These tiny fish combine electric pulses to probe the environment
In this episode:00:48 Bumblebees can learn from each other new tricksOne behaviour thought unique to humans is the ability to learn something from your predecessors that you couldn’t figure out on your own. However, researchers believe they have shown bumblebees are also capable of this ‘standing on the shoulders of giants’ approach to learning. Bees that were taught how to complete a puzzle too difficult to solve on their own, were able to share this knowledge with other bees, raising the possibility that this thought-to-be human trait could be widespread amongst animals.Research article: Bridges et al.News and View...
Source: Nature Podcast - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
FDA adds Boxed Warning for increased risk of severe hypocalcemia in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease taking osteoporosis medicine Prolia (denosumab)
Listen to FDA Drug Safety Podcast titled, FDA adds Boxed Warning for increased risk of severe hypocalcemia in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease taking osteoporosis medicine Prolia (denosumab). (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - February 6, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
FDA updating warnings to improve safe use of prescription stimulants used to treat ADHD and other conditions
Listen to an audio podcast of the May 11, 2023, FDA Drug Safety Communication on warnings to improve safe use of prescription stimulants used to treat ADHD and other conditions (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - May 31, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
How a key Alzheimer's gene wreaks havoc in the brain
00:46 Artemis 1 is go!NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has successfully reached Earth orbit. After weeks of delays and issues, and a nail biting launch, the rocket marks the first step in a new era of moon exploration, with plans to test a new way to return astronauts to the moon. We caught up with reporter for all-things-space, Alex Witze, for the latest.News: Lift off! Artemis Moon rocket launch kicks off new era of human exploration10:06 Research HighlightsThe unlevel playing field in women’s football, and domed structures provide evidence for a biological origin of stromatolites.Research Article: Okholm Kryger et al.Resear...
Source: Nature Podcast - November 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
RNA test detects deadly pregnancy disorder early
RNA in blood reveals signs of pre-eclampsia before symptoms occur, and the issue of urine in our sewage and what can be done about it.In this episode:00:46 Predicting pre-eclampsiaCell-free RNA circulates in the blood and can give clues as to what is going on in the body. This can be used to detect disease before symptoms occur. Now researchers have analysed cell-free RNA in pregnant people and have found it can give early warning signs of a serious, and sometimes fatal, disorder of pregnancy — pre-eclampsia.Research Article: Moufarrej et al.07:19 Research HighlightsUpgrading machine vision by modelling it on human eyes,...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 9, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
FDA warns about dental problems with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the mouth to treat opioid use disorder and pain
Listen to an audio podcast of the January 12, 2022, FDA Drug Safety Communication warning that dental problems have been reported with medicines containing buprenorphine that are dissolved in the mouth. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - January 24, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
FDA requires warnings about increased risk of serious heart-related events, cancer, blood clots, and death for JAK inhibitors that treat certain chronic inflammatory conditions
Listen to an audio podcast of the September 1, 2021 FDA Drug Safety Communication on requiring revisions to the Boxed Warning for Xeljanz/Xeljanz XR, Olumiant, and Rinvoq to include information about the risks of serious heart-related events, cancer, blood clots, and death. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - September 8, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
The brain cells that help animals navigate in 3D
Researchers uncover how grid cells fire in a 3D space to help bats navigate, and a fabric that switches between being stiff and flexible.In this episode:00:47 Mapping a bat’s navigation neurons in 3DGrid cells are neurons that regularly fire as an animal moves through space, creating a pattern of activity that aids navigation. But much of our understanding of how grid cells work has involved rats moving in a 2D plane. To figure out how the system works in a 3D space, researchers have mapped the brain activity of bats flying freely around a room.Research Article: Ginosar et al.07:44 Research HighlightsHow a ‘toxin spong...
Source: Nature Podcast - August 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
The brain cells that help animals navigate in 3D
Researchers uncover how grid cells fire in a 3D space to help bats navigate, and a fabric that switches between being stiff and flexible.In this episode:00:47 Mapping a bat’s navigation neurons in 3DGrid cells are neurons that regularly fire as an animal moves through space, creating a pattern of activity that aids navigation. But much of our understanding of how grid cells work has involved rats moving in a 2D plane. To figure out how the system works in a 3D space, researchers have mapped the brain activity of bats flying freely around a room.Research Article: Ginosar et al.07:44 Research HighlightsHow a ‘toxin spong...
Source: Nature Podcast - August 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
FDA requests removal of strongest warning against using cholesterol-lowering statins during pregnancy; still advises most pregnant patients should stop taking statins
Listen to an audio podcast of the July 20, 2021 FDA Drug Safety Communication, FDA requests removal of strongest warning against using cholesterol-lowering statins during pregnancy; still advises most pregnant patients should stop taking statins (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - July 22, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: Uncertainty and the COVID 'lab-leak' theory
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been allegations that SARS-CoV-2 could have originated in a Chinese lab. A phase one WHO investigation concluded that a 'lab-leak' was "extremely unlikely" and yet, the theory has seen a resurgence in recent weeks with several scientists wading into the debate.In this episode of Coronapod, we delve into what scientists have been saying and ask how and why the 'lab-leak' hypothesis has gained so much traction. We ask if the way we communicate complex and nuanced science could be fuelling division, and what the fallout could be for international collaboration on ending the pand...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 4, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: Uncertainty and the COVID'lab-leak' theory
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been allegations that SARS-CoV-2 could have originated in a Chinese lab. A phase one WHO investigation concluded that a 'lab-leak' was "extremely unlikely" and yet, the theory has seen a resurgence in recent weeks with several scientists wading into the debate.In this episode of Coronapod, we delve into what scientists have been saying and ask how and why the 'lab-leak' hypothesis has gained so much traction. We ask if the way we communicate complex and nuanced science could be fuelling division, and what the fallout could be for international collaboration on ending the pand...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 4, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 762: SARS-CoV-2 origins with Robert Garry
Robert Garry joins TWiV to explain how the molecular biology of SARS-CoV-2 shows that it came from Nature and not a lab, including the receptor binding domain, the furin cleavage site, and the two lineages circulating in Wuhan wildlife markets. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Guest: Robert Garry Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 (Nature) Two early genome lineages in Wuhan markets (virological.org) Insights from spike proteins of bat sarbecoviruses (virologic...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 30, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 762: SARS-CoV-2 origins with Robert Garry
Robert Garry joins TWiV to explain how the molecular biology of SARS-CoV-2 shows that it came from Nature and not a lab, including the receptor binding domain, the furin cleavage site, and the two lineages circulating in Wuhan wildlife markets. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Guest: Robert Garry Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 (Nature) Two early genome lineages in Wuhan markets (virological.org) Insights from spike proteins of bat sarbecoviruses (virologic...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 30, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Audio long-read: How drugmakers can be better prepared for the next pandemic
Despite warnings, and a number of close calls, drugmakers failed to develop and stockpile drugs to fight a viral pandemic. Now, in the wake of SARS-CoV-2, they are pledging not to make the same mistake again.Around the world, researchers are racing to develop drugs to target COVID-19, but also broad-spectrum antivirals that could be used to treat future viral threats.This is an audio version of our feature: The race for antiviral drugs to beat COVID — and the next pandemic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - April 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
