Month: April 2025
The first DNA profiles from ancient people who lived in a lush area of Africa
Researchers claim to have extracted ancient DNA from two women who died around 7,000 years ago in Libya to reconstruct the beginnings of the Saharans. The DNA profiles represent the first full Saharan genomes from the African Humid Period. Researchers said the DNA profiles represent the first full Saharan genomes from the African Humid Period and reveal that the people were remarkably isolated from other African populations.
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Teens’mental health may be hurt by phones and social media
Social media may have an impact on mental health but it depends on an individual’s background, social media platforms they use and their view of the Internet, a study said. The study also found that young people’s response to social media fluctuates from one person to the next. However, it added that it is not known whether social media causes depression.
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There are fears of big cuts to US AIDS prevention
US President Donald Trump’s administration has fired around 50 people from the infectious-disease office at the Department of Health and Human Services which worked to end the country’s HIV epidemic. The office had coordinated the implementation of the policy ending the HIV Epidemic in the US. It employed around 50 people, according to media reports.
Read MoreThere are fears of big cuts to US AIDS prevention
US President Donald Trump’s administration has fired around 50 people from the infectious-disease office at the Department of Health and Human Services which worked to end the country’s HIV epidemic. The office had coordinated the implementation of the policy ending the HIV Epidemic in the US. It employed around 50 people, according to media reports.
Read MoreMany in leadership at federal health agencies have been fired
The US Department of Health and Human Services is planning to move some people around, an e-mail obtained by Nature showed. Several NIH leaders were offered the chance to transfer to the Indian Health Service, the division of HHS that provides medical care to Indigenous people in the US, the email stated. Earlier, the Trump administration announced plans to dismiss 10,000 people.
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