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Could this evidence suggest dietary guidelines work or is there something else going on in Japan? "Quality of diet and

Could this evidence suggest dietary guidelines work or is there something else going on in Japan? "Quality of diet and mortality among Japanese men and women: Japan Public Health Center based prospective study" Kayo Kurotani. Shamima Akter. Ikuko Kashino. Atsushi Goto. Tetsuya Mizoue. Mitsuhiko Noda....
Source: bmj.com

Birmingham's QE Hospital: 'Bullying culture stopped speaking out' - BBC News: A culture of bullying at an NHS trust prevented

Birmingham's QE Hospital: 'Bullying culture stopped speaking out' - BBC News: A culture of bullying at an NHS trust prevented staff from speaking out about the number of heart surgery patients who were dying, a report finds.
Source: bbc.co.uk


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Two new studies undermine “over-simplistic models of human evolution”

Two new studies undermine “over-simplistic models of human evolution”
Source: arstechnica.com

To RCT or not to RCT? The ongoing saga of randomised trials in quality improvement Gareth Parry. Maxine Power. BMJ Quality

To RCT or not to RCT? The ongoing saga of randomised trials in quality improvement Gareth Parry. Maxine Power. BMJ Quality & Safety.
Source: bmj.com

Why evaluate ‘common sense’ quality and safety interventions? Angus IG Ramsay. Naomi J Fulop. BMJ Quality & Safety.

Why evaluate ‘common sense’ quality and safety interventions? Angus IG Ramsay. Naomi J Fulop. BMJ Quality & Safety.
Source: bmj.com

Is the p-value pointless? | PLOS Biologue: For the first time in its 177-year history, the American Statistical Association

Is the p-value pointless? | PLOS Biologue: For the first time in its 177-year history, the American Statistical Association (ASA) has voiced its opinion and made specific recommendations for a statistical practice. The subject of their ire? The (arguably) most common statistical output, the p-value....
Source: plos.org

Good read. "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden covers the fascinating world of quantum biology. Could

Good read. "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden covers the fascinating world of quantum biology. Could life be a delicate balance that organic molecules can provide to enable quantum coherence? The efficient quantum mechanisms of photosynthesis, magnetoreception, and enzymes are...
Source: amazon.co.uk

The Google search terms 'diabetes' and 'recipe' have contrasting patterns repeated each year over the festive period covering

The Google search terms 'diabetes' and 'recipe' have contrasting patterns repeated each year over the festive period covering November to January. Could this be evidence of human behaviour from big data? I'm on a Big Data MOOC #FLbigdata and was introduced to this tool on Google. I've shown in the...
Source: google.com

UK's National Graphene Institute in Revolt After Foreign Tech Grab: Researchers at the UK's NGI won't work at the new facilty

UK's National Graphene Institute in Revolt After Foreign Tech Grab: Researchers at the UK's NGI won't work at the new facilty for fear that their research will be pilfered
Source: ieee.org

Dramatic remissions in blood cancer in immunotherapy treatment trial | KurzweilAI

Dramatic remissions in blood cancer in immunotherapy treatment trial | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Brazil’s science squeeze | Chemistry World

Brazil’s science squeeze | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe's 'migrant' crisis: Public opinion has been polarised by the way

UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe's 'migrant' crisis: Public opinion has been polarised by the way newspapers are covering this story.
Source: theconversation.com

The Future of Diabetes Prevention: A Call for Papers: PLOS Medicine editors and guest editors announce a call for papers

The Future of Diabetes Prevention: A Call for Papers: PLOS Medicine editors and guest editors announce a call for papers for submissions for a special issue on diabetes prevention. The PLOS Medicine Editors. PLOS Med.
Source: plos.org

New Surgical Robot with Haptic Feedback Fits Entirely Inside Body During Operation |: Engineers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic

New Surgical Robot with Haptic Feedback Fits Entirely Inside Body During Operation |: Engineers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a miniaturized robot for single incision and natural orifice surgeries. The device feature
Source: medgadget.com

Junk DNA - a thorough but accessible account of modern genetics covering discoveries since mapping the human genome and

Junk DNA - a thorough but accessible account of modern genetics covering discoveries since mapping the human genome and epigenetics. Genomic imprinting, non-coding RNA, telomeres and ageing, etc. Everything discovered (or I forgot about) since I left medical school basically. Everything was explained...
Source: amazon.co.uk

SRI's Micro Robots Can Now Manufacture Their Own Tools: These tiny robots can reconfigure themselves in a custom tool shop

SRI's Micro Robots Can Now Manufacture Their Own Tools: These tiny robots can reconfigure themselves in a custom tool shop that's just a few square inches in size
Source: ieee.org

OpenStax already saved students $39 million this academic year

OpenStax already saved students $39 million this academic year
Source: rice.edu

Just finished reading "Dancing at the edge" an exploration of competencies for the 21st century. An excellent and academic

Just finished reading "Dancing at the edge" an exploration of competencies for the 21st century. An excellent and academic review of the topic giving hope that "future persons" will indeed be more resilient. Instead of simply listing competencies they describe examples from the extensive range of interviews...
Source: internationalfuturesforum.com

Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists: Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication

Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists: Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication study argues that there is no need to be so pessimistic. Nature News.
Source: nature.com