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Researchers have developed a protein gel that breaks down alcohol in the gastrointestinal tract, converting it into harmless acetic acid before it enters the bloodstream. This gel, tested on mice, reduces blood alcohol levels and prevents liver damage by shifting alcohol breakdown from the liver to the digestive tract, avoiding the harmful…

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking vaccine technology, termed ‘proactive vaccinology,’ that trains the immune system to recognize specific regions of various coronaviruses, including those not yet known. This technology enables the vaccine to provide protection against a broad spectrum of potential future coronavirus pandemics. The…

By Jo Macfarlane for The Mail on Sunday 01:56 12 May 2024, updated 02:05 12 May 2024 It was about two months ago, in the middle of March, that my daughter started coughing.I'll admit I was blithely unconcerned. Frankie is nearly 11 and generally pretty robust. She's…

Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services: Individuals who visited the Days Inn in Eureka or the Providence St. Joseph Hospital Emergency Department during the following days may have been exposed to measles: The Days Inn by Wyndham, 270 Fifth St. in Eureka from Thursday, May 9, at 2 p.m. through Friday,…

Image caption, Researchers have so far mapped 16 varieties of mosquito in ScotlandArticle informationAuthor, Kevin KeaneRole, Environment correspondent, BBC Scotland9 May 2024Updated 4 hours agoOne of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland, according to researchers at the University…

With warm weather finally within reach, a new set of COVID-19 variants, given the nickname FLiRT, has been found in wastewater surveillance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported.On Wednesday, the CDC said the FLiRT variants were appearing in wastewater sampling. They found that from April 14 through April 27, FLiRT…

A new group of COVID-19 variants is spreading across the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC mentions that a set of variants, nicknamed “FLiRT,” is now the dominant strain in the country.CDC data shows that KP.2, one of the variants of FLiRT, is responsible for about one in four infections currently…

Only ten percent of us eat the amount of seafood we should (that’s right, 90 percent of us fall short!). We all should be eating at least two servings of seafood, specifically fatty fish, per week according to the American Heart Association.  Fatty fish such as salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel are top sources of omega-3 fatty acids,…

MONEE, Illinois — Farmer Luz Klotz straightened the brightly striped hair bow on Reba, a 1,600-pound heifer lounging on the ground under twinkling fairy lights. Teenager Joey Pachl, hoping to impress his girlfriend with an invitation to the high school prom, had paid $75 for an hour-long cow cuddling session at the farm.Pachl successfully wowed…

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