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Darleane Hoffman obituary
Scientist whose research into transuranic elements revised the understanding of nuclear fission Darleane Hoffman’s research into superheavy radioactive elements at the University of California’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and, prior to that, at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, enhanced and extensively revised our knowledge of those elements...
Scientists create pigs resistant to classical swine fever
Gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to highly contagious deadly disease Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute. The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious and often fatal disease. The virus...
Antidepressants differ in side-effects such as weight gain, UK research finds
Notable variations between different medications were found in weight gain or loss, heart rate and blood pressure People taking certain types of antidepressants can gain up to 2kg (4.5lbs) in weight within the first two months of treatment, while patients taking other drugs can lose the equivalent or more, according...
Weight-loss drug cuts heart attack risk regardless of kilograms shed, study finds
Semaglutide study suggests such drugs could have wider benefits, though researchers find shrinking waistlines linked to better heart outcomes The weight-loss drug semaglutide cuts the risk of heart attack or stroke regardless of how many kilograms people lose, the largest study of its kind has found. However, shrinking waist size...
The ‘remarkable’ implant that can restore sight – podcast
An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential ‘new era’ in tackling blindness. Madeleine Finlay hears from Mahi Muqit, a surgeon from Moorfields eye hospital in London, about what this implant has meant...
‘The pressure to get your old body back is immense’: the new mothers driven to weight-loss jabs
The NHS warns against using GLP-1s while breastfeeding – for the baby’s sake as well as the mother’s. But how much does that count when they’re so readily available and there’s so much pressure to ‘bounce back’? Lydia* first started thinking about weight-loss drugs during pregnancy. “Everyone was talking about...
Walking just 4,000 daily steps once a week cuts risk of early death in older people, study suggests
Researchers say the target significantly reduces risk of dying and lowers likelihood of cardiovascular disease Older people who only walk 4,000 daily steps once a week still reduce their risk of dying early by a quarter, a study suggests. Staying active is known to bring a wide range of health...
The hidden victims of the opioid crisis: the ones who lived
After overdoses left them with brain injuries and lasting complications, Americans are struggling to get proper care. Experts call it another epidemic A day in the life of caring for an overdose survivor John-Bryan “JB” Jarrett was supposed to be fishing on the Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, September...
Chen-Ning Yang obituary
Theoretical physicist who won the Nobel prize for his work on the forces acting on fundamental subatomic particles Chen-Ning Yang, the Chinese American theoretical physicist, who has died aged 103, won the Nobel prize in physics in 1957. It was during a period at the Institute for Advanced Study at...