6 d. ago NIH scientists go public to criticize Trump's deep cuts in public health research

Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission

Science

8 d. ago Covid variant ‘descended from Omicron’ could ruin UK’s summer as experts issue warning

Dubbed 'Nimbus', the new Covid variant is descended from the notorious Omicron strain and has scientists pleading with the public to get their vaccinations done

Events

8 d. ago It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar

Every time my mind goes down the ‘optimisation’ route, I’m reminded of my job as a public health scientist, looking into the factors that affect how long we will liveProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, and the author of How Not to Die (Too Soon)For much of the past century, life expectancy continually increased. In most countries in the world, children could hope to live, on average, longer, healthier lives than their parents. This expectation is still true of the mega-wealthy. In fact, tech billionaires and multimillionaires have recently been fixated on finding the secret to longer life, convinced that with enough money, technology and cutting-edge science, they can stave off the inevitable for a few more decades to reach 120 or even 150 years old.But their efforts aren’t trickling down to the rest of us. The world’s health crises are getting worse, with life expectancy going backwards in several high-income countries, such as the UK ...

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2 w. ago Exclusive: US veterans agency orders scientists not to publish in journals without clearance

Move that seeks political control of doctors’ and scientists’ published research fits a pattern of censorship by the Trump administration, veterans advocates saySenior officials at the US Department of Veterans Affairs have ordered that VA physicians and scientists not publish in medical journals or speak with the public without first seeking clearance from political appointees of Donald Trump, the Guardian has learned.The edict, laid down in emails on Friday by Curt Cashour, the VA’s assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs, and John Bartrum, a senior adviser to VA secretary Doug Collins, came hours after the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine published a perspective co-authored by two pulmonologists who work for the VA in Texas. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago 'Alien' UFO covered in weird writing is proof 'humans don't control everything'

An unusual object inscribed with script and rune-like writing has caused division among scientists and members of the public who believe it's a further step in being sure about the existence of extraterrestrials

Politics

2 w. ago Scientists ask public to look out for England’s only mountain butterfly

Conservationists say the butterfly is so hard to find in England that it is not known whether its numbers are increasing or decreasing

Politics

3 w. ago Millions of women use abortion drugs safely. Experts warn anti

Analysis: Health officials are reviewing a dubious report that claims dangerous complications from mifepristone. Public health researchers and scientists tell Julia Musto and Alex Woodward they’re extremely skeptical

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