Significant “post-COVID” resurgence in invasive meningococcal disease
A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur has used the database of the National Reference Center for Meningococci to trace the evolution of invasive...
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Cheap medicines prevented migraine as well as expensive ones
Migraine is more than just a headache. Often the pain is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity, and sound sensitivity. Chronic migraine can be disabling...
Silver nanoparticles: guaranteeing antimicrobial safe-tea
Once upon a time, people believed to be invincible against bacterial diseases, thanks to the antibiotics. Does this sound like a fairy tale? By all...
A deep-sea fish inspired researchers to develop supramolecular light-driven machinery
The vision system, evolved over millions of years, is highly complex. To make vision sensitive throughout the whole range of visible wavelengths, Nature employs a...
Shedding light on unique conduction mechanisms in a new type of perovskite oxide
The remarkable proton and oxide-ion (dual-ion) conductivities of hexagonal perovskite-related oxide Ba7Nb3.8Mo1.2O20.1 are promising for next-generation electrochemical devices, as reported by scientists at Tokyo Tech....
Consumption of antibiotics in the community back to pre-pandemic levels in the European Union and European Economic Area
This year’s European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) focuses on the targets outlined in the 2023 Council Recommendation to step up efforts in the European Union...
Miniature device offers peace of mind for diabetics
The first glucose self-monitoring system created in 1970 weighed three pounds, was initially designed only for physicians’ offices and needed a large drop of blood...
First human clinical trial for pill-sized device that monitors breathing from the gut
Scientists have developed an ingestible device that can safely monitor vital signs like breathing and heart rate from inside humans. The tool, described November 17...
Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Diagnosing sleep disorders such as sleep apnea usually requires a patient to spend the night in a sleep lab, hooked up to...
Putting an end to plastic separation anxiety
Bio-based plastics such as polylactic acid (PLA) were invented to help solve the plastic waste crisis, but they often end up making waste management more...
UK’s Rural Physician Leadership Program, Anthem Medicaid announce new rural medicine scholarships
MOREHEAD, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2023) — In celebration of National Rural Health Day, yesterday the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid in...
Azerbaijan women behind global average for thalassemia screening and genetic counselling | BGI Insight
5.2% of the global population carry hemoglobin abnormalities, resulting in 300,000 to 400,000 children born with severe hemoglobinopathies annually. Thalassemia, a hereditary hemoglobinopathy, occurs in 4.4 out...
Dams now run smarter with AI
In August 2020, following a period of prolonged drought and intense rainfall, a dam situated near the Seomjin River in Korea experienced overflow during a...
Rediscovery of rare marine amoeba Rhabdamoeba marina
Tsukuba, Japan—Rhabdamoeba marina (R. marina) is a small marine amoeba, first discovered and described in England in 1921. The amoeboid cells of R. marina, characterized by their...
Porous platinum matrix shows promise as a new actuator material
Actuators are common machine components that convert energy into movement, like the muscles in the human body, vibrators in mobile phones or electric motors. Ideal...
