Our Best Choice for All-Around Toothpaste
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Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulfur dioxide
Astronomers revisited and comprehensively reinterpreted the radio telescope observations underlying a widely reported 2019 claim…
Diving into Devonian seas: Ancient marine faunas unlock secrets of warming oceans
Paleontologists use ancient marine faunas to test long-term changes in our warming oceans. Read Original…
How heavy is dark matter? Scientists radically narrow the potential mass range for the first time
Scientists have calculated the mass range for Dark Matter – and it’s tighter than the…
Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean
An upsurge of matter from deep beneath the Earth’s crust could be pushing the continents…
Trust pays {pound}7m for brain damage from failure to treat baby’s eye infection
The NHS has agreed to pay more than £7m (€7.9m; $9.6m) in an out of…
Covid-19 controversies: the tocilizumab chapter
More than two million people have so far died from coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) globally….
BMA calls for urgent review of online exam for medical students
Leaders of the BMA’s students committee have called for an urgent review of how an…
Newly discovered fossil, likely subaqueous insect
A newly discovered trace fossil of an ancient burrow has been discovered. The fossil has…