UK should consider a more cautious approach to PPE
The study by Liu and colleagues is impressive—none of the 420 healthcare workers became infected…
Category: Science and Health
Leicester lockdown: could better data have prevented it?
Leicester was the first place in the UK to be singled out for a local…
Tomisaku Kawasaki: identified and named Kawasaki disease
bmj;370/aug05_5/m3091/FAF1faPhoto credit: Tsubara KawasakiNot many physicians have a disease named after them. Tomisaku (“Tomi”) Kawasaki,…
Pulmonary embolism: update on management and controversies
ABSTRACTPulmonary embolism is a common and potentially fatal cardiovascular disorder that must be promptly diagnosed…
How hierarchical communication “rules” hamper doctor training and patient care
When Chris Turner was a house officer near Edinburgh, he had to go to a…
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Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary programmes for weight and cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials
In the paper by Ge and colleagues (BMJ 2020;369:m696, doi:10.1136/bmj.m696, published 1 April 2020), one…
Government to get CQC-style ratings for its performance on health and social care
MPs have set out their plans for an independent evaluation process designed to hold the…
Scientists discover new penguin colonies from space
A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market (2020-2026) Forecasts, Emerging Trends, Size & Share Analysis, Growth and Competitive landscape Report – Market Research Posts
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market (2020-2026) Forecasts, Emerging Trends, Size & Share Analysis, Growth and…
New molecule reverses Alzheimer’s-like memory decline
A drug candidate previously shown to slow aging in brain cells, successfully reversed memory loss…
Scientists propose a novel method for controlling fusion reactions
Researchers have developed a pulsed method for stabilizing magnetic islands that can cause disruptions in…
Ultrafast lasers probe elusive chemistry at the liquid-liquid interface
Real-time measurements provide missing insight into chemical separations to recover cobalt, a critical raw material…
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Geologists publish new findings on carbonate melts in Earth’s mantle
Geologists have discovered how carbon-rich molten rock in the Earth’s upper mantle might affect the…
In a warming world, New England’s trees are storing more carbon
The study reveals that the rate at which carbon is captured from the atmosphere at…
Increased global mortality linked to arsenic exposure in rice-based diets
Rice is the most widely consumed staple food source for a large part of the…
Key brain region was ‘recycled’ as humans developed the ability to read
A new study offers evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex, which is specialized to perform…
Can sleep protect us from forgetting old memories?
Researchers report that sleep may help people to learn continuously through their lifetime by encoding…
Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories
New detailed observations reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster,…
Studies shed new light on how biodiversity influences plant decay
Scientists have provided new insights on the relationship between plant diversity in forests and the…
Recovering data: Neural network model finds small objects in dense images
In efforts to automatically capture important data from scientific papers, computer scientists have developed a…
Planet found orbiting small, cool star
Precision measurements made with the VLBA have revealed that a small, cool star 35 light-years…
Artificial organelles created to control cellular behavior
Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a method for controlling the phase separation of an emerging class…
AI may offer a better way to ID drug-resistant superbugs
Biomedical engineers have shown that different strains of the same bacterial pathogen can be distinguished…
Cell diversity in the embryo
Epigenetic factors control the development of an organism. Read Original Article: Cell diversity in the…
Planetary health underpins an economy of wellbeing
I was both excited and disappointed to read Cylus and Smith’s article on the economy…
Between shark and ray: The evolutionary advantage of the sea angels
Angel sharks are sharks, but with their peculiarly flat body they rather resemble rays. An…
A 40-year journey leads to a new truffle species
Forty years after Dan Luoma found an unsual truffle collection, scientists confirmed it is a new…
Ancient carved shell llama offering found in lake Titicaca
A llama carved from a spondylus shell and a cylindrical laminated gold foil object were…
Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique ‘bang’ in simulations
In a series of simulations, researchers determined that some neutron star collisions not only produce…
Malignant cancer diagnosed in a dinosaur for the first time
New research has led to the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive malignant bone cancer…
Your hair knows what you eat and how much your haircut costs
Researchers find that stable isotopes in hair reveal a divergence in diet according to socioeconomic…
Stella Gibson
bmj;370/aug04_5/m3039/FAF1faStella Elizabeth Grace Gibson was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, in 1927 to William Hamilton Gibson,…
One Area COVID-19 Doesn’t Seem to Affect: Increasing Risk of Blood Clot During Pregnancy
During pregnancy, the body makes preparations for delivery, such as thickening the mother’s blood so…
The News You’ve Longed to Hear: Eating Chocolate 3x a Week Could Help the Heart
A meta-analysis involving six studies indicated that eating chocolate in moderation could reduce risk of…
Covid-19: NHS Test and Trace must improve for schools to reopen safely, say researchers
The current NHS Test and Trace programme in England must significantly improve if schools are…
Covid-19: UK hospitals to get rapid tests from September
The UK government has spent £161m (€178m; $210m) on 5.8 million covid-19 testing kits, which…
Fighting malaria with genetically modified mosquitoes
On 29 July 2019, the Target Malaria insectary was opened at the Uganda Virus Research…
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market 2020 Global Industry Outlook, Research, Trends and Forecast to 2026 – Market Research Posts
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market 2020 Global Industry Outlook, Research, Trends and Forecast to 2026 Market…
Virologists identify potential COVID-19 treatment
New research reveals how small molecule protease inhibitors show potency against human coronaviruses. Read Original…
AI and single-cell genomics
The study of cellular dynamics is crucial to understand how cells develop and how diseases…
Chlamydia: Greedy for glutamine
If chlamydiae want to multiply in a human cell, the first thing they need is…
Study shows demolishing vacant houses can have positive effect on neighbor maintenance
New research suggests that demolishing abandoned houses may lead nearby property owners to better maintain…
For solar boom, scrap silicon for this promising mineral
Engineers have found that photovoltaic wafers in solar panels with all-perovskite structures outperform photovoltaic cells…
Why is stroke so deadly for people of African descent?
An international team of scientists has completed the largest analysis of stroke-risk genes ever undertaken…
Oriole bird hybridization is a dead end
A half-century of controversy over two popular bird species may have finally come to an…
New genetic cause of a form of inherited neuropathy
Inherited mutations in a gene that keeps nerve cells intact was shown, for the first…
Making Smart Lifestyle Changes Now Could Alter AD’s Risk Later
Developing dementia is not inevitable: how you live your life in your 20s and 30s…
The News You’ve Longed to Hear: Eating Chocolate 3x Weekly Could Help Your Heart
A meta-analysis involving six studies indicated that eating chocolate in moderation could reduce risk of…
Lifestyle Changes Now Could Drop Alzheimer’s Risk Later
Developing dementia is not inevitable: how you live your life in your 20s and 30s…
Sideline Kids Longer with Concussion Injuries, Researchers Say
Playing sports is fun – until it’s not because you’ve been injured. Concussions are an…