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Travelers in the US are being warned about an ‘unprecedented’ risk of the plague as rodent numbers explode across the country.  Earlier this year, researchers at the University of Richmond blamed rising temperatures and urbanization for an increase in infestations.  Looking at cities around the world, they found the US saw some of the highest upticks in rodent populations, with Washington the …

Researchers have conducted the largest-ever genetic analysis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a typically lifelong condition that affects people’s ability to exert physical effort and can be debilitating. The DecodeME study, which recruited over 15,000 people of European ancestry with the condition, revealed that eight stretches of the genome were tied to the syndrome. These had not previously been …