How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to
How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to smoking account for 6 million deaths annually and are the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the dramatic reduction of smoking rates in the past 50 years in the U.S., nearly...
Source: nejm.org
If VW can cheat regulators, how many other corporate scams are there out there?: The emissions test scandal at Volkswagen
If VW can cheat regulators, how many other corporate scams are there out there?: The emissions test scandal at Volkswagen is not simply bad for one of the world’s more successful car companies. It has, understandably, led many to wonder if other auto giants have engineered their cars to give misleading...
Source: independent.co.uk
Bjarne Stroustrup Announces the C++ Core Guidelines - Slashdot
Bjarne Stroustrup Announces the C++ Core Guidelines - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who
Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who continue smoking are at a greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with adults who do not smoke. While treatments for alcohol abuse traditionally require concurrent treatment...
Source: eurekalert.org
Junior NHS doctors have it easy now, or do they? - cartoon: Why older doctors complaining about a possible strike by their
Junior NHS doctors have it easy now, or do they? - cartoon: Why older doctors complaining about a possible strike by their younger colleagues might be in need of a reality check
Source: theguardian.com
Here are the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015: Over 2,000 learning professionals from around the world from both education
Here are the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015: Over 2,000 learning professionals from around the world from both education and enterprises contributed to the 9th Annual Survey of Learning Tools. Very many thanks to all those who took the time t...
Source: c4lpt.co.uk
APOD: 2015 September 29 - Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse and Lightning Storm
APOD: 2015 September 29 - Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse and Lightning Storm
Source: nasa.gov
Open peer review could result in better quality of peer review: Whether or not a research article has been peer reviewed
Open peer review could result in better quality of peer review: Whether or not a research article has been peer reviewed openly can seemingly make a difference to the quality of the peer review, according to research carried out by BioMed Central's Research Integrity Group and Frank Dudbridge from the...
Source: medicalxpress.com
Science leaders make investment case - BBC News: Leading figures in the scientific community argue for a lift in public
Science leaders make investment case - BBC News: Leading figures in the scientific community argue for a lift in public research spending to boost the British economy.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Blood-cleansing biospleen device developed for sepsis therapy: Things can go downhill fast when a patient has sepsis, a
Blood-cleansing biospleen device developed for sepsis therapy: Things can go downhill fast when a patient has sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which bacteria or fungi multiply in a patient's bloodâoften too fast for antibiotics to help. A new device inspired by the human spleen and developed...
Source: medicalxpress.com
The UK now gets more power from renewables than coal | ExtremeTech: Taken together with nuclear power, the country is now
The UK now gets more power from renewables than coal | ExtremeTech: Taken together with nuclear power, the country is now generating almost half of its power with low- or no-carbon technologies.
Source: extremetech.com
Facebook founder calls for universal Internet to help cure global ills | Reuters
Facebook founder calls for universal Internet to help cure global ills | Reuters
Source: reuters.com
Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light: A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists
Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light: A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists the choice of activating neurons with light or an externally supplied chemical.
Source: eurekalert.org
Junior doctors' strike receives overwhelming support, poll shows: Patients and medical profession in favour of action over
Junior doctors' strike receives overwhelming support, poll shows: Patients and medical profession in favour of action over proposed contract that could cut pay by 30% and force junior doctors to work more antisocial shifts
Source: theguardian.com
The Fuzzy Logic of Fleeing for Your Life: Computer models are becoming more attuned to human fear during crowd evacuations
The Fuzzy Logic of Fleeing for Your Life: Computer models are becoming more attuned to human fear during crowd evacuations
Source: ieee.org
Junior doctors: why are you protesting?: Doctors and medical students are set to protest on Monday evening in London against
Junior doctors: why are you protesting?: Doctors and medical students are set to protest on Monday evening in London against proposed changes to trainee’s contracts. Will you be there?
Source: theguardian.com
“Volkswagen’s deception tarnishes big business” says FT in understatement of the weekend.
“Volkswagen’s deception tarnishes big business” says FT in understatement of the weekend.
Source: tumblr.com
Everyone should read what this man has to say about the refugee crisis: The British government has announced it will take
Everyone should read what this man has to say about the refugee crisis: The British government has announced it will take in 20,000 refugees from camps in Syria and its neighbouring states.
Source: independent.co.uk
Seagull at Mevagissey
A seagull in the sunshine on the harbour at Mevagissey. Tweeted this whilst on a cycle.
Source: twitter.com
Thousands of NHS doctors apply to be able to work abroad amid contract changes: General Medical Council reveals 3,468 requests
Thousands of NHS doctors apply to be able to work abroad amid contract changes: General Medical Council reveals 3,468 requests for certificate of current professional status in just 10 days following confirmation of new contracts
Source: theguardian.com
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