Post-surgery infections may mainly be caused by skin bacteria
The skin microbiome may be a bigger cause of post-operative wound infections than bacteria contaminating hospital equipment
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Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be less common than we thought
Previous estimates have suggested that more than half of people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms, but now a…
Sweater that mimics polar bear fur may keep you warm in extreme cold
An artificial fibre that mimics polar bear fur has been made into a sweater that is said to be as…
Could reusable rockets make solar geoengineering less risky?
Injecting aerosols into the atmosphere – but at higher altitudes than planes can reach – could cool the climate while…
Why 7 million UK smart meters will stop working and what it will mean
Household smart meters give a live summary of energy usage and its cost – but the planned switch-off of 2G…
Leading AI models fail new test of artificial general intelligence
A new test of AI capabilities consists of puzzles that humans are able to solve without too much trouble, but…
AI can decode digital data stored in DNA in minutes instead of days
A new AI-based method can accurately recover digital data from DNA strands nearly 90 times faster than older techniques, raising…
What are the mystery drones flying over the US?
Large drones have been spotted flying over the US for weeks, and state and federal officials say they still have…
People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline years later
An analysis of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic has revealed that the…
Blood-clotting drug derived from pigs can now be made synthetically
A common anti-clotting drug called heparin is made from pig intestines, which risks contaminations and infections. A safer, synthetic version…