Type 1 diabetes: Randox removes adverts after claims that it was using fear to sell genetic test
The diagnostics company Randox Health has removed advertisements for its type 1 diabetes genetic test…
Category: Science and Research
Cool paint coatings help pedestrians feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler in urban setting
A real-world study has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can…
A self-cleaning wall paint
Beautiful white wall paint does not stay beautiful and white forever. Often, various substances from…
Persian plateau unveiled as crucial hub for early human migration out of Africa
A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has unveiled the Persian Plateau as…
Honey bees at risk for colony collapse from longer, warmer fall seasons
The famous work ethic of honey bees might spell disaster for these busy crop pollinators…
Humans pass more viruses to other animals than we catch from them
Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them,…
Caller ID of the sea: Tagging whale communication and behavior
Biologists use a novel method of simultaneous acoustic tagging to gain insights into the link…
Unintended consequences of fire suppression
A new study reveals how fire suppression ensures that wildfires will burn under extreme conditions…
Wild bird gestures ‘after you’
A small-bird species, the Japanese tit (Parus minor), uses wing movements as a gesture to…
Stem cell model offers first glimpse of early human embryonic development
The new platform’s ethically grounded approach promises to reveal much about how human embryos form…
Scientists explore complex pattern of tipping points in the Atlantic’s current system
New mathematical modeling of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation — a system of ocean currents…
Disparities in donor acceptance rates point to need for more equitable heart transplant care
When a patient is going through end-stage heart failure, the best treatment is to get…
Supporting health can help to boost employment
The rise in the number of people claiming disability and health related benefits is unlikely…
Global leaders call for negotiators to push through pandemic accord ahead of May deadline
More than 100 world leaders have come together to push negotiators to finalise a global…
How will the Supreme Court’s mifepristone decision impact biopharma?
New biotech newsletter launching this Thursday. Don’t miss out. Hey there. Today, we discuss the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Novo Nordisk deal, a Regeneron setback, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
UK foundation programme: Why are some trainees so unhappy with the new allocation system?
On 8 March medical students were told which deanery they’d be working under from August,…
Effectiveness and safety of drugs for obesity
AbstractRecent publicity around the use of new antiobesity medications (AOMs) has focused the attention of…
Why I . . . am a cricket umpire
Rodger Charlton is known as the “Spin Doctor” by members of his local village cricket…
Dry eye disease management
What you need to knowDry eye disease is a highly prevalent chronic ocular conditionThe mainstays…
STAT+: Novo Nordisk to acquire heart-disease focused Cardior Pharmaceuticals in deal worth $1.1 billion
LONDON — Novo Nordisk said Monday it would acquire the German firm Cardior Pharmaceuticals in…
RCP members vote to limit physician associate roles amid calls for president to resign
Members and fellows of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) have voted overwhelmingly to limit…
Sixty seconds on . . . pig kidney transplants
What’s this all about?Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has announced the world’s first successful transplantation…
STAT+: Medicare Advantage insurers pressure Biden administration for bigger payments
The public will soon find out whether the federal government is willing to meet the…
SCOTUS’ abortion pill mifepristone case is really about the FDA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear opening arguments in an abortion medication…
Opinion: Methadone treatment has been reformed for the better. States shouldn’t go back to the old ways
Since the Food and Drug Administration approved methadone for treating opioid use disorder in 1972,…
STAT+: Patient advocates clash over wisdom of ‘approving drugs faster and faster’
NEW YORK — Over 30 years ago, Gregg Gonsalves and other AIDS activists persuaded Congress…
STAT+: Nvidia says generative AI will revolutionize health care. So did IBM, with Dr. Watson
The health care sector is a notorious laggard when it comes to technology. It was…
STAT+: During the pandemic, were great vaccines bad business? A company-by-company review
It’s been four years since Covid-19 emerged, igniting a pandemic that killed millions of people…
Opinion: What the public might learn from Kate Middleton, the latest ‘famous patient’
There was a time when the last thing a celebrity would do would be to…
At Rafah border crossing to Gaza, UN’s Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza that it…
Cyberbullying (for Teens)
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Cyberbullying (for Parents)
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Gout or Pseudogout?
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The Flu: Should You Go to School?
Source: Nemours FoundationRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Flu Read Original Article: The Flu: Should You Go to…
Children and Flu Antiviral Drugs
Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Flu, Medicines and Children Read Original…
Flu and Children with Neurologic Conditions
Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Flu, Neurologic Diseases Read Original Article:…
Vaccination Is the Best Protection against Measles
Source: Food and Drug AdministrationRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Childhood Vaccines, Measles, Vaccines Read Original Article: Vaccination…
What Can Be Treated through Telehealth?
Source: Department of Health and Human ServicesRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Telehealth Read Original Article: What Can…
How Do I Schedule a Telehealth Appointment?
Source: Department of Health and Human ServicesRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Telehealth Read Original Article: How Do…
8 Tips: High Cholesterol and Dietary Supplements
Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health – Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cholesterol, Dietary Supplements…
Researchers take major step toward developing next-generation solar cells
Engineers have discovered a new way to manufacture solar cells using perovskite semiconductors. It could…
If faces look like demons, you could have this extraordinary condition
Imagine if every time you saw a face, it appeared distorted. Well, for those who…
James Webb Space Telescope captures the end of planet formation
How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and…
Revolutionizing hydrogen production: Economical and efficient solutions unveiled
Scientists introduce superaerophobic three-dimensional nickel nanostructured catalysts for accelerated water electrolysis. Read Original Article: Revolutionizing…
Enormous ice loss from Greenland glacier
Ground-based measuring devices and aircraft radar operated in the far northeast of Greenland show how…
Pregnancy increases biological age — but recovery and breastfeeding can undo the damage, study finds
Pregnancy is a known stressor on the body. But a new study published on Friday…
FDA approves new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals…
Scientists close in on TB blood test which could detect millions of silent spreaders
Millions of people are spreading tuberculosis unknowingly – now scientists say they are close to…
Researchers describe tools to better understand CaMKII, a protein involved in brain and heart disease
The health impacts of a complex protein that plays a major role in the development…