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Analysis: An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous
Bird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new pandemic is imminent. We still have a chance to stop a possible humanitarian disaster, but only if we get to work urgently, carefully and aggressively.
Bird flu vaccinations for humans to begin in Finland, a global first
Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, making it the first country in the world to do so.
Yale University’s Mobile Clinical Laboratory Provides Free Medical Tests to Underserved Communities in Connecticut
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic drove up demand for telehealth medical services, mobile clinical laboratories have grown in popularity as well, especially among residents of remote and traditionally underserved communities. Now, several divisions of Yale University are getting in on the trend.
New Mayo Clinic Technology Helps Solve the Unsolvable in Rare Disease Diagnoses
While manual reanalysis takes weeks, the new technology took from 10 seconds to 1.5 hours to reanalyze each unresolved case
Brain responds differently to AI vs. human speech
People are not very good at distinguishing between human voices and voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI), but our brains do respond differently to human and AI voices, according to research presented today (Tuesday) at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2024.
Study Explains Why Some People Don't Catch COVID-19
Researchers construct the most comprehensive timeline yet of bodily response to COVID-19
Chimpanzees seek out tree bark and ferns with medicinal benefits, researchers discover
In a recent study published in PLoS ONE, researchers investigated the behavioral and pharmacological effects of self-medicative plants in the diets of Budongo chimpanzees.
University College London Study Shows Direct-to-Consumer DNA Tests Not Reliable in Assessing Disease Risk
Regulatory agencies have yet to address dangers inherent in customer misunderstanding of DTC medical laboratory genetic test results
Study Confirms PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Absorbed through Human Skin
PFAS chemicals do not break down in nature and can permeate the human skin barrier and reach the body’s bloodstream
CRISPR-based genetic technique eradicates malaria mosquitoes with over 99% efficiency
Scientists at the University of California have developed a precision-guided sterile insect technique to eliminate Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, achieving over 99.5% male sterility and 99.9% female lethality, effectively suppressing malaria transmission.