Scientists have successfully reconstructed the genome of Treponema pallidum from human remains that are about 5,500 years old, discovered in the Sabana de Bogotá region of Colombia. This bacterium is responsible for several serious infectious…
Category: 5. Health
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Scientists just cracked the hidden rules of cancer evolution
- Scientists have created a new way to predict how cancer cells evolve as they gain or lose entire chromosomes.
- These large chromosome changes can quickly reshape tumors, helping them grow, adapt to stress, and resist treatment.
- A new…
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Alzheimer’s may trick the brain into erasing its own memories
Alzheimer’s disease is known for one devastating effect above all others. It steadily destroys brain cells and the connections between them, breaking down the neural networks that allow us to store and recall memories.
What remains far less…
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Studies Are Increasingly Finding High Blood Sugar May Be Associated With Dementia
Studies indicate that the number of dementia cases in the United States is expected to double by 2060.
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A new study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism has found a significant association between blood sugar and the development of…
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Lessons From William H. Foege, A Global Health Legend
President Barack Obama looks to Bill Foege who was credited with the eradication of smallpox as he awards him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Why chronic gut inflammation can turn into colon cancer
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a chain reaction within the immune system that may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a much greater risk of colorectal cancer. The preclinical findings show…
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CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Chair Questions Polio Recommendation. Here’s Why That Sets A Dangerous Precedent
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 5: Dr. Robert Malone listens to attorney Aaron Siri during a meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on December 5, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
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Trend Towards IRL Events With More Authenticity. What’s Behind It
Eventbrite’s 2026 Social Study found that many of those surveyed “wish events felt less curated and more real”, indicated that “it’s important that events feel spontaneous or unpredictable”, said that “socializing is ‘somewhat…
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WHO Calls Trump Administration Reasons For U.S. Withdrawal ‘Untrue’
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, responded to various claims made by the Trump administration about the WHO to justify its withdrawing the U.S. from the United Nations international health agency…..
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Scientists call for urgent action as dangerous amoebas spread globally
Environmental and public health researchers are drawing attention to a little-known group of pathogens that may pose a rising global danger: free living amoebae. In a new perspective published in Biocontaminant, the team explains that these…
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