The naked truth about humans: new gallery opens at Wellcome Collection
bmj;366/sep03_11/l5378/FAF1faNo Human Being Is Illegal (in all our glory) by the Australian artist Deborah Kelly…
Category: Science and Research
Insecurity and violence turn Nigeria into a ‘pressure cooker’ that must be addressed, says UN rights expert
Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalized violence that must be addressed…
Fragmenting ions and radiation sensitizers
The anti-cancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU) acts as a radiosensitizer: it is rapidly taken up into…
Hardship during the Great Recession linked with lasting mental health declines
People who suffered a financial, housing-related, or job-related hardship as a result of the Great…
UN experts decry torture of Rakhine men and boys held incommunicado by Myanmar’s military
Allegations of torture and ill-treatment leading to the death of ethnic Rakhine men and boys…
Biomarker predicts if someone infected with malaria will get sick
Increased p53, the well-known tumor-suppressor protein, can predict whether malaria-infected children will develop fever or…
Why fruit flies eat practically anything
Researchers uncover why some organisms can eat anything — ‘generalists — and others have strict…
An astonishing parabola trick: Unusual magnetic behavior
Prospective digital data storage devices rely on novel fundamental magnetic phenomena. The better we understand…
New whale species discovered along the coast of Hokkaido
A new beaked whale species Berardius minimus, which has been long postulated by local whalers…
Eminent scientist’s 160-year-old theories aid light wave discovery
A previously unknown type of light wave has been discovered by researchers, based on the…
Surgeon who performed wrong knee surgery is suspended for 12 months
A consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon has been suspended from the UK medical register for…
AI learns the language of chemistry to predict how to make medicines
Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm that predicts the outcome of chemical reactions with…
Human perception of colors does not rely entirely on language
After patient RDS (identified only by his initials for privacy) suffered a stroke, he experienced…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Some states object to Purdue opioid deal; top pharma CEOs donate to key Republicans
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the extended respite —…
Vertex’s next act: a billion-dollar bet on a cure for type 1 diabetes
Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced Tuesday that it plans to acquire an ambitious startup for $950 million,…
STAT Plus: New Sanofi CEO wants to tap digital technology to improve drug research and sales
Paul Hudson, who started as CEO of Sanofi Monday, believes there is “magic” to be…
Opinion: The FDA and Sarepta: a window into the real world of drug regulation
It is hard to discern the true state of drug regulation from the outside, but…
As Congress considers lowering drug costs, pharma CEOs target key senators with campaign cash
WASHINGTON — Top pharmaceutical CEOs have targeted a small group of Republican senators with roughly…
STAT Plus: Chinese scientists came to the U.S. to pursue their dreams. Under tighter scrutiny, many are returning home
At the dawn of the new millennium, Ting Han, a graduate of Tsinghua University in Beijing,…
Canine MRIs sniff out how human preferences shaped dogs’ hallmark traits
Science has spoken: Getting a border collie to stop herding city pigeons or a Doberman…
Spreading light over quantum computers
Scientists have shown how a quantum computer really works and have managed to simulate quantum…
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Scotland’s genetic landscape echoes Dark Age populations
The DNA of Scottish people still contains signs of the country’s ancient kingdoms, with many…
Protein shakes may not be the answer for post-gym muscle pain
Sports scientists found that neither whey-protein based shakes nor milk-based formulas enhanced the rate of…
Unhappy mothers talk more to their baby boys, study finds
Mothers who are dissatisfied with their male partners spend more time talking to their infants…
Unique fingerprint: What makes nerve cells unmistakable?
Protein variations that result from the process of alternative splicing control the identity and function…
The seeds of parkinson’s disease: Amyloid fibrils that move through brain
Researchers have found that the structure of Parkinson’s disease-associated protein aggregates can tell us, for…
Body’s ageing process accelerated by DNA changes
DNA changes throughout a person’s life can significantly increase their susceptibility to heart conditions and…
Color-change urine test for cancer shows potential in mouse study
A simple and sensitive urine test has produced a color change in urine to signal…
MP calls for independent review of benefits and harms of statins
MP Norman Lamb, chair of the parliamentary Science and Technology Committee, has written to the…
Revolutionizing water quality monitoring for our rivers and reef
New, lower-cost help may soon be on the way to help manage one of the…
Native birds in South-eastern Australia worst affected by habitat loss
New research has found that habitat loss is a major concern for hundreds of Australian…
Poor diet led a ‘fussy eater’ to blindness
An extreme case of ‘fussy’ or ‘picky’ eating caused a young patient’s blindness, according to…
Patients with cardiac devices do not adhere to driving ban
Nearly one-third of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) resume driving despite it being…
Doctor clashes with Rees-Mogg over risks of no deal Brexit
A consultant neurologist who helped draw up the government’s contingency plans for exiting the European…
Share your goals — but be careful whom you tell
If you want to achieve a goal, make sure you share your objective with the…
Cancer now leading cause of death in high-income countries – while heart disease burden persists in low-income and middle-income countries
New research provides unique information on common disease incidence, hospitalization and death, and modifiable cardiovascular…
Reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
An electrocatalysis reactor built at Rice University recycles carbon dioxide to produce pure liquid fuel…
Thyroid replacement therapy, thyroid stimulating hormone concentrations, and long term health outcomes in patients with hypothyroidism: longitudinal study
AbstractObjectiveTo explore whether thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration in patients with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism…
Helen Salisbury: (I can’t get no) patient satisfaction
The National Patient Satisfaction survey results were published in July: patients gave their opinions on…
Judge rules that doctors can perform caesarean section if woman loses mental capacity
A High Court judge has given doctors permission to perform a caesarean section on a…
Edward Shotter: dean emeritus of Rochester, who founded the Journal of Medical Ethics
bmj;366/sep03_3/l5339/FAF1faPhoto credit: Emma Dalzel-JobEdward Shotter, dean emeritus of Rochester, founded the Journal of Medical Ethics,…
Cancer overtakes CVD to become leading cause of death in high income countries
Cancer is now responsible for twice as many deaths as cardiovascular disease (CVD) in high…
Teenager diagnosed with optic neuropathy resulting from poor diet despite normal BMI
Clinicians should consider nutritional optic neuropathy in any patient with unexplained vision symptoms and poor…
Almost half of consultant anaesthetists have had a car accident or near miss on their commute home because of fatigue
A survey of consultants in anaesthesia and paediatric intensive care working in the UK and…
How The Shapes Of Dogs’ Brains Have Been Influenced By Humans
According to a new study, centuries of human meddling and breeding have influenced the shape…
Never Before Seen Mineral Discovered Inside Meteorite
Recently, scientists were able to identify a rare mineral inside a meteorite, previously thought to…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Has Been Assembled For The First Time
The James Webb Space Telescope will allow scientists to bettter see much of the Universe…
Cannabis Use Among US Teens Not Increasing
U.S. teens aren’t into weed as much as their peers two decades ago. Read Original…
Here Are 5 Instagram Accounts Worth Following For Science Lovers
Bored of the usual sunset photos? Here are top Instagram accounts to science up your…
Can This New Pill End Aging As We Know It?
This new area of medicine focuses on stopping aging in its tracks. How does it…