Nicola Jones
Journalist at Freelance
Contributing Editor at Yale Environment 360
Freelance science journalist, writer and editor based in the wilds of Pemberton BC, north of Whistler. Can sci policy, earth, environment, chem, physics.
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3 days ago |
nature.com | Nicola Jones
The Center for Scientific Integrity — the non-profit organization that runs Retraction Watch — has launched a project aimed at rounding up flawed and fake medical-research papers and neutralizing their impact on health guidelines. The Medical Evidence Project will be run by James Heathers, a science-integrity consultant and self-described “data thug” based in Boston, Massachusetts. Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed?
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1 week ago |
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Nicola Jones |Matthew Hickman |Chrianna Bharat |Suzanne Nielsen
INTRODUCTION Suicide and intentional self-harm are complex public health challenges. Globally, it was estimated in 2019 that there were more than 700 000 suicide deaths each year [1], and for every person who dies by suicide, it is estimated that 20 times as many deliberately self-harm [2]. People with opioid dependence are at elevated risk of suicide and self-harm compared with the general population [3-6].
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2 weeks ago |
jbc.org | Nicola Jones |Markus Engstler
Keywordscell surfacevariant surface glycoproteinstructure-functionmutagenesisprotein domainGlycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchorTrypanosoma bruceiTrypanosoma congolenseIntroductionThe bloodstream form of Trypanosoma brucei is covered by a homogenous, dense glycoprotein layer, which, at a given time, consists almost entirely of a single isoform of the large family of GPI-anchored variant surface glycoproteins (VSGs) (1-3).
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3 weeks ago |
popsci.com | Nicola Jones
A 10-day wind forecast made with the European Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System. Image: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360.
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3 weeks ago |
knowablemagazine.org | Nicola Jones
The word bureaucracy is often spoken with a tone of distaste, as if it means “official rules that just make life difficult for no reason.” It conjures images of reams of paperwork: a tangle of red tape that stands as an obstacle to progress. But the definition of bureaucracy is, simply, a body of nonelected government officials that undertakes administration — in other words, the people who actually get stuff done.
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Google maps lists Canadian provincial parks and government offices as "state" parks and offices... seriously?? https://t.co/0OHqsgNgn1
Fun fact: anyone can apply to change the name of a geographical feature in the US. It's free and a very short form. Just saying, in case anyone feels so inclined... https://t.co/wxypQrGzRb
Today SciAm follows the journalistic axiom: if the headline is a question, the answer is no. "Are cats actually liquid? Cats share surprising commonalities with liquids—at least from the perspective of physicists who study fluid dynamics. | 5 min read."