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Yellow fever was the first human disease to have a licensed vaccine and has long been considered important to understanding how epidemics break out and should be combated. It was introduced to the Americas in the 17th century, and high death rates have resulted from successive outbreaks since then. Epidemics of yellow fever were associated

Cells used to study the human blood brain barrier in the lab aren’t what they seem, throwing nearly a decade’s worth of research into question, a new study from scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine suggests. The team also discovered a possible way to correct the error,

Neurons, the fundamental units of the brain, are complex computers by themselves. They receive input signals on a tree-like structure—the dendrite. This structure does more than simply collect the input signals: it integrates and compares them to find those special combinations that are important for the neurons’ role in the brain. Moreover, the dendrites of

Gigi Hadid prefers to use the great outdoors as her gym when she’s traveling the world. The 24-year-old model said she takes advantage of all of the ways to get a sweat on in nature rather than toiling away on indoor gym equipment. “I just can’t go to the gym and run — I’d rather

The Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Pann Ghill Suh) announced on November 12 that a Korean research team made up of Dr. Hyung-Jun Kim and Shinrye Lee of KBRI, and professor Kiyoung Kim of Soonchunhyang University, found a new molecular mechanism of suppressing neuronal toxicity associated dementia and Lou Gehrig’s disease. These findings were

Intermittent fasting — going around 14 hours without eating — is a major diet trend these days. But supermodel Naomi Campbell takes it a step further, occasionally going full days sans food. The 49-year-old talked about her unusual eating habits on a recent episode of the U.K. talk show Lorraine, and said that she decides

Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified key biological pathways that regulate the spread of tumor cells to vital organs. These findings may have a significant influence on the development of new therapies that slow or prevent breast cancer metastasis. Metastasis refers to the spread of cancer cells to other organs, and the likelihood

Chrissy Teigen charmed the internet when she showed off her stretch marks — or as she calls them, her “stretchies,” on social media three years ago. And now — three years and two babies later — she still doesn’t understand why people pretend they don’t exist. “Everyone Photoshops them out. It’s insane,” Teigen, 33, told

Working in healthcare and technology for over a decade and a half, one thing I’ve noticed is that innovation is slowed and often nixed because we look at how an incremental achievement fits into the current mega-sized health I.T. environment. I’ve experienced numerous times where operations, clinical or administrative personnel bring up problems that they

(HealthDay)—The American Medical Association has committed to working to integrate precision medicine into alternative payment models (APMs), according to an article published in the association’s AMA Wire. Implementation of the individualized approach in APMs is somewhat limited by the cost of certain precision medicine techniques. However, precision medicine, which is a tailored approach to health

Georgia Gibbs and Kate Wasley of Any BODY Co. first met through a mutual friend in Perth a few years ago, and have been inseparable ever since. The Aussie models shot to fame when they began posting pictures together on their Instagram, and one of the photos received a particularly negative comment. “You have photoshopped yourself

Severe gaps in staffing and outdated coverage benchmarks point to the critical need for evaluating and updating standards for infection preventionist (IP) staffing levels, according to two new studies that explored infection prevention and control resourcing across a variety of healthcare settings. The studies were published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), the

Combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days following either mental health specialty or primary care outpatient visits, reports a team from the Mental Health Research Network, led by Kaiser Permanente research scientists. The study, “Predicting Suicide Attempts and Suicide Death Following Outpatient