312 articles from TUESDAY 22.9.2020
Who's Tweeting about scientific research? And why?
Although Twitter is best known for its role in political and cultural discourse, it has also become an increasingly vital tool for scientific communication. The record of social media engagement by laypeople is decoded by a new study publishing in the open access journal PLOS Biology, where researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, show that Twitter users can be...
Why some cancers may respond poorly to key drugs discovered
Scientists have identified a driver of drug resistance in breast, ovarian and prostate cancers that may help doctors predict which patients will become resistant to a class of drugs frequently used to treat BRCA 1/2-deficient tumors.
Wild birds as offerings to the Egyptian gods
Millions of mummified ibis and birds of prey, sacrificed to the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra or Thoth, have been discovered in the necropolises of the Nile Valley. Such a quantity of mummified birds raises the question of their origin: were they bred, like cats, or were they hunted? According to a team of scientists that carried out extensive geochemical analyses on mummies, they were wild birds.
Wildfire smoke more dangerous than other air pollutants for asthma patients
For people who suffer from asthma, wildfire smoke is more hazardous than other types of air pollution, according to a new study from the Desert Research Institute (DRI), the Renown Institute for Health Innovation (Renown IHI) and the Washoe County Health District (WCHD).
Wound therapy device might not lower infection risk in women with obesity after C-section
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are learning more about ways to prevent infections in women with obesity who have cesarean delivery. The multi-site study revealed using prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) does not appear to lower the risk of infection for this high-risk group.
Coronavirus live news: Trump falsely claims virus affects 'virtually' no young, as US nears 200,000 deaths
Trump claims Covid-19 only “really” affects people who have “other problems”; European stocks post worst fall in three months; UK cases pass 400,000; More than one in five Covid-19 deaths globally is in US. Follow the latest updatesUS nears 200,000 deaths‘Landmark moment’: 156 countries agree to vaccine allocation dealTaj Mahal reopens as coronavirus cases continue to rise in IndiaUK...
It is time to embrace cannabis for medicinal use, say experts
- ScienceDaily
- 20/9/22 03:08
Attitudes towards cannabis products for medicinal use need to change with much greater appropriate use of such products to help alleviate patients' pain, suggests new research.
Wild maple trees 'in serious need of conservation'
One in five species of maple are threatened in their natural habitats, an extinction study...
Wild maple trees 'in serious need of conservation'
One in five species of maple are threatened in their natural habitats, an extinction study says.
Countryside improvements fund 'could be raided'
A "green" fund to protect wildlife on England’s farms may be under threat, BBC News has learned.
The long-running debate over greening the land
UK farmers are complaining of a lack of clarity over how they will be rewarded for tending the...
The long-running debate over greening the land
UK farmers are complaining of a lack of clarity over how they will be rewarded for tending the land.