What's hot and what's not – August 2021.
HOT
Spiders’ webs
US immunologists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that acts like a spider web, trapping and killing pathogens, such as influenza or SARS-CoV-2.
HOT
Chestnut trees
Scientists have isolated a molecule, extracted from the leaves of the European chestnut tree, with the power to neutralise drug-resistant staphylococcal bacteria.
HOT
Wisdom teeth
Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved tasting abilities decades after having the surgery, a new study claims.
NOT
Screen time
A new national study found that children in the US with greater screen time usage at ages 9–10 are more likely to gain weight one year later.
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Sixteen of 146 health-related All-Party Parliamentary Groups received over £1m in payments from 35 pharma companies during 2012–18, according to a new study.
NOT
Heart failure
An observational study of more than 200,000 individuals found that patients with heart failure are more likely to develop cancer compared with their peers without heart failure.
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