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Bird Flu Found in the Tap Water You Flush Away: H5N1 Has Been Detected in Wastewater Across 10 Texas Cities — Including Houston

A landmark scientific finding that emerged from Texas's own universities — and that received far too little public attention — revealed that the H5N1 avian influenza virus was detected in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities simultaneously.

Medical Daily

Texas will launch its own clinical trials into ibogaine psychedelic after failing to find a drug company to help

The state’s effort will get a boost from the federal government thanks to a new executive order from President Donald Trump.

The Texas Tribune

A wearable for depression? Our honest review of the NHS-backed Flow Neuroscience Headset

Offering a proven, non-invasive and drug-free way to ease depression, the tDCS Headset and app from Flow Neuroscience has the power to both change lives and save them

Evening Standard

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In Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, a push for residents to lose weight and curb diabetes

In Brownsville, the city and local hospital have helped residents lose more than 23,000 pounds since 2008.

The Texas Tribune

Houston Hospital Halts Liver And Kidney Transplant Programs

Houston hospital suspends liver and kidney transplant programs due to doctor's database manipulation, impacting patient care.

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Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame

A rare and dangerous fungal infection has been spreading across the United States in recent years — and a primary theory is that climate change is driving its rapid rise

The Independent UK

Reading activates two brain networks: Study

According to a UTHealth Houston study, when a person reads a phrase, two separate networks in the brain are activated, working together to integrate the meanings of individual words to obtain more complex, higher-order meaning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Long COVID could be to blame for your sleep issues. 3 tips for getting your nights back on track

If you didn’t have sleep issues before COVID, you just might after—particularly if the virus hospitalized you.

Fortune

Long COVID–like symptoms can happen after the flu, too. Here's how to prevent both

Flu or COVID, it may not matter—the post-viral illness you potentially wind up with could look pretty similar, according to new research released this week. The good news: There are things you can do to reduce the chance of getting either or both—and there's a lot of overlap.

Fortune

Study finds how misfolded alpha-synuclein protein helps to detect early Parkinson's disease

According to a new study using technology created by a researcher at UTHealth Houston, the presence of a misfolded alpha-synuclein protein can be used to assess whether people have Parkinson's disease. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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For kids with kidney disease, pediatric expertise is key — but not always close by

Jaxon Green, 6, was diagnosed with kidney disease the day he was born. His illness meant that for years his life would depend on daily dialysis. And because his family lives in Tamaqua, a rural Pennsylvania town, his diagnosis also meant taking frequent two-hour trips to Philadelphia to see the…

Tribune News Service

The struggle for kid-ney care

Pediatric nephrology is a niche field — and specialists are not spread out evenly across the country

Salon

Study: Mushroom extract supports clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections

A recent study by researchers of UTHealth Houston discovered that using mushroom extract daily helps the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.

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