Benefits of renewable energy vary from place to place
A new study finds the environmental benefits of renewable power generation vary significantly, depending on…
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Mystery solved with math: Cytoplasmic traffic jam disrupts sleep-wake cycles
Mathematicians have identified the principle of how aging and diseases like dementia and obesity cause…
One’s trash, another’s treasure: Fertilizer made from urine could enable space agriculture
From the perspective of future societies, in extremely closed environments such as a space station,…
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The power of validation in helping people stay positive
Telling a distressed friend or family member something as simple as ‘I understand why you…
Chance played a major role in keeping Earth fit for life
A study gives a new perspective on why our planet has managed to stay habitable…
Create a realistic VR experience using a normal 360-degree camera
Scientists have developed a quick and easy approach for capturing 360° VR photography without using…
Photosensitive carbon nanoparticles investigated
Researchers have now managed to identify the fundamental problems relating to the photophysics and photochemistry…
How to protect neurons and encourage their growth: New clue
Researchers have identified a family of enzymes whose inhibition both protects neurons and encourages their…
Point of Care testing can improve the detection and treatment of influenza
New research has shown that implementing point-of-care testing in hospitals to diagnose influenza can lead…
New combination therapy could help fight difficult-to-treat cancers with common mutations
Scientists describe a new combination therapy that suppresses the MAPK pathway by holding cancer-driving proteins…
Yes, Virginia, There is a Covid-masked Santa
Some professional advice for parents handling the reality of Covid and the tradition of Santa….
Oregon’s Western Cascades watershed to experience larger, more frequent fires
Projected changes in temperature and relative humidity are expected to lead to longer fire seasons…
Drugs create balancing act for patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Researchers identified a correlation between multisystem immune-related adverse events and improved rates of survival. This…
When chemistry with green light mimics what happens in life
Taking inspiration from nature, researchers created a green light-stabilized 3D polymer structure that unfolds itself…
Does sharing health data help maintain weight loss?
Research suggests that health counselors having access to self-monitored health data would improve a person’s…
Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care reduces maternal anxiety
Premature births are stressful experiences that increase the risk of anxiety for mothers and may…
What makes peppers blush?
Bright red, tasty and healthy, that’s how we know and love bell peppers. In a…
Consultant who signed cremation forms without examining the bodies is struck off
A former consultant in acute medicine who signed hundreds of cremation forms without examining the…
India’s doctors protest against allowing ayurvedic surgeons to perform 58 procedures
India’s largest body of doctors has said it will seek public support for its campaign…
The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean
The moon controls one of the most formidable forces in nature – the tides that…
Applying compost to landfills could have environmental benefits
Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out…
Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is rolled out in US
Stephen Hahn, director of the US Food and Drug Administration, issued an emergency use authorization…
Unexpected insights into early dinosaur’s brain, eating habits and agility
A pioneering reconstruction of the brain belonging to one of the earliest dinosaurs to roam…
BMA strongly opposes changes to foundation programme applications
The BMA has said it “strongly opposed” the decision to exclude additional degrees and publications…
How our brains know when something’s different
Scientists discovered how a set of high frequency brain waves may help us unconsciously know…
Carrots are healthy, but active enzyme unlocks full benefits
Carrots are a good source of beta-carotene, which is a precursor of vitamin A. But…
A theory as clear as glass
Scientists ran molecular dynamics simulations to compose a more complete theory of the factors that…
Like adults, children by age 3 prefer seeing fractal patterns
By the time children are 3 years old they already have an adult-like preference for…
Using water fleas, researchers investigate adaptive evolution
Researchers resurrected the preserved eggs of a shrimp-like crustacean to examine long-standing questions about adaptive…
Sea star listed as critically endangered
The iconic sunflower sea star has been listed as critically endangered by the International Union…
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Researchers find a better way to design metal alloys
A new system uses machine learning to analyze boundaries between crystal grains, allowing for the…
New tool for watching and controlling neural activity
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has created a new molecular tool to help us better…
Carolina Sandhills Salamander: New species added to species-rich North Carolina
Already possessing more salamander species than any other state in the country with 63, North…
New computational method validates images without ‘ground truth’
Researchers have developed a computational method that allows them to determine not if an entire…
tRNA fragments are involved in post-stroke immune reactions
Following a stroke, the immune system triggers an inflammatory reaction that can either overshoot or…
Meet the medical media faces of the pandemic
“R numbers,” “flattening the curve”—if you’d asked the public what these terms meant a year…
Danse Macabre
In an age of social media outrage, it is hardly surprising that hospital staff dressed…
The sound of medicine
My working day involves researching how acoustics affect a musician’s performance and thinking about the…
The doctors who time forgot
Phyllis Kerridge (1901-1940)Phyllis Kerridge was a British chemist and physiologist whose scientific research significantly transformed…
Covid-19: Avoid indoor mixing over Christmas or risk third wave, warns iSAGE
The government must rethink its plans for easing covid-19 restrictions over Christmas and be far…
Inspired by chance: valuing patients’ informal contributions to research
Public involvement is increasingly considered a required part of health research. Typically defined as research…
Authorship anatomy: a guide for scholars
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Why I . . . make art
bmj;371/dec14_3/m4379/FAF1faMind by Katherine McVeigh“Making art helps me to relax and manage the stress of the…
Nonsensus in the treatment of proximal humerus fractures: uncontrolled, blinded, comparative behavioural analysis between Homo chirurgicus accidentus and Macaca sylvanus
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the inter-rater reliability of Barbary macaques compared with an expert group of surgeons…
Covid-19: Sweden considers tougher restrictions as ICU beds near capacity
Health officials in Sweden have warned that intensive care units (ICUs) in and around Stockholm…
Alternative Medicine Is Ruining The Future Of 155 Threatened Species – Yet Helps No One – Science 2.0
Alternative Medicine Is Ruining The Future Of 155 Threatened Species – Yet Helps No One Science…
FDA Gives Nod to Pfizer Vaccine
he Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19 was finally granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US Food…
Indian doctors go on strike against Modi’s “mixopathy” – Quartz India
Indian doctors go on strike against Modi’s “mixopathy” Quartz India Read Original Article: Indian doctors go…
Muscle cell secrets
A muscle fiber consists of just one cell, but many nuclei. A team has now…
The secret behind male ornaments
In many species all over the animal kingdom, males have eye-catching characteristics. Although often impractical,…