Category: Health
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More than 40 locally acquired monkeypox cases in Victoria
[ad_1] About two-thirds of Victoria’s monkeypox cases have been acquired locally as health officials and doctors race to determine the source of the spread. As of September 8, 129 confirmed or probable cases of the virus have been detected in Australia after it first arrived on its shores in May. Victoria has recorded the most…
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NY declares state of emergency over polio
[ad_1] [Photo/VCG] New York has declared a state of emergency as sewage tests show the polio virus is spreading across the state. The emergency declaration, issued Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, expands the network for administering polio vaccinations to include emergency medical services workers, midwives and pharmacists. New York officials said vaccination rates are too…
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Here’s What You Need To Do If You Want To Become A Surrogate
[ad_1] Becoming a surrogate is a total commitment and not one to be taken lightly. It’s a promise to a family that requires even more dedication than a nine-month pregnancy. According to Family Tree Surrogacy Center, the average length of the surrogacy process is 18 months. The reason for its lengthy duration is that there…
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Humanity does its best impression of a black hole
[ad_1] The one thing that all human civilizations have in common is that they end. For 10,000 years or so it has been the common factor. You could argue that civilizations tend not to last very long once they reach a certain level of technology. Once they get to the point where they would be…
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Decomposition of the local arrow of time in the brain
[ad_1] Yasser Roudi1 and John Hertz2 1Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 2Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA), Stockholm, Sweden 6 September 2022&ball; Physics 15, 133 Researchers have developed a way to quantitatively assess irreversibility in complex networks. S. Mohsenin Figure 1: Scientists have developed a method to…
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Venom kills bacteria in unprecedented ways and may redirect development of new antibiotics
[ad_1] Pseudomonas aeruginosa, better known as pneumonia, secretes a toxin that has evolved to kill other species of bacteria. This finding breaks the precedent established for toxins targeting proteins secreted by other bacteria. Photo: Shutterstock. In a new study, researchers from McMaster University (Canada) made a discovery toxin So far unknown that has the ability…
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UBC researchers’ algae and yeast board NASA spacecraft to test deep space conditions – Goldstream News Gazette
[ad_1] A University of British Columbia researcher is sending samples of yeast and algae into deep space aboard a NASA spacecraft in hopes of identifying the genes that allow organisms to survive there. Corey Nislow is an expert in gene mutations, pharmaceuticals and has previously sent yeast into space when he collaborated with colleagues from…
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Researchers found genetic mutations in every astronaut blood sample they examined
[ad_1] When they examined decades-old blood samples from 14 NASA astronauts who flew on space shuttle missions between 1998 and 2001, the researchers found that samples from all 14 astronauts showed mutations in their DNA. Futurism reports: While these mutations are likely low enough not to pose a serious threat to astronauts’ long-term health, the…
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Cravings for fatty foods traced to gut-brain connection: Study
[ad_1] At Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, researchers studying mice found that fat entering the intestines triggers a signal. Conducted along the nerves to the brain, this signal drives a desire for fatty foods. Published September 7, 2022, in Nature, the new study raises the possibility of disrupting this gut-brain connection to help prevent unhealthy choices and…