Researchers Jenny Ting, PhD, the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Genetics and professor microbiology and immunology at the UNC School of Medicine, and Kaixin Liang, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Ting lab, have identified how the COVID-19 virus causes death in the cells lining the human airways. Their findings,...

COVID-19 Causes a “Cell Death Cascade” in Airway Cells

A new method that can rapidly determine whether a virus is infectious or non-infectious could revolutionise the response to future pandemics. Called FAIRY (Fluorescence Assay for vIRal IntegritY), the assay can screen viruses against virucidal antivirals in minutes, allowing for the effectiveness of antiviral measures, such as disinfectants that break the chain of infection, to be quickly determined.

New Method for Determining Virus Infectivity Could Revolutionize Future Pandemic Responses

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Hollywood, FL

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Hollywood, FL - In a shocking and outrageous turn of events, the State Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against Anastasiya Motalva, the mother who was arrested for leaving her child in a hot car while shopping at a Walmart in Hollywood, Florida.

FL. Outraged: State Attorney Drops Charges Of Mother Who Left Child In Hot Car While Shopping

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Corpus Christi, TX

Angry Ben

Good afternoon everyone. Sun & Clouds and humid weather has settled back into the Northeast, and it'll ve typical summer the next couple of days with a chance of heavy PM storms each day. 90 or near 90 degree temps will be commonplace starting tomorrow, and Hurricane Beryl rowing into Texas well help keep the heat in the Northeast and East Coast for a prolonged period.

Life-Threatening Storm Surge Risk Growing for Corpus Christi, Texas Braces for Hurricane Watches

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Over the last 40 years, molecular blood-based biomarkers have become increasingly important in the diagnosis, treatment and management of disease. In particular, the last decade has seen a rapid increase in the number of DNA-related tests, fueled by the revolution in DNA sequencing which has dramatically reduced costs such that a full genome can be sequenced for a few hundred dollars.

Leveraging Proteomics for Clinical Biomarker Discovery

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Uveal melanoma is a rare cancer type with an incidence of 7.6 per million adults in Australia and represents around 5% of all melanomas. Patients presenting with uveal melanoma have a 50% chance of the disease metastasising or spreading from the eye, commonly to the liver, even after successful treatment of the tumours within the eye.

Study Takes a Closer Look at Eye Cancer’s High Rate of Metastasis

The majority of rare diseases have a genetic cause. The underlying genetic alteration can be found more and more easily, for example by means of exome sequencing (ES), leading to a molecular genetic diagnosis. ES is an examination of all sections of our genetic material (DNA) that code for proteins. As part of a Germany-wide multicenter study, ES data was collected from 1,577 patients and systematically evaluated. This made it possible to diagnose a total of 499 patients, with 34 patients showing new, previously unknown genetic diseases. The study thus makes a significant contribution to the initial description of new diseases. In addition, software based on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) was used for the first time on a broad scale to support clinical diagnosis. The "GestaltMatcher" AI system can assist in the assessment of facial features with regard to the classification of congenital genetic syndromes. The results of the study, in which 16 universities and university hospitals were involved, including the University of Bonn, have now been published in the renowned journal "Nature Genetics".

Study of 1,577 Patients Identifies 34 New Genetic Diseases

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

USC scientists have discovered a way to turn the body’s B cells into tiny surveillance machines and antibody factories that can pump out specially designed antibodies to destroy cancer cells or HIV, two of medicine’s most formidable foes. The research, published Monday in Nature Biomedical Engineering, describes a...

Researchers Turn B Cells Into Antibody Factories To Combat HIV and Cancer

This study developed a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method for the analysis of major withanolides in ashwagandha root and commercially available supplements. System suitability testing confirmed the method's performance. Ultrasound-assisted extraction with a 60:30:10 ethanol:methanol:water solvent for 30 minutes yielded the highest withanolide recovery from ashwagandha root. The method successfully separated and quantified the major withanolides in the USP reference root sample. However, analysis of commercially available ashwagandha supplements revealed the presence of only some of these withanolides, often in much lower quantities compared to the USP root sample.

HPLC Analysis of Ashwagandha Supplements Using Alliance™ iS HPLC System

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

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In a deeply distressing event that has left the community of Padana village in Lahore reeling, a 15-year-old boy named Arsalan sadly ended his life by leaping from a water tank. The tragic incident is believed to have happened following Arsalan's receipt of poor grades in his final exams, a critical juncture in the educational structure of Pakistan.

Tragedy Strikes: Teenager Commits Suicide Over Exam Results in Lahore

Cancer cells can hijack cell cycles to exponentially increase their numbers, a process called proliferation. Cancer drugs can stop the growth of cancer cells by jumpstarting a complex chain of genetic and cellular events. But often, this story is more complex, involving treatments that don’t work as well as had been hoped.

How Do Cancer Cells Divide Despite Treatment?

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

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If you’ve been following the electric vehicle (EV) scene, you might have heard some concerning news about SK On, the South Korean battery manufacturer. They’ve hit a bit of a rough patch due to lower-than-expected sales of electric vehicles in key markets like Europe and the U.S. Let's dive into what’s going on and why it matters.

Battery Manufacturer Declares Urgency Due to Low EV Sales, Says Financial Times

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

CALIFORNIA – Plaintiffs, in a case against Wells Fargo alleging that the bank knowingly took part in a marketing scam, asked the court, July 8, not to grant a motion for summary judgment.

Class action lawsuit says Wells Fargo customers lost over $160 Million

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

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Targeting Cell Repair Proteins Offers New Avenue for Early Alzheimer's Intervention

A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other...

Targeting Cell Repair Proteins Offers New Avenue for Early Alzheimer's Intervention

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