25 DEC 2022 Compared to men, we know much less about how women experience disease. Biomedical research helps us understand the timeline of diseases and how we can treat them. In the past, most of it has been conducted on male cells and experimental animals, such as mice. It has been …
Read More »WORLD-FIRST TRIAL TRANSFUSING LAB-GROWN RED BLOOD CELLS BEGINS
24 DEC 2022 A trial testing how long a teaspoon-sized transfusion of lab-grown red blood cells lasts in the body could revolutionize clinical care for people with blood disorders who require regular blood top-ups. The world-first trial, underway in the UK, is studying whether red blood cells made in the …
Read More »THIS ALLOY IS THE TOUGHEST KNOWN MATERIAL ON EARTH, AND IT GETS TOUGHER IN THE COLD
23 DEC 2022 An alloy of chromium, cobalt, and nickel has just given us the highest fracture toughness ever measured in a material on Earth. It has exceptionally high strength and ductility, leading to what a team of scientists has called “outstanding damage tolerance”. Moreover – and counterintuitively – these …
Read More »HEARING AIDS MAY HELP YOU AVOID DEMENTIA, STUDY FINDS
22 DEC 2022 A systematic review of the scientific literature has found preliminary evidence that hearing aids could help keep the human brain young and fit as a person ages. When researchers in Singapore reviewed eight long-term studies on adults who are hard of hearing, they found participants who wore hearing aids were 19 percent less …
Read More »19 FALL OVERBOARD IN BOAT MISHAP INVOLVING U.S. NAVY HOSPITAL SHIP
15 DEC 2022 More than a dozen personnel were dumped into the water in a small boat mishap involving the hospital ship USNS Comfort, the U.S. Navy confirmed in a statement Tuesday. USNS Comfort arrived off Jeremie, Haiiti on Sunday for the final stop of a medical-assistance tour. The ship’s medical crew was …
Read More »ENVIRONMENTALISTS CALL FOR ACTION AS IMO’S MEPC MEETING STARTS
14 DEC 2022 Delegates to the first day of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) arrived this morning at the UN agency’s London headquarters to be met by protestors as the week-long sessions began. MEPC 79 looks to address the pressing issues on the environment with several environmental organizations …
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