Close to 1 in 2 surveyed say they would use air taxis in the future
Through a study of 1,002 participants, scientists have found that almost half (45.7 per cent)…
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Simple food swaps could cut greenhouse gas emissions from household groceries by a quarter
Switching food and drink purchases to very similar but more environmentally friendly alternatives could reduce…
Global activity of seafloor biodiversity mapped
A team of scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI) to map the activities of seafloor…
Transgenic expression of rubisco factors increases photosynthesis and chilling tolerance in maize
Maize is one of the world’s most widely grown crops and is essential to global…
Apple versus donut: How the shape of a tokamak impacts the limits of the edge of the plasma
A new model for ballooning instabilities in apple-shaped fusion vessels considers the height and width…
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Florida fossil porcupine solves a prickly dilemma 10-million years in the making
An exceptionally rare fossilized porcupine skeleton discovered in Florida has allowed researchers to trace the…
Heat waves associated with increased risk of preterm birth in the U.S.
Heat waves are becoming more frequent and more intense, posing more of a health risk…
US doctor convicted of murder is freed from prison after pardon secured by doctor who took over his practice
A Virginia prison has released Vince Gilmer, a family practitioner convicted 19 years ago of…
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Forget about replacing doctors with AI—ȷust get our computers to work
Much of the excitement around using artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare lies in the promise…
Echidnapus identified from an ‘Age of Monotremes’
Australian researchers have found evidence of the oldest known platypus and a new species, dubbed…
ASCO 2024: the latest in cancer research
The ASCO annual meeting is widely considered one of the largest and most prestigious cancer…
Covid-19: South African disclosures reveal secretive world of nations’ vaccine contracts
Documents detailing negotiations between covid vaccine manufacturers and the South African government show how drug…
Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
In this paper by Noetel and colleagues (BMJ 2024;384:e075847, doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-075847, published 14 February 2024), the…
Smartphones, social media, and teenage mental health
The tragic deaths of two UK teenagers continue to raise debate about the challenges that…
Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy as first line treatment for advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: RATIONALE-305 randomised, double blind, phase 3 trial
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab added to chemotherapy as first line (primary)…
Improving infection prevention could avoid 750 000 deaths a year, say experts
Over 750 000 deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance could be prevented in low and middle…
Combating carbon footprint: Novel reactor system converts carbon dioxide into usable fuel
Boilers are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. In a recent study, researchers developed…
Investigating the origin of circatidal rhythms in freshwater snails
While most organisms have biological clocks synchronized with the day-night cycle (circadian rhythms), marine animals…
Earth scientists describe a new kind of volcanic eruption
By analyzing the dynamics of 12 back-to-back explosions that happened in 2018, researchers describe a…
On repeat: Biologists observe recurring evolutionary changes, over time, in stick insects
An evolutionary biologist reports evidence of repeatable evolution in populations of stick insects. Read Original…
AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
Engineers have developed an artificial intelligence system that lets someone wearing headphones look at a…
Entomologist sheds light on 250-year-old mystery of the German cockroach
Entomologists have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most prevalent indoor urban pest insect…
High H5N1 influenza levels found in mice given raw milk from infected dairy cows
Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus…
New advances in cancer viral immunotherapy
Researchers have developed a new strain of vaccinia virus, which can replicate in tumor cells…
Homelessness is a health emergency: criminalising homeless people will only make it worse
A few weeks ago, we gave evidence to an international inquiry convened by the UN…
Man arrested after GP is stabbed at practice in Sidcup
A Kent GP has been admitted to hospital after being stabbed in the arm, the…
GP leaders reȷect “venomous” language that “condemns” physician associates
Local GP leaders have persuaded their peers to reject “venomous” and “patronising” language that “condemns”…
Sixty seconds on . . . prepping
Batch cooking can be helpful?Not if there’s a power cut. Anyhow, this isn’t about cooking,…
GPs share stories of patient violence amid calls for tougher sanctions against perpetrators
GP leaders have called for tougher sanctions for patients who perpetrate violence against doctors and…
Physician associates should not be regulated by the General Medical Council, and doctors should tell it so
McCartney’s conclusions about physician associates (PAs)—that, in general practice, costs and activity will increase and…
Covid inquiry: What have we learnt about Northern Ireland’s response?
DUP WhatsApp messages expose Executive tensionsWhatsApp messages from high ranking Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politicians…
Patients should be able to self-refer to ADHD and other neurodiversity services, LMCs say
Patients should be able to refer themselves directly to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other…
“Start private, end private”—a principle that could help protect the NHS from subsidising private care
With public satisfaction with the NHS at its lowest,1 the increasing use of private healthcare…
Developing novel methods to detect antibiotics in vegetables and earthworms
Researchers have managed to analyze, simultaneously, several families of antibiotics in vegetables and earthworms. Sampling…
Electromechanical material doesn’t get ‘clamped’ down
A new study finds that a class of electromechanically active materials called antiferroelectrics may hold…
Gender medicine in the US: how the Cass review failed to land
The newly released Cass review on transgender care for under 18s has had a seismic…
Birth of universe’s earliest galaxies observed for first time
Researchers have now seen the formation of three of the earliest galaxies in the universe,…
Charting a pathway to next-gen biofuels
From soil to sequestration, researchers have modeled what a supply chain for second-generation biofuels might…
Study explains why the brain can robustly recognize images, even without color
New research offers a possible explanation for how the brain learns to identify both color…
Iron could be key to less expensive, greener lithium-ion batteries, research finds
Chemistry researchers are hoping to spark a green battery revolution by showing that iron instead…
Study uncovers cell type-specific genetic insights underlying schizophrenia
New research provides a map for how the genes known to increase risk of schizophrenia…
A promising approach to develop a birth control pill for men
Researchers show in animal models that a novel, non-hormonal sperm-specific approach offers a promising option…
Intriguing nearby world sized between Earth, Venus
Astronomers have discovered a planet between the sizes of Earth and Venus only 40 light-years…
Planet hunters unveil massive catalog of strange worlds
While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about…
Mental disorders may spread in young people’s social networks
A recently completed study demonstrates that mental disorders may be transmitted between individuals within social…
The global clean water crisis looms large
Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the…
Potentially habitable ‘exo-Venus’ with Earth-like temperature discovered
Astronomers have made the rare and tantalizing discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet 40 light-years away…
Foraging ants navigate more efficiently when given energy-drink-like doses of caffeine
Ants who receive a caffeine-laced sugary reward become more efficient at navigating back to the…
SAS and locally employed doctors deserve more support and respect
The medical workforce contains many doctors who are not consultants and who are not part…
The untold health toll of voting
Supriyanto, 54, passed out in the polling booth he was managing in West Java, Indonesia,…