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Research fraud is often viewed as a problem of “bad apples,” but Barbara K Redman, who spoke at the webinar insists that it is not a problem of bad apples but bad barrels if not, she said, of rotten forests or orchards...

Queensland University and Oxford University Medical researchers investigating why asthma sufferers were "under-represented" in severe Covid cases have completed a clinical trial of Budesonide asthma inhalers...

I’m old enough to remember when we still had 12 years left to save the planet just two years ago. That dire prediction was just as laughable as what Birol is saying today. The scientific “consensus” we used to hear...

Fascinating. Could one shot of radiation calm Covid infected lungs and stop the severe cytokine storm?

Here’s a tantalizing bit of gene research. Scientists were able to switch off a central gene in the nucleus of a mouse cell. That in turn meant the mouse’s mitochondria started failing (I’m going to be talking...

Lab-grown brains just got one step closer to reality after scientists announced that experimental mini brains have begun sprouting their own blood vessels...

Aboriginal Canadians used the clay from Kisameet Bay, British Columbia, to treat their ailments for centuries, from stomach complaints to skin irritation...

The National Institutes of Health has announced it will no longer use chimps for medical studies -- and the last 50 chimpanzees in the agency's care are getting ready to retire to a federal sanctuary...

Was that a half-truth or a lie by omission? Trick question…

This week, Apple released details of its new software platform ResearchKit, which was announced yesterday alongside the launch of the new Apple Watch and updated MacBook...

Researchers at Harvard wondered if high risk heart patients were more likely to die if they turned up at the hospital during national cardiology meetings when most of the experts are not around...

Researchers at Harvard wondered if high risk heart patients were more likely to die if they turned up at the hospital during national cardiology meetings when most of the experts are not around...

Scientists in the US have linked chemicals used to fracture shale rock with fertility and developmental problemsPeople who live near fracking operations should be monitored for chemical contaminants and health problems, according...

The word revolution is overused and done to death. But in the case of medicine, we are in the midst of one. Here are three stories just out this week. It’s possibly none of these will end up being useful clinically,...

The word revolution is overused and done to death. But in the case of medicine, we are in the midst of one. Here are three stories just out this week. It’s possibly none of these will end up being useful clinically,...