To Receive a Free Toke, You’ll Need a Covid Poke
A Michigan marijuana dispensary is trying to help out in the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Original…
Category: Science and Health
Covid-19: NHS will prioritise four most at-risk groups for second doses, says Stevens
The NHS will prioritise giving second doses of covid-19 vaccine to over 70s, clinically extremely…
Covid-19: Biden buys 200 million doses of vaccines to tackle supply shortages across US
President Joe Biden announced on 26 January that he had purchased 200 million more doses…
Palliative care: Experts call for major reforms as pandemic accelerates demand by 20 years
Experts at a leading charity have made an urgent call for reforms to the UK’s…
Genome-editing tool TALEN outperforms CRISPR-Cas9 in tightly packed DNA
Researchers used single-molecule imaging to compare the genome-editing tools CRISPR-Cas9 and TALEN. Their experiments revealed…
Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought
New research suggests estimates of the species’ current distribution are potentially overestimating range size. Read…
Pace of prehistoric human innovation could be revealed by ‘linguistic thermometer’
A physics professor has joined forces with language experts to build a ‘linguistic thermometer’ that…
David Oliver: Covid shows the need for transparency in prioritising acute care
As the covid-19 pandemic has exceeded last spring’s peak, many NHS leaders are warning that…
Covid-19: NHS must tackle vaccine lies to improve uptake among ethnic minorities, says Stevens
The chief executive of NHS England has described “genuine and deep concern” that uptake of…
Gordon Robinson
bmj;372/jan27_8/n206/FAF1faGordon Robinson moved to Kingston upon Hull from his native West Riding in 1957 to…
.jpg)
New light shed on behavior of giant carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus
New research has reignited the debate around the behavior of the giant dinosaur Spinosaurus. Read…
Donald John Macleod
bmj;372/jan27_7/n202/FAF1faDonald John Macleod (“John”) was born in Thurso, the second of four sons to parents…
Philip Morrison Brown
bmj;372/jan27_6/n198/FAF1faPhilip Morrison Brown (“Phil”) grew up and then studied medicine in Aberdeen. He was proud…
Henry Hugh Gebbie
bmj;372/jan27_5/n199/FAF1faHenry Hugh Gebbie was an Ayrshire boy whose family ran a lace mill in Darvel,…
Elizabeth Maughan
bmj;372/jan27_4/n204/FAF1faElizabeth Maughan (“Liz”) was brought up near Audlem in Cheshire. She trained at the University…
Kirsty Annabel Gillgras
bmj;372/jan27_3/n200/FAF1faFrom a young age, Kirsty Annabel Gillgrass (née Smith) excelled in everything she did, in…
A woman with headache, hemiplegia, and recent toothache
A woman in her 60s presented to the emergency department with a two week history…
Unusual hand nodules
These hands show crystal storing histiocytosis in a woman in her 70s (fig 1). The…
Abortion’s Downward Spiral Appears to be Over
Abortion’s downward spiral appears to be over. It’s but a slight uptick, yet an uptick…
Genetically-modified mosquitoes key to stopping Zika virus spread
In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic a ‘public health emergency…
Change of course on the journey to the island of stability
An international research team succeeded in gaining new insights into the artificially produced superheavy element…
Wirelessly rechargeable soft brain implant controls brain cells
Researchers have invented a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside…
Gut microbiota reveals whether drug therapies work in inflammatory bowel diseases
A study indicates that the gut microbiota of patients suffering from inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders can…
Finding a way to stop chemotherapy from damaging the heart
There could be an intervention on the horizon to help prevent heart damage caused by…
Energy spent avoiding humans associated with smaller home ranges for male pumas
New research shows that fear of humans causes mountain lions to increase their energy expenditures…
Covid-19: “We must learn the lessons of this dark death toll”
bmj;372/jan26_13/n237/FAF1faBMAThis week the number of people in the UK who have died with covid-19 passed…
.jpg)
Toddlers who use touchscreens may be more distractible
New research highlights some of the effects regular use of touchscreens might have on toddlers….
No overall difference in concussion recovery time for male and female college athletes
Researchers found female and male collegiate athletes take approximately the same amount of time to…
Breakthrough design vastly improves mechanical heart valve
New research may take the current ‘gold standard’ for heart valves to a new level…
Covid-19: People are not being warned about pitfalls of mass testing
Only a third of local authorities that are rolling out lateral flow testing have made…
Anthony Barrington (“Barry”) Kay: part of the team that unequivocally established the Th2 T lymphocyte hypothesis for bronchial asthma
bmj;372/jan26_11/n229/FAF1faPhoto credit: Rebecca SutherlandAnthony Barrington (“Barry”) Kay, whose work transformed the lives of many patients…
Covid-19: Use social media to maximise vaccine confidence and uptake
We echo Hanif and colleagues’ concerns that some communities, such as ethnic minority groups and…
Cultural competence in vaccine rollout: migrants would face difficulties accessing covid-19 vaccines
Hanif and colleagues highlight the importance of cultural competence in covid-19 vaccine rollout so that…
The hospital bed is broken: beds don’t wear out, staff do
Matt Morgan, 9 JanuaryIt is not the beds that are broken but the staff. Matt…
Covid-19: Moderna plans booster doses to counter variants
The US drug company Moderna has announced that it is developing two new approaches to…
Covid-19: New UK variant may be linked to increased death rate, early data indicate
The new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 may be associated with an increased risk of death,…
BMJ appeal raises over {pound}53 000 for food aid charity
Food banks across the UK have been able to buy personal protective equipment for staff…
Universal basic income and covid-19 pandemic
The gulf between the wealthiest and poorest had been increasing even before the covid-19 destroyed…
Helen Salisbury: Pedalling vaccines door to door
After the excitement of running big clinics at our surgery with the Pfizer vaccine, things…
Clare Gerada: Tips for surviving leadership
My New Year’s resolution was to declutter paper and create order among my bookshelves and…
Covid-19: Medical MPs in the pandemic
For the 10 members of the current UK parliament with medical training,1 knowing the front…
Tartar Sauce Recalled for Spoilage
Smelly fish aren’t the only thing to worry about rotting right now, as the FDA…
Increasing ocean temperature threatens Greenland’s ice sheet
Scientists have for the first time quantified how warming coastal waters are impacting individual glaciers…
The surprises of color evolution
Nature is full of color. For flowers, displaying color is primarily a means to attract…
Watching decision making in the brain
Neuroscientists and engineers have developed a system that can show the neural process of decision…
CHEOPS finds unique planetary system
The CHEOPS space telescope detects six planets orbiting the star TOI-178. Five of the planets…
What’s in a name? A new class of superconductors
A new theory that could explain how unconventional superconductivity arises in a diverse set of…
NASA’s Roman mission will probe galaxy’s core for hot Jupiters, brown dwarfs
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will conduct a microlensing survey to reveal worlds that are similar…
Stimulating brain pathways shows origins of human language and memory
Scientists have identified that the evolutionary development of human and primate brains may have been…
Alternative and Western Medicine – News-Medical.net
Alternative and Western Medicine News-Medical.net Read Original Article: Alternative and Western Medicine – News-Medical.net »