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A universal cancer vaccine in development could help rev up the immune system against tumors and supercharge the effects of existing cancer therapies, an animal study suggests. Similar to vaccines for viral infections like the flu, many cancer vaccines are designed to help the immune system recognize specific proteins. However, while conventional vaccines aim to prevent disease, cancer vaccines are …

For the last 40,000 years, we (Homo sapiens) have lived alone – the last humans standing from a large and diverse group that, just 300,000 years ago, comprised at least nine species of walking, talking apes. If you go further back in time you’ll discover even more human species, many of whom followed their own evolutionary paths and gave rise …

article BARRON COUNTY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in a Wisconsin resident this year. A human case of West Nile virus has been reported in a resident of Barron County. Additionally, mosquitoes collected from Milwaukee and Lafayette counties have tested positive for West Nile Virus.  What they’re …

Wisconsin DHS confirms first West Nile virus human case  Channel 3000 West Nile virus reported in western Wisconsin resident, health officials say  CBS News West Nile virus has been detected in Wisconsin this year. Here’s how to protect yourself.  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel First West Nile virus case of 2025 identified in Wisconsin  WISN WI DHS confirms West Nile Virus activity in Wisconsin  WEAU Source link

Scientists have mapped the human genome for a quarter century, yet millions of DNA letters are still unresolved. A new study now reports the most complete reference to date, covering those difficult sections. The international team sequenced 65 ancestry diverse genomes and closed 92 percent of the gaps left by earlier projects, providing a resource that lets clinicians zoom all …

The devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic may have left a significant mark on our brains, even if we didn’t get sick. Fatal cases of COVID-19 look scarily like old age in the brain, and now, new research suggests that the mental, social, and financial stresses of the pandemic may have aged our brains as well. A team led by researchers …

One person’s junk is another’s treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of “junk” DNA in the human genome that were previously written off as having no useful function are actually pretty important after all. The work, published as a study in the journal Science Advances, focuses on transposable elements, a class of DNA sequences that can …

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The first babies with three biological parents were born out of a new technique to prevent mitochondrial disease. The nucleus of an egg fertilized in vitro was transferred into a donor egg without a nucleus, but …

ByWill McDuffie Sunday, July 27, 2025 12:18AM Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to oust all members of a preventive health and cancer screenings advisory panel, ABC News sources said. WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to oust all 16 members of a task force that recommends which preventive health services, such as …

Image by Getty / Futurism One person’s junk is another’s treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of “junk” DNA in the human genome that were previously written off as having no useful function are actually pretty important after all. The work, published as a study in the journal Science Advances, focuses on transposable elements, a class …