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Infertility affects quality of life for men too
It is time to stop making assumptions about gender differences and the effects of infertility…
Drawing water from dry air
A prototype device harvests drinking water from the atmosphere, even in arid places. Read Original…
Manufacturing perovskite solar panels with a long-term vision
Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about…
Better carbon storage with stacked geology
According to new research subsurface reservoirs that are covered by a collection of hundreds of…
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Brain’s support cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease by producing toxic peptide
Oligodendrocytes are an important source of amyloid beta and play a key role in promoting…
Tumor suppressor protein Par-4 triggers unique cell death pathway in cancerous cells
A team of researchers has discovered that the tumor suppressor protein Prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4)…
Does the onset of daylight saving time lead to an unhealthy lifestyle?
Consumers’ attitudes and health behaviors respond negatively to the switch to daylight saving time. Read…
Could smart guide RNAs usher in an era of personalized medicine?
Scientists utilize logic gate-based decision-making to construct circuits that control genes. Read Original Article: Could…
Mass layoffs and data breaches could be connected
A research team has been exploring how mass layoffs and data breaches could be connected….
New video test for Parkinson’s uses AI to track how the disease is progressing
An automated assessment technique that uses artificial intelligence could revolutionize the management of Parkinson’s disease….
Researchers develop more environmentally friendly and cost-effective method for soil remediation
Chemists have developed a rapid electrothermal mineralization (REM) process, which in seconds can remediate the…
Researchers warn of unprecedented arsenic release from wildfires
The wildfire season of 2023 was the most destructive ever recorded in Canada and a…
From physician associate to medical student
The debate around physician associates (PAs) has grown from being confined to the shadows of…
Women’s representation and limitations of quotas
Women make up the majority of newly qualified doctors. It is imperative that they are…
UN agency calls for funding boost and political will to end AIDS by 2030
World leaders must redouble their efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat by…
Rivaroxaban: Lancet is under pressure to retract “unreliable” paper as investigation drags on
Nineteen months after an investigation was promised into a trial of the anticlotting drug rivaroxaban,1…
GLP-1 agonists: US sees 700% increase in non-diabetic patients starting treatment in 12 years
The number of patients without diabetes but with overweight or obesity who started glucagon like…
STAT+: Biotech led by J&J veterans launches with $165 million for cancer, autoimmune therapies
When Sanjaya Singh left Johnson & Johnson in 2021, his former colleague Peter Lebowitz paid…
Helen Salisbury: Weight loss treatment—available in theory but not in practice
In general practice, some of the most challenging and frustrating consultations we have are those…
Learning implementation of a guideline based decision support system to improve hypertension treatment in primary care in China: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) in improving the use…
Matt Morgan: How to say goodbye with style and meaning
Although first impressions count, last goodbyes can grow in resonance as years pass. The new…
Improving hypertension management in primary care
Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease, and…
Intraosseous versus intravenous vascular access in upper extremity among adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: cluster randomised clinical trial (VICTOR trial)
AbstractObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness of intraosseous versus intravenous vascular access in the treatment of adult…
Covid inquiry report: We planned for failure
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has published its module 1 report on the resilience and preparedness…
Deprescribing makes me weep
When I see an article headed “deprescribing,”1 I almost weep. After researching patients and their…
Joanne Roberts: medical journalist and physician across three countries, three careers, and two genders
bmj;386/jul23_1/q1596/FAF1faJoanne’s life included 17 cities, three countries, three careers, and two genders. One of her…
Brazil should use its G20 leadership to support public health systems and promote decolonisation of global health
The G20 is a political forum of both developed and emerging economies that together account…
Researchers enhance tool to better predict where and when wildfires will occur
A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where…
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Converting captured carbon to fuel: Study assesses what’s practical and what’s not
A new analysis sheds light on major shortfalls of a recently proposed approach to capture…
Breakthrough in skeletal muscle regeneration
In a finding that opens the door to the development of targeted therapies for various…
New genetic test will eliminate a form of inherited blindness in dogs
Scientists have identified the genetic mutation that causes progressive retinal atrophy in English Shepherd Dogs,…
Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues
In a large Singapore cohort study involving over 13,000 participants spanning close to 20 years,…
An over- or under-synchronized brain may predict psychosis
Is it possible to assess an individual’s risk of psychosis? Identifying predictive markers is a…
Smell of human stress affects dogs’ emotions leading them to make more pessimistic choices
Dogs experience emotional contagion from the smell of human stress, leading them to make more…
Male elephants signal ‘let’s go’ with deep rumbles
Male elephants use infrasonic rumbles to signal group departures, revealing complex vocal coordination and strong…
Are AI-chatbots suitable for hospitals?
Large language models may pass medical exams with flying colors but using them for diagnoses…
Birds need entertainment during avian flu lockdowns
Birds need varied activities during avian flu lockdowns, new research shows. Read Original Article: Birds…
Chimpanzees gesture back and forth quickly like in human conversations
When people are having a conversation, they rapidly take turns speaking and sometimes even interrupt….
Deep-ocean floor produces its own oxygen
An international team of researchers has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce…
Life signs could survive near surfaces of Enceladus and Europa
Europa and Enceladus, icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively, have evidence of oceans beneath…
Sustainability and the NHS: video consultations are an opportunity
I agree with Issa and colleagues1 that healthcare systems cannot operate effectively without sustainability as…
Former surgeon is suspended for six months for operating without consent on four patients
A former consultant colorectal surgeon has been suspended from the UK medical register for six…
Scotland to ask doctors to reduce prescribing of “low value” drugs
The Scottish government is set to publish new guidance for doctors to reduce the use…
Creon: Shortages of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy are causing “worry and stress”
An ongoing shortage of the pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) Creon in the UK is…
American women’s health “is in a perilous place,” study finds
Women in the US are dying from preventable causes and there are “stark racial differences”…
Climate change has serious implications for children’s brain health
A landmark session at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on 4 June 2024…
South Africa’s new national health insurance scheme is controversial
“To our professionals and healthcare workers—don’t listen to the doomsayers.” It was a soundbite that…
I’ve been fined for forgetting to buy a train ticket—will I be investigated by the GMC?
Don’t panic and seek helpLucy Hanington, medicolegal consultant at the Medical Protection Society, says, “Be…
Covid-19: politicisation, “corruption,” and suppression of science
This editorial by Kamran Abbasi (BMJ 2020;371:m4425; doi:10.1136/bmj.m4425) incorrectly described the suboptimal antibody test used in…