MEASLES VIRUS DETECTED AT WASTEWATER SAMPLING SITE IN WEST HAWAIʻI COUNTY
MEASLES VIRUS DETECTED AT WASTEWATER SAMPLING SITE IN WEST HAWAIʻI COUNTY Posted on Aug 27, 2025 in Newsroom HAWAI‘I – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is closely monitoring a positive wastewater sample for measles virus, which marks the first wastewater detection of the virus in the state. The sample was collected Aug. 11, 2025, […]
Northern Arizona News Water advisory issued for Lake Powell ahead of holiday after toxins detected abc15.com staff
LAKE POWELL, AZ — Toxins detected in Lake Powell have led National Park Service officials to issue a Water Advisory for the lake ahead of the holiday weekend. The toxins, according to officials, are produced by certain types of algae blooms and can be harmful to humans and animals. Boaters on the lake are urged […]
Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia
Cognitive tests administered through a smartphone mobile application (app) accurately and reliably detected frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), also known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), an observational study showed. The smartphone tests had moderate to excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient range of 0.77-0.95), according to Adam Staffaroni, PhD, of the University of California […]
Skin Test Detects Parkinson’s and Other Synucleinopathies
Skin biopsies detected phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in a high proportion of people with Parkinson’s disease and other synucleinopathies. Finding a reliable diagnostic biomarker for synucleinopathies is an urgent unmet need. Further research is needed in other clinical populations to validate these findings. Skin biopsies detected cutaneous phosphorylated alpha-synuclein (p-syn) in a high proportion of people who […]
Benzene Can Form in Acne Treatments, Lab Finds
Benzene, a known human carcinogen that has been detected in consumer products like hand sanitizers, sunscreens, spray deodorants, and dry shampoos, has now been found in commonly used acne treatments. The presence of benzene in those consumer products was the result of contamination. But in the case of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) acne treatments — both […]
Handheld Device Detects Alzheimer’s Biomarkers; Long COVID Smell Loss; MS Fatigue
A handheld wireless device using a graphene field-effect transistor sensor detected Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers amyloid beta, tau, and alpha-synuclein. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) Whistleblowers suggested that a University of Southern California neuroscientist may have manipulated data that supported a major stroke trial and blood-brain barrier research. (Science) Loss of smell and […]
DOAC Cuts Stroke Risk From Subclinical Afib
PHILADELPHIA — For patients with subclinical atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) detected by their pacemaker or defibrillator, direct oral anticoagulation brought their already low stroke risk even lower — but at a cost in bleeding events, the ARTESiA trial showed. Apixaban (Eliquis) treatment cut risk of stroke or systemic embolism 37% compared with low-dose aspirin over […]
Brain Signals Reconstruct Pink Floyd Song
Brain recordings detected Pink Floyd. From the recorded activity of intracranial electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes placed on the brains of 29 epilepsy surgery patients, the phrase “all in all, it was just a brick in the wall” from Pink Floyd came through — its rhythm intact, its lyrics muffled yet decipherable, reported Ludovic Bellier, PhD, of […]
Earlier Detection of Cardiac Dysfunction Possible for Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Subclinical diastolic dysfunction may be detected among adult survivors of childhood cancer before left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) becomes abnormally low, according to longitudinal echocardiographic data. Among participants in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (SJLIFE) diagnosed with cancer at a median age of 8 years, the proportion of diastolic dysfunction was approximately 15% when […]
Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Time
Chronic pain was detected in the human brain for the first time, researchers reported. Data were collected over months from four participants with refractory neuropathic pain who had intracranial electrodes implanted, according to Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco, and co-authors. Over 3 to 6 months, participants reported their pain […]