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Humans can catch bird flu, but not easily. What experts say about symptoms and risks
Yahoo Life· 4 days agoBird flu, also known as avian influenza, is hardly a new virus, but the latest cases in animals and ...
Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThey speculate that these characteristics may have benefited ancient humans who inherited them and...
Some Ohio cows have died from bird flu. Are beef and dairy still safe? Here's what we know
Gannett via AOL· 16 hours agoBird flu, also known as avian influenza or H5N1 virus, refers to the disease caused by infection from influenza Type A viruses. This virus spreads among wild aquatic birds ...
NIH Study Confirms: Humans Unlikely To Catch Deer Prion Disease
SciTechDaily· 3 days agoA recent study employing a human cerebral organoid model to investigate prion diseases indicates a...
Testing DNA in the air may make food cheaper
BBC via AOL· 3 hours ago[BBC/Martin Giles] Scientists sampling DNA in the air to monitor the spread of deadly diseases say their work could help make food prices cheaper. The...
Fact Check: It's Said a Blue-Ringed Octopus Has Enough Venom To Kill 26 Adult Humans. Here Are the...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoAs we'll see, the claim is true. While blue-ringed octopuses never attack humans, they can bite when...
249 'zombie' deer killed in the largest chronic wasting disease outbreak in Texas
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoCan humans contract chronic wasting disease? There have been no cases of chronic wasting disease in...
Eating More of This Fruit May Improve Memory and Alzheimer’s Symptoms, Study Finds
Prevention· 12 hours agoA substance found in pomegranates, known as urolithin A, may improve memory and Alzheimer’s disease...
Texas bird flu strain kills ferrets used to mimic disease in humans, US CDC says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe bird flu virus strain that infected a Texas dairy farm worker in March was lethal to ferrets in...
Archaeology shows how ancient African societies managed pandemics
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoIn what is Zimbabwe today, the Shona people in the 17th and 18th centuries isolated those suffering...