Time zones and tiredness strongly influence NBA results, study of 25,000 matches shows
The body clock has a significant impact on the performance of NBA players. Data shows…
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UK research sector launches voluntary environmental sustainability agreement
The UK research and innovation (R&I) sector has developed a voluntary sustainability agreement, with the…
Reduce waste in the NHS to deliver population health
A cash injection of £32bn to the NHS might be what The BMJ wants,1 but…
Clinical effectiveness of an online supervised group physical and mental health rehabilitation programme for adults with post-covid-19 condition (REGAIN study): multicentre randomised controlled trial
Several sections of this paper by McGregor and colleagues (BMJ 2024;385:e076506, doi:10.1136/bmj.e076506, published 7 February…
Activity in a room stirs up nanoparticles left over from consumer sprays
Common household products containing nanoparticles — grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible…
An electrifying discovery may help doctors deliver more effective gene therapies
In an effort to improve delivery of costly medical treatments, a team of researchers in…
Astronomers share climate-friendly meeting solutions
Carbon emissions associated with air travel to professional conferences make up a sizable fraction of…
Breakthrough in complex pain management
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic and debilitating pain disorder, typically considered lifelong…
Scientists show ancient village adapted to drought, rising seas
Researchers have unveiled evidence for ancient human resilience to climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean….
Is it time to retire the best-before date?
The inventors of a suite of tests that enable food packages to signal if their…
Student links worm behavior to brain disease
An undergraduate student turns her honor’s thesis into a peer-reviewed publication on schizophrenia research. Read…
Uncovering the secret of long-lived stem cells
Researchers have discovered that the enzyme cyclophilin A, which is produced in large amounts in…
Missing link in species conservation: Pharmacists, chemists could turn tide on plant, animal extinction
As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and…
Researchers develop an AI model to reduce uncertainty in evapotranspiration prediction
Evapotranspiration (ET) includes evaporation from soil and open water pools such as lakes, rivers, and…
Climate change and mercury pollution stressed plants for millions of years
The link between massive flood basalt volcanism and the end-Triassic (201 million years ago) mass-extinction…
Webb captures top of iconic horsehead nebula in unprecedented detail
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of a…
Researchers reveal a new approach for treating degenerative diseases
Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers…
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Potential drivers of chronic allergic inflammation
A research team embarked on a quest to understand the diversity and cellular mechanisms of…
Early diagnosis is not always an unmitigated good, we need to make it useful for patients and clinicians
The importance of early diagnosis, particularly in cancer, has been covered widely in the media….
Irritable bowel syndrome: low dose antidepressant improves symptoms
The studyFord AC, Wright-Hughes A, Alderson SL, et al. Amitriptyline at low-dose and titrated for…
What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the gut?
What gastrointestinal symptoms can covid-19 cause?Lack of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain. These…
Fluoroquinolones: clearer evidence and guidance on safety are needed
Doctors learn early in their careers about the central importance of communication in medicine. Discussion…
Gaza: Paediatricians call on UK government to stop selling arms to Israel
Paediatricians and child health professionals are urging the UK government to stop selling arms to…
Scientists solve chemical mystery at the interface of biology and technology
Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) allow current to flow in devices like implantable biosensors. But scientists…
Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users, a new study shows
A team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig…
Methane emissions from landfill could be turned into sustainable jet fuel in plasma chemistry leap
Researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from…
Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travel
A new study that looked at nearly 40 million flights in 2019 calculated the greenhouse…
Under examination: Buckling — when structures suddenly collapse
An engineer has designed a model to guide better design of thin-walled structures, like planes,…
New and improved way to grow the cells that give rise to the kidney’s filtration system
Scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form…
Biodegradable ‘living plastic’ houses bacterial spores that help it break down
A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers have…
Loneliness grows as we age
Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped pattern: it’s higher in younger and older adulthood, and…
Researchers parse oddity of distantly related bats in Solomon Islands that appear identical
A study of body size in leaf-nosed bats of the Solomon Islands has revealed surprising…
NASA’s Webb maps weather on planet 280 light-years away
Researchers have successfully used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the…
A virus could help save billions of gallons of wastewater produced by fracking
An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater — or produced water — is generated annually…
Scottish parliament did not lack courage in voting against assisted suicide bill in 2015
Warlow, a trustee of the pro-assisted dying campaign group Friends at the End, welcomes the…
MPs debate assisted dying amid protests by both sides
bmj;385/apr30_17/q982/FAF1faTim KavanaghThe UK government has ruled out introducing legislation to allow assisted dying in England…
New technology makes 3D microscopes easier to use, less expensive to manufacture
3D microscopes are used in applications from the life sciences to semiconductor manufacturing. Now engineers…
Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions
A four-legged robot trained with machine learning has learned to avoid falls by spontaneously switching…
Fading lights: Multiple threats to North America’s firefly populations
Scientists have applied a data-driven approach to understanding firefly population dynamics on a continental scale….
Research on RNA editing illuminates possible lifesaving treatments for genetic diseases
The research explores how CRISPR can be used to edit RNA. Read Original Article: Research…
Study finds school entry requirements linked to increased HPV vaccination rates
A new study shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human…
Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects
Researchers have developed a technique to move objects around with a jet of wind. The…
US coal fired power stations must clean up or close down, says environment agency
Coal fired power plants in the US will have to clean up or close down…
Sixty seconds on . . . anti-ageing products
Do they work?It’s a valid question, but their efficacy isn’t the focus here. A major…
Doctors will shape Labour’s 10 year plan to fix NHS crisis, says shadow health secretary
The shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, has told the Royal College of Physicians’ annual conference…
Italy: Doctors’ leaders criticise scrapping of medical school entrance exam
Plans to allow medical schools in Italy to take in unlimited numbers of students from…
Plans to tighten up disability benefits are attacked by health and disability representatives
Proposals to overhaul the UK’s disability benefits and make them more targeted to people with…
MP resigns from Tory party over NHS “stretched close to breaking point”
Dan Poulter, a consultant psychiatrist and former health minister, has resigned from the Conservative Party…
Patients should be allowed to request same sex doctor for intimate care, government says
Patients in England can request a doctor of the same sex for intimate care, where…
Perhaps politicians and health leaders could #sayhellotopatients?
Launer encourages clinicians to acknowledge every patient they pass, making eye contact “if not actually…