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Health news • Jun 17

Tick bites send more to ER as alpha-gal allergy cases climb in Arkansas

Emergency room visits tied to tick bites are continuing to rise across the country, as cases of alpha-gal syndrome are “dramatically rising” in Arkansas,...

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Health news • Jun 17

Rare tick-borne virus left New Hampshire man critically ill, "nonverbal"

Friends and family of a New Hampshire man are urging people to take precautions against ticks after a rare tick-borne virus left him critically ill and in...

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Health news • Jun 17

Study: GLP-1 weight loss drugs tied to 30% lower breast cancer risk in women

As GLP-1 weight loss drugs become more common, new research is raising a provocative possibility: Women who took GLP-1 medications were 30% less likely to...

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Health news • Jun 17

Alpha-Gal Hotspot Martha’s Vineyard Gets a Hand from PETA: Vegan Cookbooks, Free for the Ticking!

As alpha-gal syndrome continues to turn meaty mouths toward vegan vittles throughout Martha's Vineyard, PETA is stepping in to show everyone just how.

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Health news • Jun 17

Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak | Archaeology

Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5500 years ago.

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Health news • Jun 17

Honeybees make specialised ‘baby food’ to give larvae balanced diet, study says

Researchers also discover bees can adjust their diets when pollen sources do not provide healthy level of nutrients.

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Health news • Jun 17

Mapping the neuronal building blocks of human language with language models

Humans can convey new and highly diverse information through language. This ability to form and combine words into elaborate phrases and sentences enables...

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Health news • Jun 17

Confined migration induces non-lethal DNA damage in developing neurons

Migratory cells tend to have soft nuclei that deform and penetrate narrow spaces1,2. Extensive nuclear deformation during migration can cause...

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Health news • Jun 17

A mosaic of whole-body representations on the human precentral gyrus

Understanding how the body is represented in the motor cortex is key to understanding how the brain controls movement. Although the motor cortex has been...

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Health news • Jun 17

California resident becomes just the fourth person in the world to become infected with tick-borne illness, officials say

The patient was likely infected in Northern California and diagnosed in April, according to state health officials.

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Health news • Jun 17

Lethal plague outbreaks in Lake Baikal hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago

Plague is among the most devastating diseases in human history1. However, early strains of the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis lacked virulence...

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Health news • Jun 17

Cortical development dynamics across autism spectrum disorder mouse models

Despite the functional diversity of over 100 causal genes1–3, phenotypic convergence across models may reveal common neurobiological processes in autism...

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Health news • Jun 17

Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Heart Disease Faster

AI-powered CT screening tools help Stamford Health doctors identify early signs of aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease.

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Health news • Jun 17

Trial Drug Could Clear Toxic Alzheimer’s Proteins and Restore Memory

Researchers uncovered an unexpected way to restore the brain's cleanup network, hinting at a fresh strategy against dementia.

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Health news • Jun 17

New Research Pinpoints Hidden Brain Trigger That Causes Autism, Changing How We Understand The Condition

For years, mainstream neurodevelopmental research overwhelmingly focused on abnormalities within the cerebral cortex—the brain region responsible for...

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Health news • Jun 17

Study on Weekly Resistance Training Finds Sweet Spot for Heart Protection

Women engaged in regular resistance training had substantially better cardiovascular health in the long run, according to a large cohort study.

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Health news • Jun 17

New evidence of origin of the black death a ‘complete surprise’ experts say

Ancient Siberian graves discovered by scientists have revealed the oldest traces of one of humanity's deadliest diseases: the plague,...

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Health news • Jun 17

A Deadly Outbreak of Plague, Nearly 5,000 Years Before the Black Death

In ancient Siberian graves, scientists have discovered the oldest traces of one of humanity's greatest enemies. Examining skeletons of hunter-gatherers who...

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Health news • Jun 17

A clearer picture of drinking and disease

New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks.

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Health news • Jun 17

Experts urge use of experimental antibodies in DR Congo to combat Ebola

In a new letter, advocacy groups are urging the US government to make an experimental Ebola treatment, Mapp Biopharmaceutical's MBP134, available for trials...

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