Scientists: Protein IL-17 fights infection, acts on the brain, inducing anxiety
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-scientists-protein-il-infection-brain.html
#HackerNews #Scientists #Protein #IL-17 #Infection #Brain #Anxiety #Research
Ebola-infected monkeys cured with a pill, sparking human treatment hopes
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-ebola-infected-monkeys-pill-human.html
Ah, missed it... Michigan now on the measles board.
Michigan Health & Human Services:
March 14, 2025
OAKLAND, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Oakland County Health Division have confirmed an adult case of measles in Oakland County. This is the first confirmed case of measles in Michigan this year and the first case since July 2024.
The infected adult had recent overseas travel and their vaccination status is unknown.
Ugh. I just had to update this article to report that one unvaccinated child has now died of measles in this outbreak.
Measles is preventable with the safe and effective MMR vaccine.
#measles #infection #outbreak #USA #Texas #news #science #health #vaccination #vaccine #MMR
https://www.labroots.com/trending/microbiology/28601/texas-measles-outbreak-widens-nearly-100
#Fungus hacks natural immune system to cause neurodegeneration in fruit flies https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fungus-hacks-natural-immune-neurodegeneration.html
Toll-1-dependent immune evasion induced by fungal #infection leads to cell loss in the #Drosophila brain https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003020
"Beauveria bassiana was able to make the fly's innate #ImmuneSystem trigger a process that kills neurons and glia in the brain... this enables spores to beat the blood-brain barrier and start feeding on brain cells."
https://www.europesays.com/1800683/ msiFlow: automated workflows for reproducible and scalable multimodal mass spectrometry imaging and microscopy data analysis #Data #HumanitiesAndSocialSciences #infection #multidisciplinary #science #Software
From #Pegasus to #Predator - The evolution of Commercial #Spyware on #iOS - media.ccc.de
My talk explores the trajectory of iOS spyware from the initial discovery of Pegasus in 2016 to the latest cases in 2024.
The talk will start with an analysis how #exploits , #infection vectors and methods of commercial spyware on iOS have changed over time
#privacy #security #ccc
https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-from-pegasus-to-predator-the-evolution-of-commercial-spyware-on-ios
I say:
handwashing facilities at every public building entrance, including malls;
less-sensory demanding / muffling respirators;
some kind of cyberpunk glove manufacturing technique; and
air purifiers on public transport.
