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A Little-Known Inflammatory Disease Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Genetic analyses show a newly discovered condition called Vexas is more common than previously thought—and could explain some patients’ undiagnosed symptoms......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredFeb 14th, 2023

Centipedes used in traditional Chinese medicine offer leads for kidney treatment

A venomous, 8-inch centipede may be the stuff of nightmares, but it could save the life of those affected by kidney disease. Researchers report in the Journal of Natural Products that the many-legged critter—used in traditional Chinese medicine—c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

London"s runaway horses remind us that animals are workers too

The extraordinary sight of five horses galloping through London, sweating and covered in blood, caused the hashtag #Apocalypse to trend briefly on social media last week......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Deeper understanding of malaria parasite sexual development unlocks opportunities to block disease spread

For the first time, the developmental stages of the deadliest human malaria parasite have been mapped in high resolution, allowing researchers to understand this ever-adapting adversary in more detail than previously possible......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

The Rabbit R1 is hiding a big secret

The Rabbit R1 is one of the hottest AI gadgets on the market right now — and it looks like it's hiding an Android-scented secret......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

Researchers find that calcium can protect potato plants from bacterial wilt

Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial wilt. This disease causes worldwide losses of potatoes costing $19 billion per year. The findings open up new avenues for integ.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

Team develops new type of anticoagulant whose action can be rapidly stopped

Anticoagulant treatments are crucial for managing many conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and venous thrombosis. Current options, however, carry an inherent risk of serious bleeding due to trauma or unforeseen events. A team from the Universit.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

UV light treats beet disease and combats fungicide resistance

Germicidal ultraviolet light is effective at killing a damaging fungus that infects table beets, adding an important organic tool to fight the growing problem of fungicide resistance, according to a new Cornell study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Researchers develop tiny droplets that harness laser light to detect disease markers

A team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

You Asked: Is Amazon hiding the Blu-rays? And where’s the Sony XM6?

On this week’s You Asked: Is Amazon trying to kill Blu-ray discs? Are the Sony XM6 headphones coming?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

20% of grocery store milk has traces of bird flu, suggesting wider outbreak

The milk is still considered safe, but disease experts are alarmed by the prevalence. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Jeffrey Greenberg) The Food and Drug Administration reported late Thursday that about 20 percent of retail mi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Genetic hope in fight against devastating wheat disease

Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery by University of Adelaide researchers could help reduce its economic.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Lyme disease in dogs: What dog owners should know

As Lyme disease cases rise in the U.S., humans are not the only ones at risk. Veterinarians with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine say dogs are increasingly vulnerable to this tick-borne illness......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Mechanism of grafting Prunus sp. to control crown gall disease by regulating the rhizosphere environment

Grafting is a traditional and significant strategy to suppress soil-borne diseases, such as the crown gall disease caused by tumorigenic Agrobacterium and Rhizobium. Root exudates and the rhizosphere microbiome play critical roles in controlling crow.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

AI tool recognizes serious ocular disease in horses

Colloquially known as moon blindness, equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) is an inflammatory ocular disease in horses, which can lead to blindness or loss of the affected eye. It is one of the most common eye diseases in horses and has a major economic im.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Africa"s megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease—action needed to start greening, adapt to climate change

Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds light on impacts of temperature

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that spreads from bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. If left untreated in humans, malaria can cause severe symptoms, health complications and even death......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Imaging technique shows new details of peptide structures

A new imaging technique developed by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis can give scientists a much closer look at fibril assemblies—stacks of peptides that include amyloid beta, most notably associated with Alzheimer's disease......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Antivirus updates hijacked to drop dangerous malware

Malware discovered hiding in virus database updates by Avast researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Researchers uncover natural variation in wild emmer wheat for broad-spectrum disease resistance

Bread wheat is one of the most important staple crops for millions of people and is apparently the largest cultivated and traded cereal worldwide. Bread wheat is a hexaploid species with three subgenomes (2n = 6x = 42, AABBDD) that has undergone two.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Scientists find common genes defending coffee plants against devastating disease

Arabica coffee is the most economically important coffee globally and accounts for 60% of coffee products worldwide. But the plants it hails from are vulnerable to a disease that, in the 1800s, devastated Sri Lanka's coffee empire......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 21st, 2024