Protecting trees might not seem like a public health strategy, but new research suggests it could be — especially in the tropics. A Stanford University-led study published May 28 in Landscape Ecology, shows that in Costa Rica, even modest…
Category: 5. Health
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RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy children and pregnant women – a public health expert explains the new guidance
On May 27, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer include the COVID-19 vaccine on the list of immunizations it recommends for healthy…
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Diagnosing Parkinson’s using a blood-based genetic signature
Parkinson’s disease is best known for its effects on the central nervous system. In addition, recent scientific advances generally emphasize the role of the immune system in the presence and development of the disease.
In a study published today…
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IBD on the rise: International research highlights spread in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Inflammatory bowel disease, which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, has long been considered a modern condition of the industrialized West, with cases steadily increasing in North America and Europe throughout the 20th century. New…
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Can Algorithms Revamp Love? The Neurobiology Behind AI-Driven Bonding
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – MARCH 18. Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images.
Love may be timeless, but the ways we fall into it (or swipe right for it) are anything but. As artificial intelligence redefines human interactions, one…
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eBook – Understanding mass photometry: A Handbook for All
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Hinge May Herald A New Wave Of Digital Health IPOs
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at how Hinge Health’s successful IPO may be a trendsetter, Indian billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s ‘biosimilars’ business, RFK’s changes to Covid vaccine guidance and more. To get it in…
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Bed bugs are most likely the first human pest, new research shows
Ever since a few enterprising bed bugs hopped off a bat and attached themselves to a Neanderthal walking out of a cave 60,000 years ago, bed bugs have enjoyed a thriving relationship with their human hosts.
Not so for the unadventurous bed bugs…
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Nearly five million seized seahorses just ‘tip of the iceberg’ in global wildlife smuggling
Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the trade is far larger than current data suggest.
Published today in…
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New AI tool reveals single-cell structure of chromosomes — in 3D
In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape of chromosomes inside individual cells — helping…
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