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‘We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past’: Malaria influenced early humans’ migrations across Africa, study suggests

Sam Miller04 mins

The risk of malaria influenced where prehistoric people lived in sub-Saharan Africa, a new study suggests. The research is the first to link early human habitation with the deadly disease and contrasts with early assumptions that prehistoric people migrated to different regions mainly for agricultural reasons. In the study, researchers analyzed existing models of climate…

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The use of advanced practitioners in the NHS is no reason to fear for patient safety | NHS

The use of advanced practitioners in the NHS is no reason to fear for patient safety | NHS

Sam Miller04 mins

I am an advanced clinical practitioner in acute respiratory medicine, and the British Medical Association’s (BMA) characterisation of practitioners like me as unsafe “substitute doctors” demands a response (Safety fears as UK hospitals use nurses to cover for doctors due to shortage of medics, 25 April). Every shift, I assess and manage patients with severe…

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A Gently Glowing Galaxy - NASA

A Gently Glowing Galaxy – NASA

Sam Miller01 mins

A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image from April 13, 2026. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million light-years from Earth. Classified as a barred spiral…

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GLP-1 Drug Improved Motivation in Major Depressive Disorder

GLP-1 Drug Improved Motivation in Major Depressive Disorder

Sam Miller04 mins

Treatment with oral semaglutide significantly improved motivation measures in patients with major depressive disorder in a secondary analysis of a randomized trial. Treatments are needed for anhedonia, the reduced ability to experience pleasure, a symptom not well-treated by antidepressants. These findings need confirmation in larger, more rigorous studies, but they may have implications for treating…

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Supreme Court Rules Against Democrats Trying To Unmask Crisis Pregnancy Center Donors

Supreme Court Rules Against Democrats Trying To Unmask Crisis Pregnancy Center Donors

Sam Miller04 mins

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of religious pregnancy centers Wednesday and decided that courts can rule against subpoenas targeting donors, even if those subpoenas are not enforced. Former Democratic New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew Platkin issued a subpoena against the First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc., a nonprofit organization that has…

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These Invasive Frogs Were Once Used as Pregnancy Tests — Now They’re Carrying a Deadly Fungus

Sam Miller05 mins

Cannibal frogs with prey-slicing claws, once used by doctors to determine whether women were pregnant, have been escaping their laboratories for decades. African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) are an amphibian species native to much of sub-Saharan Africa. They have relatively flat bodies, including their heads, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute….

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