Boosting 5G technology
A new project may boost 5G and mm-Wave technologies, improving military communications and sensing equipment….
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Bone breakthrough may lead to more durable airplane wings
Researchers have made a new discovery about how seemingly minor aspects of the internal structure…
Germ-free lungs of newborn mice are partially protected against hyperoxia
Researchers have used a novel and first-of-its-kind newborn mouse model to study the effect of…
Breaking (and restoring) graphene’s symmetry in a twistable electronics device
A recent study demonstrates a new way to tune the properties of 2D materials simply…
A new antibiotic to combat drug-resistant bacteria is in sight
Researchers have discovered a new active substance effective against gram negative bacteria that targets a…
Eastern equine encephalitis virus poses emergent threat
2019 has been a particularly deadly year in the U.S. for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE),…
First evidence of bio-essential sugars in meteorites
A new study has discovered meteorites containing RNA sugar, ribose, and other bio-important sugars; the…
How to fight illegal cocoa farms in Ivory Coast
The world’s love for chocolate has helped decimate protected forests in western Africa as some…
American children and teens are consuming significantly fewer sugary drinks
According to a new study, the share of children and adolescents consuming sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)…
Seven days in medicine: 13-19 Nov 2019
AlcoholNew laws limit advertising in IrelandLegislation to reduce children’s exposure to advertisements featuring alcohol products…
A pain in the neck
A 39 year old woman presented with a one week history of progressive swelling and…
Association between gifts from pharmaceutical companies to French general practitioners and their drug prescribing patterns in 2016: retrospective study using the French Transparency in Healthcare and National Health Data System databases
In the discussion section of this article by Goupil and colleagues (BMJ 2019;367:l6015, doi:10.1136/bmj.l6015, published…
Changing hearts and minds
The UK is no longer measles free, and other vaccine preventable childhood illnesses are on…
Infectious necrotising gastritis
This abdominal computed tomography scan (fig 1) shows gastric dilatation (blue arrow) in a 27…
The marvellous history of medicine
bmj;367/nov21_4/l6603/FAF1faAs you walk into Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries, a new exhibition at the Science Museum,…
Vaccination, gout, . . . and other stories
Gout flares after vaccinationSafety data from trials of a recombinant herpes zoster vaccine flagged up…
Why researchers should share their analytic code
JAMA recently retracted and replaced an important clinical trial report from 2018 after a serious…
New power versus old: to beat antivaccination campaigners we need to learn from them—an essay by Kathryn Perera, Henry Timms, and Jeremy Heimans
Shanelle Cartwright is a 20 year old mother of two young children and a social…
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Mars Is Covered In Bugs, Claims One Entomologist
According to an entomologist, Mars is covered with bugs. Read Original Article: Mars Is Covered…
How A Growing Number Of Funders Play The Grant Lottery
New Zealand council ushers in a new era of providing research funding and grants by…
5 Gift Ideas For Science Lovers
Not sure what to gift your science nerd friend this holiday season? Here are some…
Radiologists Are Not Telling Patients About MRI Heavy Metal Risk
Studies showed that healthcare professionals are not informing patients about the potential side effects of…
Reducing Brain Activity Could Make You Live Longer, Study Claims
A study arrives at the controversial conclusion that reduced brain activity might lead to longer…
2019 To Become Second Hottest Year In Recorded History Due To Climate Change
Heat records due to much higher temperatures continue to be set as climate change rages….
Bubonic Plague Outbreak 2019: Should You Be Worried?
Amid reports of new cases of plague in China, health experts said there is a…
How Mongolian Reindeers Are Threatened By Loss Of Ice
Per a new report, large ice patches that Mongolian reindeers rely on for survival have…
5 Effective Ways To Fight Inflammation
Here are some easy ways to help fight inflammation in your body. Read Original Article:…
Antibacterial Cleaners Could Actually Increase Molds In Your Home
Do antibacterials cause mold and fungal growth? One study weighs in. Read Original Article: Antibacterial…
Weight Training Health Benefits This Celebrity PT Swears By
Here are some of the best benefits you can gain from weight training, according to…
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Meningitis Causes: What Your Doctor May Not Be Telling You
From sharing your food and drinks to kissing your partner, read on to know how…
Why We Hoard Stuff We Do Not Need
Hoarders are people who hold on to material possessions because of their innate attachment styles….
Hypothyroidism Diet: What To Eat When Suffering With Condition
Suffering from hyperthyroidism? Read on to know what best to eat to help alleviate the…
European Commission Approves Two New Regimens of Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as First-Line Treatment for Metastatic or Unresectable Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYTRUDA is the First Anti-PD-1 Therapy Approved in Europe for the…
Sage Tea Uses And Health Benefits That Will Surprise You
Sage tea is made from the leaves of the common sage plant, which offers many…
New Shingles Vaccine Shingrix Found 97% Effective Against Condition
A new vaccine named Shingrix is 97 percent effective at preventing shingles in people 50…
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Practitioner’s Management | JMDH – Dove Medical Press
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Practitioner’s Management | JMDH Dove Medical Press Read Original Article: Complementary And…
Little-known protein appears to play important role in obesity and metabolic disease
With unexpected findings about a protein that’s highly expressed in fat tissue, scientists have opened…
The cause of chewy chicken meat
The most delicious-looking broiler chicken could consist of hard, chewy meat. The problem plagues the…
Probing the role of an inflammation resolution sensor in obesity and heart failure
After heart attack injury, ALX/FPR2 is activated by resolvin D1 in immune cells in the…
When grown right, palm oil can be sustainable
Turning an abandoned pasture into a palm tree plantation can be carbon neutral, according to…
Not so selfish after all — Key role of transposable elements in mammalian evolution
A scientist has revealed a key role for ‘selfish’ transposable elements in the evolution of…
Yeasts in nectar can stimulate the growth of bee colonies
Researchers have found that the presence of yeasts can alter the chemical composition and thus…
Machine learning microscope adapts lighting to improve diagnosis
Engineers have developed a microscope that adapts its lighting angles, colors and patterns while teaching…
Icebergs as a source of nutrients
The importance of icebergs as an important source of nutrients in the polar regions has…
This humidity digester breathes in atmospheric water and exhales energy
Integrating a super moisture-absorbent gel with light-active materials, researchers have developed a humidity digester to…
Walking changes vision
When people walk around, they process visual information differently than at rest: the peripheral visual…
Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally
The effectiveness of non-mechanical, low-energy methods for moderating temperature and humidity has been evaluated in…
A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked
On some of the Galapagos Islands where human-introduced predators of Darwin’s finches were eradicated over…
Shared decision making in cancer care requires better communication and understanding of pathology reports
Venhuizen emphasises the importance of patients being involved in management decisions.1 But this requires the…
Bernhoven approach is more than just patient centred care and shared decision making
I enjoyed Venhuizen’s article about Bernhoven Hospital’s patient centred approach but have two criticisms.1First, saying…