Covid vaccine boosts life-saving cancer treatment.
Nature just released a “huh, go figure!” bit of preliminary research showing better outcomes for patients with melanoma or lung cancer who had a COVID-19 […]
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The covid pandemic rewired teens’ brains
I mean, parents already kinda know this, but now Translational Psychiatry has studied (and is continuing to study) a group of teens from before the […]
Sea star killer found. Now what?
bioGraphic celebrates the discovery, at long last, of the phenomenon behind a mysterious wave of rather horrific sea star deaths on America’s Pacific Coast. Now, […]
USDA finds what caused America’s biggest bee die-off.
Science shares research that identifies a massive killer of honeybees — a virus that’s carried by pesticide-resistant mites: U.S. beekeepers had a disastrous winter. Between […]
So here’s *why* vaccines don’t cause autism.
We are at a point where this had to be published, but Stat has here gathered the actual data into one easy-to-read explainer for why […]
Tuberculosis in Kansas City.
Reuters has what seems like a nostalgic headline from the 1800s, but no, it’s happening now. There’s an outbreak of consumption – that is, tuberculosis […]
Bird flu still spreading in cats.
Scientific American is still following the progress of the H5N1 flu virus, and finding it’s spreading more than anyone would want — especially if you […]
The first American to die of H5N1 avian flu
Science News puts some important context around the January 6 death of a 65-year-old Louisiana man who caught the virus from his backyard chickens: Since […]
Ready for the next pandemic? Check with your local farmers.
KFF Health News has a not-so-cheerful outlook on the US national health services in an article about livestock farms with a headline that starts “How […]
Bat deaths to fungus result in more than 1,300 human children dying.
The Guardian reports on a study of knock-on effects. Bat populations have been decimated in the U.S. and beyond by the white-nose fungus. Because bats […]
Why did some folks never get covid, and others *always* got it?
The Conversation finds a scientific reason for an often-observed phenomenon – that some people seemed strangely immune to COVID-19, while others would come down with […]
Covid boosters protect against other viruses.
Science Alert has some encouraging research for those who keep up with their immunizations, with evidence that covid boosters offer increased protection against other strains […]
Hyper-sexual zombie cicadas… on speed.
That’s how the CBS headline starts, and I can only improve upon it by adding the drugs in the interest of accuracy. The story is […]
Ancient viruses gave us our brains.
“Language is a virus,” said William S. Burroughs. Now, Science Daily reports that researchers at Altos Labs-Cambridge Institute of Science have found that intelligence itself […]
SONG: Lady at the Generator
SONG: “Lady at the Generator”. (available as .ogg here) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on Amsterdam UMC, 4 Jan 2024, “Tiredness Experienced by Long Covid Patients […]