Researchers have traced long-standing myths about the rapid spread of the Black Death across Asia to a single source from the fourteenth century.
For centuries, depictions of the plague racing along the Silk Route, devastating cities and towns in…
Category: 5. Health
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Disinformation Is Worse Than Ever—And It’s Putting Our Health At Risk
For different reasons, foreign actors and domestic anti-vaccine groups are seeking to undermine trust in public health
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Nineteen months ago, I noted that disinformation – the deliberate spreading of falsehoods – is the leading threat to…
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Canada Loses Measles Elimination Status. Will The U.S. Soon Follow?
With ongoing measles outbreaks since October 2024, Canada has now lost their measles elimination status attained in 1998. (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Oh Canada. What have you done? Over the past couple decades,…
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Scientists turn body fat into bone to heal spinal fractures
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a promising new method to repair spinal fractures using stem cells extracted from adipose tissue, or body fat. In animal studies, the treatment successfully healed spinal injuries in…
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Running on little sleep? You’re twice as likely to get hurt
If you’re one of the 620 million people who regularly go for a run, you probably like to get an early start. But if you haven’t slept well the night before, you could be putting yourself at greater risk of injury.
A new study led by Professor Jan…
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Clearing brain plaques isn’t enough to heal Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan, led by graduate student Tatsushi Oura and Dr. Hiroyuki Tatekawa, discovered that the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab, which removes amyloid plaques from the brain, does not improve the…
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How A2A AI Agents Are Transforming Healthcare IT
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An organization’s AI adoption strategy will define its competitive edge. CIOs must manage the fast rollout of AI from multiple vendors and understand how users…
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Trump May Have Won The ACA Subsidy Battle, But He May Lose The War
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Progressives are fuming over the decision by eight Senate Democrats to support a bill to reopen the…
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Goodbye cavities? This new toothpaste made from hair can heal enamel
A new approach to oral care may come from an unexpected source: your own hair. Researchers have found that toothpaste made from keratin, a protein naturally present in hair, skin, and wool, could both protect and repair damaged teeth while…
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Hidden weakness makes prostate cancer self-destruct
An international team of researchers has identified a new weakness in prostate cancer cells that could lead to more effective treatments for one of the most common cancers among men.
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
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