A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported Thursday. There have been at least nine total cases of Vibrio vulnificus in the state in 2026, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. All nine patients were hospitalized.The nine … Read more
Maryland wildlife officials have closed more areas around Hunting Creek Lake after a 19-year-old fisherman was bitten on the ankle by a beaver Wednesday morning near the South Beach Day Use Area. The beavers at Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County, Maryland, are having a very strange couple of weeks. Maryland wildlife officials have … Read more
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“This is a next step in the complexity that’s designable by generative AI, this is the first time generative AI has been used to design a complete genome, it’s something that can replicate and have other functions inside cells… this was new territory for us,” Brian Hie, assistant professor at Stanford University, told the BBC.
Born thin? Slim chance. While some people agonize over tracking every calorie to maintain their figures, others seem to have won the genetic lottery with a naturally speedy metabolism — and all the health benefits that come with it. Now, scientists have found a specific “skinny gene” mutation that’s keeping about one in 7,000 people … Read more
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna that uses mRNA technology, the drugmaker announced Wednesday.Called mFLUSIVA, it is approved for adults ages 50 and older. It’s the first influenza vaccine using mRNA technology to receive FDA approval.The approval “reflects the ongoing potential of our mRNA platform to help address … Read more
There was a time when bookstores devoted entire shelves to brain fitness even though no one really called it that. Crossword collections. Sudoku. Memory games. Later came adult coloring books. Each promised, in one way or another, to keep the mind sharp.
Key PointsA study presented at Nutrition 2026 found that teens who started eating breakfast consumed more fiber, iron, zinc, and choline than those who continued skipping it, without increasing their overall calorie intake.Teens who ate a high-protein breakfast with about 30 grams of protein saw the greatest improvements, including lower added sugar intake. Both breakfast … Read more
Every morning, Micheline Kayimpa pulls on layers of protective gear before stepping into an Ebola isolation ward in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), knowing that one small mistake could cost her life. At the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, the nurse spends her days caring for patients infected with Ebola — one of … Read more