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Ig Nobel-winning ‘butt breathing’ technique may actually help people with lung problems, scientists say

Ig Nobel-winning ‘butt breathing’ technique may actually help people with lung problems, scientists say

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A seemingly outlandish method to deliver oxygen rectally – one of the winners of the 2024 “Ig Nobel” satirical science prize – may one day actually help lung disease patients, after achieving …

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Ig Nobel-Winning Butt-Breathing Technique Sees Promising Data From First Clinical Trial

Ig Nobel-Winning Butt-Breathing Technique Sees Promising Data From First Clinical Trial

The results of the first clinical trial of “enteral ventilation” have been published, and are considered a success, a step along the road to a treatment that could save many lives and prevent even more injuries. Such events happen every day as medicine progresses, but this one stands out because “enteral ventilation” is more popularly known as “butt-breathing” or a …

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How Nobel-winning biologist David Baltimore helped the rise of science in China

How Nobel-winning biologist David Baltimore helped the rise of science in China

David Baltimore, the Nobel Prize-winning American biologist who died this month at 87, built a legacy in China through decades of scientific exchange that helped the country rise as a global powerhouse in life sciences. Baltimore revolutionised gene research in his 30s and went on to mentor dozens of Chinese researchers and advise on the creation of top research institutions …

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How Nobel-winning biologist David Baltimore helped the rise of science in China

How Nobel-winning biologist David Baltimore helped the rise of science in China

David Baltimore, the Nobel Prize-winning American biologist who died this month at 87, built a legacy in China through decades of scientific exchange that helped the country rise as a global powerhouse in life sciences. Baltimore revolutionised gene research in his 30s and went on to mentor dozens of Chinese researchers and advise on the creation of top research institutions …

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