While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.
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US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?
In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian flu has forced farmers to kill millions of chickens to…
Air pollution clouds the mind and makes everyday tasks challenging, researchers discover
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities,…
Is CBD use during pregnancy as safe as people think? New study uncovers potential risks to babies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cannabidiol (CBD), the component in cannabis often used for therapeutic treatments, is increasingly being used during pregnancy as a means of managing symptoms such as nausea,…
Clot-buster meds and mechanical retrieval found to equally reduce disability from some strokes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did…
2,500-year-old caravan tombs discovered in the Negev
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered tombs near Tlalim Junction in the Negev Highlands, revealing trade connections with Yemen, Phoenicia, and Egypt. The excavation uncovered a wealth…
Gray matter study uncovers two neuroanatomically different OCD subtypes
A) Silhouette values for each number of subtypes. B) Gray matter morphological abnormalities of the identified subtypes. Credit: Translational Psychiatry (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03226-5 Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental…
Generally, things really do seem better in the morning, large study suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Generally, things really do seem better in the morning, with clear differences in self-reported mental health and well-being across the day, suggest the findings of a…
Hand axes found in Iraqi desert could date from 1.5 million-years-ago
In late 2024, archaeologists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) conducted a fieldwork study of the Iraqi Western Desert to assess the potential of preserving archaeological sites with Lower and…
