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Monash Study Urges Coordinated Action Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

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Monash Study Urges Coordinated Action Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Monash University Study Examines Climate Impacts on Malaria and Dengue The research paper, published in Science Advances under the title How climate change affects mosquito-borne infectious disease: The different trajectories of malaria and dengue (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aei0953), investigates why two mosquito-borne illnesses follow starkly different paths despite sharing similar climate sensitivities. Malaria is a serious, life-threatening … Read more

RatHat Android Malware Uses AI to Steal Bank Logins and 2FA

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RatHat Android Malware Uses AI to Steal Bank Logins and 2FA

RatHat Android Malware Deploys Google Gemini to Target High-Value Victims A sophisticated new Android threat designated as RatHat utilizes generative artificial intelligence to automate attacks and sort infected devices by financial value, according to security researchers at Zimperium and Cleafy. Fox News reported that the malware targets banking applications by employing deceptive sideloading techniques and … Read more

Bluetongue Vaccine Delay Causes 15% Ewe Mortality on English Farm

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Delaying the administration of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccines by a matter of mere weeks can mean the difference between staving off the disease or facing massive mortality losses, according to English farmer Jerry Sanders-Carr. The warning arrives as clinical BTV-3 symptoms, including abortions, are confirmed in cattle across at least three counties, highlighting … Read more

Genomic Study Tracks Massive Chikungunya Epidemic on Réunion Island

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Monash Study Urges Coordinated Action Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Between August 2024 and June 2025, Réunion Island recorded more than 54,000 confirmed chikungunya cases and 43 deaths during a massive mosquito-borne epidemic, according to data from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Arbovirus National Reference Center. The outbreak ranks as the second major event of its kind on the island following the 2005–2006 … Read more

New mRNA Flu Vaccine for Older Adults: Benefits & Protection

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Adults aged 50 and older have a new option for fall immunization after the U.S. Produced by Moderna, the shot uses lipid particles to deliver mRNA sequences into human cells, instructing them to temporarily produce a harmless hemagglutinin protein to stimulate an immune response against circulating influenza strains. How the mRNA Flu Vaccine Works Compared … Read more

Common Virus Quadruples Risk of Back Problems

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Adults who contract COVID-19 twice face a 76 percent higher odds of receiving a new medical diagnosis, including nearly four times the odds of developing new back problems, according to research published in the Canada Communicable Disease Report. Study Findings Link Repeat COVID-19 Infections to New Medical Diagnoses Researchers at the Public Health Agency of … Read more

Chile Eliminates Dog-Transmitted Rabies: A Historic Public Health Milestone

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Chile has become the first nation in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies in humans, according to a validation announced by the World Health Organization on Monday. The milestone follows more than five decades of public health prevention and surveillance, with the country’s last reported case of dog-to-human transmission occurring in 1972, based on data … Read more

8-Weekly HIV Injections Outperform Daily Pills for Youth

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Young people living with HIV achieve better viral suppression when receiving antiretroviral therapy via injections every eight weeks compared to daily tablets, according to clinical trial findings published in The Lancet and presented at the World AIDS Conference by UCL researchers. The LATA trial demonstrated that two-month long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine injections reduced viral rebound … Read more

Scorpion Venom for Liver Disease: Can It Inspire New Treatments?

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Scorpion venom peptides are emerging as targeted drug candidates for inflammatory pathways and hepatitis viruses, according to a recent review published in the journal iLIVER. Researchers summarized how these molecules, sourced from over 2,700 documented scorpion species, target receptor proteins and voltage-gated ion channels to treat chronic inflammatory and hepatic disorders without the broad toxicity … Read more

Far-UVC Light Tested Against Avian Influenza on Farms

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Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are preparing to test far-UVC light to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry houses without harming birds, following a devastating outbreak that drove up egg prices and forced farmers to cull tens of millions of animals. Testing Far-UVC Light in Real-World Conditions … Read more

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