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One of the most existentially frightening illnesses ever to be discovered was mad cow disease, a fatal prion-spread illness that appeared in animals in the 1980s and killed over 200 people during the height of the outbreak in the late 1990s. You don’t hear much about mad cow today, but the threat still looms. Here’s what happened to this nightmare germ.Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis VilleneuveIn 1986, farmers in the UK began to report strange behavior among some of their cows. The affected…

On the list of illnesses that nobody wants, cancer and HIV both rank pretty high, and Californian man Paul Edmonds had both.But ever since one particular treatment five years ago, he's been free of both cancer and HIV. The patient is now considered in remission from acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), and in another two years, he could be considered 'cured' of HIV, as that will mark five years from his last treatment.To celebrate, the medical team behind his astonishing recovery have published a letter describing the case…

Gynecologist Jamie Erwin delivered a baby gorilla through a rare emergency C-section at Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. Gynecologist Jamie Erwin delivered a baby gorilla through a rare emergency C-section at Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their…

New research in mice may pinpoint how chronic stress can fuel the spread of cancer. The study found evidence that stress can induce changes to certain immune cells that inadvertently make it easier for cancer cells to metastasize and invade other parts of the body. The findings emphasize the need to manage stress following a cancer diagnosis, the scientists say, and could even help efforts to find new treatments.Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis VilleneuveThe research was led by scientists at Cold…

New research seems to offer some long-sought insights into the perplexing and devastating condition known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, also called chronic fatigue syndrome. The National Institutes of Health-led study found several potentially key differences in the brains and immune systems of people with ME/CFS compared to healthy controls. The findings could help point to possible future treatments, the researchers say.What Drew Noomi Rapace to Constellation?ME/CFS is a debilitating ailment. It’s characterized by…

We might be soon on the verge of having a super snake antivenom. In new research, a team of scientists says they’ve created a lab-made antibody geared to counteract toxic bites from a wide variety of snakes. In early tests with mice, the uber-antivenom appeared to work as intended.What Drew Noomi Rapace to Constellation?Snake antivenom is typically derived from the antibodies of horses or other animals that produce a strong immune response to snake toxins. These donated antibodies can be highly effective at preventing…

An elementary school in Gallatin, Tennessee, has made headlines after 19 students and a teacher were sent to the hospital after a dry ice experiment. According to Nashville’s WKRN, the third-grade class was experimenting with dry ice as part of a STEM activity.The experiment was handled under the care of a third-party speaking group, and things seemed to be going fine. However, several students soon began to complain of feeling nauseous and were sent to the school nurse. The nurse then contacted the school…

Veterinary researchers are shining a light on an oddly mesmerizing skin condition found in hairless sphynx cats. The condition, called figurate erythema, causes the cats to develop intricate, swirling rashes all over their body. There is no clear explanation yet for why figurate erythema happens, though it seems to be rare, relatively harmless, and often temporary.What Drew Noomi Rapace to Constellation?Erythema is a broad medical term for skin redness (one example would be erythema migrans, the bull’s eye rash seen with…

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The first human implanted with a Neuralink brain chip can control a computer mouse with their thoughts, Elon Musk claimed in an X Spaces event Monday. The anonymous patient has recovered fully, according to Musk, after having a Neuralink chip implanted into their brain just a few weeks ago.Did Elon Musk Regret Buying Twitter? | Walter Isaacson Interview“Progress is good, patient seems to have made a full recovery … and is able to control the mouse, move the mouse around the screen just by thinking,” said Musk in a…