Breakthrough Listen releases 2 petabytes of data from SETI survey of Milky Way
Breakthrough Listen announced its second major release of SETI data: a radio survey of the…
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Freshwater insects recover while spiders decline in UK
Many insects, mosses and lichens in the UK are bucking the trend of biodiversity loss,…
Combination drug therapy for childhood brain tumors shows promise in laboratory models
In experiments with human cells and mice, researchers report evidence that combining the experimental cancer…
Will China Go Back To Wildlife Trade After The Coronavirus Ban?
China’s government has decided last January that it will be banning the wildlife trade that’s…
Cannabis Use Linked To False Memories
Well, looks like some of those “good times” may not be real after all since…
Can You Donate A Piece Of Your Brain For Science Even While You’re Alive?
Donating your brain to science after your death has been popular for some time now,…
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Turn Yourself Into A Super-Learner By Failing
If learning a new skill that can be really useful or just fun to pick…
The Hunt For The Animal Behind The New Coronavirus Begins
Are bats really the culprit or are there other animals to be blamed? The hunt…
Paediatrician left suicide note suggesting he secretly left patients unvaccinated
A popular Chicago paediatrician who took his own life left a note suggesting that he…
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Is It Possible To ‘Turn Off’ Nightmares?
Is there a way to “turn off nightmares?” Well, research is limited but some studies…
BMJ Awards: finalists announced for 12th annual event
The race to recognise the most innovative and inspirational teams working in UK healthcare is…
Top Reasons For Couples To Have Sex Regularly
Sex for couples has benefits that go beyond the bedroom. Read Original Article: Top Reasons…
Why I . . . set up a hockey team
Claire Hope, a paediatric registrar at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, feels that time for hobbies…
The path to a smoke-free England by 2030
Smoking is on course to kill around one billion people in the 21st century1 and…
Developing your career as a haematologist
Haematology is a flexible specialty that offers the opportunity to develop special interests in a…
Prescription for loneliness: five minutes with . . . Helen Stokes-Lampard
“Five years from now, every physician in the NHS will know what social prescribing is…
WHO’s path to elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
In their recent article in The BMJ (“Is elimination of vertical transmission of HIV in…
Asian Teen Assaulted In LA Over Coronavirus Fears
According to a release from the local authorities, a 16-year-old Asian student in Los Angeles…
Coronavirus Update: When Can We Expect Vaccine?
Is a coronavirus vaccine on the horizon already or do we have to wait a…
Woman Gives Birth To Miracle Baby Despite Rare Uterine Cancer
In recent positive news, a woman from Wisconsin was reportedly able to make two really…
Best Places To Go Dinosaur Hunting This 2020
These places are dotted with skeletal remains of various dinosaur species. Read Original Article: Best…
Surprising Reasons Why Nightmares Are Actually Good For You
Occasional nightmares help you be prepared for real-life threats. Read Original Article: Surprising Reasons Why…
U.S. Army Prepares To Handle Potential Pandemic
U.S. Northern Command is bracing itself for the potential pandemic after an executive order by…
Chinese Media Company Averts Financial Disaster, Releases Movie On TikTok Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
The Chinese movie industry is currently facing losses since public spaces have been shut down…
Facial expressions don’t tell the whole story of emotion
Facial expressions might not be reliable indicators of emotion, research indicates. In fact, it might…
Computer-generated genomes
Chemists have described how computational algorithms paired with chemical DNA synthesis enable digital manufacturing of…
New survey spotlights older adults’ struggle in opioid epidemic – The Oakland Press
New survey spotlights older adults’ struggle in opioid epidemic The Oakland Press Read Original Article: New…
Why Concussions Are Never A Minor Thing
Repetitive mild concussions can have a cumulative effect on the brain, leading to Parkinson’s and…
Dry Fasting: What You Need To Know
So far, no evidence suggests that dry fasting works. Experts agree that it should not…
Exposure Therapy Types And Health Benefits
Exposure therapy involves the confrontation of fears head on to desensitize the person against dreaded…
Molecule offers hope for halting Parkinson’s
A promising molecule has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow…
ERVEBO® (Ebola Zaire Vaccine, Live) Now Registered in Four African Countries, Within 90 Days of Reference Country Approval and WHO Prequalification
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Democratic Republic of the Congo One of the First African Countries…
Major study shows climate change can cause abrupt impacts on dryland ecosystems
A study finds for the first time that as levels of aridity increase due to…
Rare bats in decline
A study led by Susan Tsang, a former Fulbright Research Fellow from The City College…
Low-cost ‘smart’ diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet
Researchers have developed a ”smart” diaper embedded with a moisture sensor that can alert a…
Iodide salts stabilize biocatalysts for fuel cells
Contrary to theoretical predictions, oxygen inactivates biocatalysts for energy conversion within a short time, even…
Brief bursts, big insights
Researchers use new method to investigate neural oscillations. Read Original Article: Brief bursts, big insights…
Deconstructing Schrödinger’s cat
Many physicists have attempted to explain the problem of quantum superposition, as exemplified by Schrödinger’s…
Air pollution’s tiny particles may trigger nonfatal heart attacks
Scientists have found that even a few hours’ exposure to ambient ultrafine particles common in…
New pathogenic mechanism for influenza NS1 protein found
Researchers report the biological effects of influenza protein NS1 binding to RIG-I — the binding…
Clifton Paget Lowther
bmj;368/feb14_10/m586/FAF1faClifton Paget Lowther (“Tony”) was born in Glasgow and studied medicine at Glasgow University. After…
Ronald William Macandrew
bmj;368/feb14_9/m585/FAF1faRonald William Macandrew (“Ronnie”) was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and then did two years…
Ian James Jones
bmj;368/feb14_8/m588/FAF1faIan James Jones (“Jamie”) was sponsored though medical school by the army. After qualifying in…
Robert John Auld Nicol
bmj;368/feb14_7/m584/FAF1faRobert John Auld Nicol (“Bob”) trained at St Andrews, where qualifying well was so important…
Zuhair Raouf Al-Bahrani
bmj;368/feb14_6/m581/FAF1faZuhair Raouf Al-Bahrani became a professor of general surgery in Baghdad in 1977. He was…
Competing interests: GMC rejects calls to establish central register for doctors
The UK General Medical Council has rejected calls for it to set up a central…
Revamped emergency targets set to be phased in from this April
New NHS waiting time targets for emergency care will be phased in from this April…
Worcestershire acute trust must “make urgent improvements” in emergency departments, says regulator
The Care Quality Commission has used its urgent enforcement powers to protect patients after rating…
Improving transparency and performance of private hospitals
The recent report of the Paterson Inquiry identified multiple levels of dysfunction across England’s health…
Bringing an end to deadly “menstrual huts” is proving difficult in Nepal
Parbati Rawat was 21 years old when she died. “It was the 4th day of…