FDA allows drugs without proven clinical benefit to languish for years on accelerated pathway
Process plagued by missing efficacy data and questionable evidence; Some experts argue that FDA’s standards for evidence are too low.
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A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that a type of “good cholesterol” called HDL3, when produced in the intestine, protects the liver from inflammation and injury. First...
The image shows the process of nuclear feeding of a black hole in the galaxy NGC 1566, and how the dust filaments, which surround the active nucleus, are trapped and rotate in a spiral...
The “Founding Father” of lithium-ion batteries used SNS neutrons to confirm coating cathode material (blue) with lithium-free niobium oxide (light green) greatly reduced first-cycle capacity loss and improved long-term capacity. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL
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A key reaction in the slow neutron-capture process that forms elements occurs less frequently than previously thought.
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The slow neutron-capture process (the s-process) is one of the nucleosynthesis processes that occurs in stars. It...
Less processed meat and being breastfed also confer protection.
Sip a Venti dark roast and eat a salad. A new Northwestern Medicine study shows coffee consumption and eating lots of vegetables may offer some protection...
The DIONE’ Toolbox - Innovative technologies for agricultural monitoring
NOVI SAD, VOJVODINA, SERBIA, September 2, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Being developed within an EU-funded project, DIONE Toolbox is a solution that allows European Paying Agencies to...
They found a fragment of a small ceramic vessel with one of the names of the biblical judge Gideon. The five letters of Paleo-Hebrew writing in ink on a vessel readily read "Yerubaal." The precious shard was in a pit-cache dug in the ground and lined with stones.
Ankara University Philist social sciences graduate Barin Akman and her husband, Academician Beyazit Akman, discovered a stunning 5,000-line Renaissance poem of the Renaissance, written by an Italian poet in honor of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.
The Byzantine Empire had a wide network of social institutions, supported by the state, the Church or private individuals. Already in the decisions of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (4th century) was noted the obligation of the bishops to maintain in each city "inn" to serve travelers, the sick and the poor. Naturally, the largest number of social institutions were concentrated in the capital Constantinople, but many were also scattered in the countryside. The various sources (legislative acts, monastic types, chronicles, biographies, inscriptions, seals, etc.) speak of hundreds of charitable establishments, which are divided into the following groups:
Geneticists compared the DNA of 110 different cannabis strains from around the world and found that the basal group originated in China. The cultivation of this plant began about 12 thousand years ago, that is, in the early Neolithic era, which coincides with archaeological finds. The article was published in the journal Science Advances.
However, now scientists have found a place where the development of life over 120 million years is recorded. Moreover, it covers the Paleozoic, a particularly important but poorly preserved era. The only problem is that this treasure is located in one of the most inaccessible places on Earth.
In the United Arab Emirates, a mission from the Sharjah Archeology Office during excavations in the city of Mleikha discovered a treasure that experts called priceless. It consists of hundreds of silver coins dating from the 3rd century BC.
Archaeologists from the Commission on the Heritage of Saudi Arabia have found unique rock inscriptions and drawings, which are already recognized as the largest of its kind, ever found in the kingdom, according to Al Arabiya News.
The mysterious Mayan civilization is still interesting to scientists and remains not fully understood. We regularly learn some new details about her life and hypotheses about the reasons for her complete disappearance. We will tell you how our knowledge about this mysterious civilization has changed recently.
For over ten years, public inquiries, press reports, police whistleblowers – and even chief constables – have been raising the issue of police IT systems not being fit for purpose and ultimately failing victims...
It is interesting to look back at the dawn of the Olympic Games. The famous Bulgarian archaeologist Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov tells about Aurelius Fronton by Augusta Trayana (today Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) - a first-class athlete who was also chairman of the Roman province of Thrace and the province of Europe founded in 297!
Homo longi is an extinct species that could replace Neanderthals as the closest relatives of Homo sapiens: it was found in China. It is possible that several sister evolutionary lineages existed in China and the Middle East at the same time as Homo sapiens. Let's tell in more detail what is known about the new type of man.
Archaeologists in England have identified an almost completely preserved cave home from the Saxon period, in which they believe lived a king who became a saint, CNN reports.
Alvaressaurs lived in many parts of the world - they inhabited China, Mongolia and South America. This dinosaur species lived in the period from the Late Jurassic to the Upper Cretaceous (from 160 to 70 million years ago). They were slender bipedal predators who spent most of their time on Earth feeding on lizards, the first mammals, and the offspring of other dinosaurs.
Yahya Koshkun, deputy director of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's General Directorate of Cultural Property and Museums, says smuggling is as old as human history, but it increased between the 17th and 19th centuries. "In ancient times, the conquering countries allowed themselves to seize valuables in the places they conquered, as a sign of their victories. Later, this form of smuggling developed. Artifact smuggling has flourished in Anatolia since the 17th century, he told the Anatolian Agency (AA).
As of June, only 10% of busy jobs in the United States have an urgent need for employment, according to a study by India. Whether it's because of the worries about the child, look after the children, enough savings or the additional benefits for unemployment, the unemployed are not happy.
At an official ceremony today at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in London on the Bulgarian side, the competent institutions in the United Kingdom returned illegally exported cultural property. This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Culture, BTA reported.
The lacquered items were found at the Jingtoushan site on the outskirts of Ningbo. These are some of the oldest ruins in China, dating from 7,800 to 8,300 years. In 2020, they are included in the top 10 of the most significant archaeological discoveries in China.