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Russia's Pneumonic Plague Outbreak Is Sinister, Top American Biologist Kevin Esvelt Warns

The Russia plague mystery deepens as MIT biologist Kevin Esvelt questions Moscow's response while WHO seeks clarity over Darya Shipilova's death.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Do humans really have a ‘lizard brain’ lurking beneath our rational minds?

It’s a powerful analogy that captured the popular imagination, but the biological reality is quite different

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4

‘Self-healing’ coach who was banned from working in Australia to speak in UK

Barbara O’Neill has previously claimed that cancer is a fungus that can be treated with bicarbonate soda

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

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79 Pictures That Might Make You Look Once, Twice, Then A Third Time Just To Be Sure

The human eye has been confidently misreading situations since the dawn of time, and these pictures are proof. Not clinical optical illusions, just regular photos taken at the exact moment reality stopped cooperating. Have your wits about you, because things are about to get weird!

Bored Panda · Oct 1

An Anxious Woman's Pacing and Hand-Wringing Lit Up Her PET Scan in a Wonder Woman Pattern

A nervous patient paced and wrung her hands before a PET/CT scan, making her forearms and legs glow in what doctors called a Wonder Woman sign.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

This Female Body Part Was Deemed Useless And Erased From Textbooks, Now Scientists Say They Got It Wrong

New research suggested the rete ovarii may play a more active role in ovarian function than scientists once believed, challenging its long-standing classification as a vestigial structure.

Bored Panda · Sep 24

Human brain is actually two separate organs, scientists find

The Stanford University breakthrough stands to open new doors for research into fatal neurodegenerative diseases

The Independent UK · Sep 18

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If You Can’t End Your Day Without Learning Something New, Here Are 68 Interesting Facts

There is an almost endless amount of fascinating information hiding in plain sight, from strange natural phenomena to historical details and curious facts about everyday life. The tricky part is finding a way to take it all in without feeling like you're studying for an exam.

Bored Panda · Sep 18

Experts quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over ‘scientific credibility’ as public inquiry reports

Some arguments used to challenge convictions are inconsistent with ‘available evidence, science and established physiology’, say two scientists

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

Who Is Yvonne 'Missy' Woods? Ex-Colorado DNA Analyst Jailed for 10 Years After Mishandling 1,045 Criminal Cases

Former Colorado DNA analyst Yvonne 'Missy' Woods was sentenced to 10 years after a forensic data scandal affected 1,045 criminal cases.

International Business Times UK · Sep 9

Diet, Exercise and Three Drug Classes Shifted Aging Biomarkers Across 51 Studies While Supplement Evidence Fell Short

A Nature Medicine analysis of 51 trials found that diet, exercise, metformin, semaglutide, and anti-TNF drugs shifted aging markers. Supplement evidence was thin.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Swapping Animal Fat for Plant Fat Was Linked to Longer Survival After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

A study of 4,884 men found that replacing animal fat with plant fat after a prostate cancer diagnosis was linked to 16 percent lower mortality.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

A COVID Study of Twelve Women Points to the Same Immune Cells Seen in Lupus Patients

Researchers traced autoantibody production after COVID to DN2 B cells, a population also linked to lupus. The in-depth analysis covered 12 women.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Gut Bacterium Linked to Stronger Muscles May Offer New Clue to Preserving Strength as People Grow Older

A gut bacterium linked to stronger muscles in people also increased grip strength in mice, offering a new clue about healthy aging.

Medical Daily · Sep 1

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The Times of India · Aug 20

Jason Arday Death: Nathan Cofnas, who exposed Cambridge scholar's plagiarism, under-fire at his university

Nathan Cofnas, who exposed Jason Arday’s plagiarism, faces ‘appropriate action’ from Ghent University after Arday’s deathGhent University has announced it will take “appropriate action” against one of its postdoctoral researchers, Nathan Cofnas, following the death of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Cofnas, a philosopher of biology employed at the Belgian university,…

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Special immune cells in centenarians could be killing cancers before they grow

Researchers say special cells clone themselves when immune system comes under attack

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Lab-grown human brain cells ‘recorded passage of time’

PARIS - Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a laboratory for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they “recorded the passage of time”, scientists said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Flight attendants and pilots have the highest risk of dying from certain cancers, study finds

The newly published study evaluated national records drawn from over 12 million death certificates that included detailed occupational data

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Space · Aug 18

It's harder to poop in space. Scientists may finally know why

Spaceflight can do strange things to the human body — including making it harder for astronauts to poop.

The Times of India · Aug 12

In the 1950s and 60s, British scientists secretly released harmless bacteria in London’s Underground to study how biological agents could spread

For several decades during the Cold War, British government scientists carried out a covert program testing how biological agents might spread through crowded public spaces, and the London Underground became one of their test sites. Researchers linked to the Microbiological Research Establishment at Porton Down dropped small containers of bacterial…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Heard about the ‘luteal uglies’? Women know more about our hormones than ever – and that’s beautiful

When I was younger, female biology was seen as something to be overcome. Now we can talk about the reality of living in our bodies, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Independent UK · Aug 11

Solidarity makes science accessible for all – this is the roadmap for ending the AIDS epidemic

COMMENT: The 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio painted two very different pictures of the fight against HIV and AIDS, Dan Glass writes

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Blood from a Meditation Retreat Made Lab Neurons Grow, and the Journal Just Corrected the Paper

A UC San Diego retreat study measured brain and blood changes in 20 adults. In July, the journal corrected its title and disclosures.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

A Seven Day Meditation Retreat Was Linked to Shifts in Immune, Metabolic and Brain Related Markers

A study of 20 adults at a seven-day mind-body retreat found changes in brain connectivity, immune signaling and metabolic markers before and after.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Glyn Morton obituary

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