[ad_1] CNN — Early in the coronavirus pandemic, health officials closely monitored sewage samples for signs of the virus to track where it could be circulating. Now, that technique is being used to detect other infectious diseases: polio and monkeypox. Some disease detectives in the United States are narrowing their wastewater surveillance efforts to zero […]
[ad_1] Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can be manipulated into becoming mature cells with special functions. “Our mouse embryo model not only develops a brain, but also a beating heart, all the components that go on to make up the body,” said lead study author Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, professor of mammalian development and stem cell
A synthetic embryo, made without sperm or egg, could lead to infertility treatments Read More »
[ad_1] Researchers still haven’t nailed down how to better predict who’s at risk for attempting suicide, and whether or when vulnerable people will do it, said Justin Baker, clinical director of The Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative for Veterans at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “That is extremely, extremely difficult,” he said. “You
This National Suicide Prevention Week, learn the signs someone’s at risk for suicide Read More »
[ad_1] Future launch periods, including those in September and October, depend on what the team decides early next week, but this results in a minimum of delays consisting of at least several weeks. “We will not be launching in this launch period,” said Jim Free, associate administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate. “We
Artemis I’s next launch attempt may not happen until later this year Read More »
[ad_1] Of the 67 people for whom local public health officials have a detailed food history, 81% reported eating at a Wendy’s restaurant in the week before their illness started, the CDC said. No deaths have been reported, but according to the CDC, 43 people have been hospitalized and 10 developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a
[ad_1] “We actually got a head start, and we started early, even before the festival, with monkeypox vaccinations for people that are here in Atlanta,” said Melissa Scott, one of the organizers. The festival will also offer Covid-19 vaccines on location. The monkeypox vaccines won’t protect people right away, because two doses are needed, but
[ad_1] Cases in eight health care workers and one other patient are linked to a private clinic in San Miguel de Tucumán, WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said in an email to CNN. A 10th case, which is linked to the cluster, involves an 81-year-old man with underlying health problems who is hospitalized in serious condition
[ad_1] Now you can add another reason to take a post-meal stroll — it may lower your blood sugar. Standing after a meal can help, too, but not as much as putting one foot in front of the other, said study coauthor Aidan Buffey, a doctoral student in the physical education and sport sciences department
Just 2 minutes of walking after eating can help blood sugar, study says Read More »
[ad_1] Researchers led by geographer Hader Sheisha at Aix-Marseille University in France used paleoecological clues to help reconstruct what Egypt’s Nile river might have looked like over the past 8,000 years. They determined the pyramid builders likely took advantage of a “now-defunct” arm of the river to move construction materials, according a study published August
A now-dry branch of the Nile helped build Egypt’s pyramids, study says Read More »
[ad_1] Turn to CNN for live coverage from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday afternoon. Space correspondent Kristin Fisher will bring us moment-by-moment reporting from the launch, along with a team of experts. CNN — The Artemis I launch team is gearing up for another countdown that will begin early Saturday morning after a
Artemis I launch team is ready for another ‘try’ on Saturday | CNN Read More »