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Medical Xpress / India health alert after 'brain-eating' amoeba rise
India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba doubled compared to last year in the southern state of Kerala.
Medical Xpress / Telomere protection failure: How genetic mutations cause pulmonary fibrosis
A research group from the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has found that an alteration in the POT1 gene prevents lung tissue from regenerating, which over time makes breathing difficult. The mutation prevents telomeres, ...
Phys.org / Oil rig study reveals vital role of tiny hoverflies
A study of migratory hoverflies on a North Sea oil rig has revealed their vital role as long-distance pollen transporters.
Medical Xpress / Storytelling a unique approach to research racism and mental health in children
Seeing your child in emotional distress is an overwhelming fear for any parent. Layer on language barriers and cultural differences, and it becomes an even bigger block to knowing where and how to get the mental health supports ...
Medical Xpress / More states protect access to the COVID shot as feds restrict eligibility
At least 17 states have taken steps to ensure broader access to the COVID-19 vaccine since August, when the federal government significantly restricted eligibility for the shot.
Tech Xplore / 'Self-fixturing' friction stir technique removes barriers for US manufacturing
A spinning tool plunges into two pieces of metal, rotating at a high rate of speed. As the tool begins to move, it softens and mixes the metal, creating a powerful weld—one that can securely join similar and dissimilar ...
Medical Xpress / Trauma can trigger OCD, not just PTSD, new study finds
In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Israel, a team of psychologists and psychiatrists noticed an unsettling pattern among survivors: obsessions and compulsions that hadn't been there before or that have grown exaggerated.
Medical Xpress / Recipe descriptions in 2020 legacy media aligned with their measured nutrient composition
Recipes shared via legacy media outlets during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic were accurately characterized in the surrounding descriptive text, according to a study by CUNY SPH researchers published in the journal ...
Medical Xpress / WHO says 31 of 38 Ebola cases in Congo have resulted in deaths
The World Health Organization said Thursday that 31 of 38 confirmed Ebola cases have resulted in deaths in southern Congo, where authorities are battling a new outbreak of the deadly virus.
Phys.org / New software tool aims to democratize access to space camera development
A powerful software tool capable of accurately modeling how cameras capture light could help democratize the development of new imaging systems for use in space.
Phys.org / The climate policies that EU citizens like (and those they don't)
A new survey—implemented within the research project CAPABLE—finds that several climate change mitigation policies are supported by a majority of the respondents across the European Union. For instance, 70% of the European ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists simply can't agree on the subtle science of tickling
Whether it's your armpits, ribs or soles of your feet, the experience of ticklishness is common to almost every person on Earth.
