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A student explores mental health issues
Speaking about schizophrenia, a chronic mental health condition where a person experiences symptoms of schizophrenia like delusions and depression, ‘The Monsters we create’ host Sammy Davis said, “Three in 1,000 people experience it and that’s why it’s rare.” “I’m not delusional…I’m just one more guy, with a mental health condition, living with it,” he added.
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Scientists think the US may be missing human cases of bird flu
H5N1, the deadly bird flu virus, is in a better position than ever to move between species and “spill over aggressively” to humans, an expert said. “We know when it hits the poultry farms because the birds die, but pigs may or may not manifest severe illness,” he added. ” The virus can just churn, make many copies of itself,” he further said.
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The gut microbes of a dad are important for baby growth
The method of F1 offspring generation follows five critical steps: superovulation of oocyte-donor females, preparation of fresh sperm from sire males, collection of isogenic oocyte from donor females, collecting isogenic oocytes from donor females, in vitro sperm–oocyte fertilization, embryo transfer to pseudopregnant CD1 or C57BL/6J surrogate mothers. PremiTest kit was used for determination of nABX residues in testis samples stored at 80 C.
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Sex and gender are explored in research
A recent study found that people with low iron levels are treated similar to people with high iron levels regardless of their sex. The study, conducted by the University of Cambridge, found that low iron levels were more likely to be found in men and women with a lower body size. The study’s findings could allow policies to be refined, it added.
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Columbia says it will throw students out of a building
A professor at Columbia University in the US has been arrested for supporting pro-Palestinian protesters at the campus in New York, according to reports. The professor was among 19 people arrested by police on Monday during the protest. According to reports, a total of 25 people were arrested in connection with the protest, including five professors and 18 students.
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Access to abortion is now limited across the South because of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida and Central Florida said it is supporting abortion care providers during the November voting season with a proposed amendment in Florida that seeks to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. The amendment will appear on the November 8 election ballot. Planned Parenthood is doing ultrasounds earlier and has extended its hours to accommodate as many patients as they can.
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There is a possibility of an Israeli military offensive in Rafah
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said that the possible Israeli military offensive in Gaza’s Rafah would be “catastrophic”. “There are over 2 lakh people who depend on Rafah for humanitarian aid and…they’ll be in great danger,” the NRC added. The US has said that it opposes the military offensive in Gaza and has urged Israel to exercise restraint.
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New data suggests that the strain of the Monkeypox virus is able to spread through sex
The WHO on Sunday said that the US and Japan have pledged to provide a vaccine for 50,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who will be immunised against clade I mpox. This comes after several cases were reported in South Kivu province, which is a conflict-torn part of the DRC. So far, the virus has killed more than 650 people.
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Rat cells repair mouse brains
Researchers have created brain organoids from human stem cells cultured for 250 days, containing all types of brain cells found in the cerebral cortex. The organoids were injected into mice and revealed tumours similar to human colorectal cancer when the cancerous cells were injected into them. Researchers said that they plan to use the technology developed for these studies to make chimaeras.
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The storm dumped the most rain in the world in the United Arab Emirates
As many as 18 people have been killed in Oman after heavy monsoon rains and thunderstorms hit the sultanate. The floods have disrupted air traffic across the region, with hundreds of flights being cancelled at Dubai’s international Airport. The UAE government said it has deployed several teams to assist Oman in rescue and relief operations.
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