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Bangladesh is grappling with a rising dengue outbreak, reporting 346 new cases and four additional fatalities in the last 24 hours, Xinhua reported yesterday. This brings the total number of dengue-related deaths this year to 83, as confirmed by the…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating mpox outbreak in Africa, particularly affecting refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Without urgent international assistance, the outbreak could…

Germany has announced the donation of 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stockpile to combat an outbreak in Africa, Reuters reported yesterday. This initiative aims to provide immediate assistance to affected nations, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…

Researchers at the University of Utah have identified a promising diabetes treatment derived from the venom of the geography cone snail, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. A study in Nature Communications reveals that consomatin, a toxin mimicking the hormone somatostatin, could…

Doctors have initiated the world’s first clinical trial of an mRNA lung cancer vaccine, BNT116, targeting non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), The Guardian reported yesterday. This phase 1 trial involves 130 patients across 34 research sites in seven countries: the…

A research team from the University of Cologne, led by Dr. Yuri Tolkach and Professor Reinhard Büttner, has developed an innovative digital pathology platform utilizing artificial intelligence to improve lung cancer diagnosis, medicalxpress.com reported yesterday. The platform automates the analysis…

A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that tablet use by children at 3.5 years old was linked to increased expressions of anger and frustration a year later. Furthermore, children who exhibited more anger and frustration at 4.5 years…

As obesity rates soar globally, researchers at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) are exploring innovative solutions, earth.com reported in an article yesterday. A groundbreaking method known as transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) targets the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to suppress…

In response to the escalating mpox outbreak primarily centered in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) is convening an emergency committee, Xinhua reported yesterday. The outbreak, which began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this year, has seen…

A recent study from King’s College London reveals that problematic smartphone use (PSU) among teenagers is significantly associated with increased rates of anxiety, depression, and insomnia, earth.com reported in an article yesterday. Surveying 657 teens aged 16 to 18 across…