An Australian flying fox. These bats are known to carry Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV). (Image: 11Audrey11 via Getty Images) A New South Wales (NSW) man has become the first person in the state to be infected with Australian bat lyssavirus…
A gene therapy for a type of genetic deafness has already been tested in people aged 1 to 24. The best results were seen in children aged 5 to 8. (Image credit: Capuski/Getty Images) Up to 3 in 1,000 newborns…
A sugarcane cutter works under the hot sun in western Maharashtra. (Photo: Sanket Jain) MAHARASHTRA, INDIA — After an hour of working in a sugarcane field, Shakuntala Admane felt dizzy for four hours. Then, as temperatures soared past 40 degrees…
Pepper in the backyard of his home in Gainesville, Fla. (Photo: John Lednicki) Last year, a scientist’s cat gained fame for its role in discovering the first known jaylong virus in the United States. Now, he’s repeated his success by…
A new study has shown that specialized cells in the gut help to digest the skeletons that pythons eat. (Image credit: Zoonar GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo) Researchers have discovered that specialized cells in the intestinal lining of Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus)…
Moas were hunted to extinction about 600 years ago, but scientists are now seeking to bring them back. (Image credit: Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) This majestic flightless bird, which lived in New Zealand and went extinct about 600…
A new study finds that losing weight can transform the body’s fat tissue at the cellular level, possibly leading to improved health. (Image credit: STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) Despite years of research into obesity, the processes that…
A survey-based study has found possible benefits of a common medication in reducing the risk of severe morning sickness. (Image credit: Scott Olson via Getty Images) Initial results suggest that metformin, often used to treat diabetes, may significantly reduce the…
A child with a rare disorder affecting mitochondria, the cells’ powerhouses (pictured above), is successfully undergoing an experimental therapy. (Photo: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) The eight-year-old boy’s condition rapidly deteriorated over just a few months. In August…
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