Coastal warning issued after magnitude 6.7 quake hits off New Zealand
Thousands of people felt the quake in New Zealand with media reporting buildings swaying and items falling from shelves.
Tumaco-Tolita gold figurine: A 2,000-year-old statue with a ‘fancy nose ornament’ from a vanished South American culture
The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the group disappeared 1,500 years ago.
Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?
Stephen Hawking’s black hole theory has big implications for the shape of the universe, new study claims
Elusive black hole radiation predicted by Stephen Hawking may have influenced the way the universe took shape after the Big Bang, new research suggests.
Integration, innovation, precision: Propelling leading-edge diagnostics
Collaborating around patient need Underpinning innovation at Mayo Clinic Laboratories is a unique ecosystem of integration. A network of laboratory scientists and bedside physicians collaborates to translate scientific discoveries into real-world tools that save patients’ lives. “The clinician is limited when they don’t have a good diagnostic test,” says Dr. John Mills, co-director of the Clinical Neuroimmunology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. “There are many situations where clinically deciding if a patient has disease A or…
As stomach cancer rates rise in younger people, knowing symptoms and family history is key
Stomach cancer rates in the United States have been steadily decreasing for decades, but recent trends reveal an increase in early-onset stomach cancer in people younger than 50, particularly women. Trends also reveal younger people have more advanced stomach cancer at the time of diagnosis. While cancer experts don’t yet fully understand why younger people are getting stomach cancer, they know that early diagnosis saves lives. Mojun Zhu, M.D., a Mayo Clinic medical oncologist who specializes in gastrointestinal…
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Active work stations because sitting all day is bad for your health
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: One of the biggest things I have missed since my office went remote is going on walks with my coworkers throughout the day. With so many added responsibilities at work, I can hardly find time to leave my desk. How is all this sitting affecting me? How can I find a balance? ANSWER: We understand the reality is that people have less and less time to exercise. While exercising before or after work is extremely important,…
From learning to living medicine: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students participate in Match Day
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Match Day, held each March, is the moment when graduating medical school students across the country learn where—and in which specialty—they will complete their residency training for the next three to seven years. “Passionate,” “prepared” and “inspired” are the words echoing the medical school hallways during Match week. Fourth-year medical students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (MCASOM) campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota will join more than 40,000 medical students nationwide as…
UK draws up new disease-threat watch list
Some are viruses with global pandemic potential – like Covid – others infectious illnesses with no treatments.
Doctors and charities call for gonorrhoea vaccine roll-out
The JCVI recommended the use of the MenB vaccine in November 2023 but has not been used in NHS clinics
Man swallowed by Seoul sinkhole found dead
The motorcyclist had fallen into the 20m (65 ft) wide hole that opened up on a Seoul road on Monday evening.
Palestinian Oscar winner held by Israeli soldiers
Hamdan Ballal was attacked by masked settlers in the occupied West Bank, activists say.
The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China
Alice Guo’s star was on the rise in the Philippines – until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
Ros Atkins on… the media crackdown in Turkey
The BBC’s Analysis Editor looks at the targeting of press freedom by the Turkish government, as protests in the country continue.