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Cicada Virus Evolved Unseen—Science Now Predicts Pandemics #Science

A virus thought to be dead reemerged heavily mutated in 2024. Meet the BA.3.2 "Cicada" variant and discover how scientists are learning to forecast pandemics before they happen.

Watch the full episode of Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy for the complete story on viral evolution, climate science, and the vaccines that could protect us from pandemics that don't even exist yet.

🎙 Full Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/episodes/19290228

📖 Essay + Resources: https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post/203090075

🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/heliox-where-evidence-meets-empathy/id1769969487?i=1000773737186

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Asnr3sdJnRY9JSkTfgAcV

📺 YouTube: https://youtu.be/RMrLpyqPzsU

 📻 Available for Broadcast on PRX
https://exchange.prx.org/p/623915

Hashtags: #Science #Virology #PandemicPreparedness #VaccineDevelopment #ResearchPodcast #Immunology #COVID19 #HealthScience #ScientificLiteracy #EvidenceBased

FediBoard Wellness 1d ago

8 Things to Know About the Gut Microbiome and Keeping Yours Healthy
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/22/nx-s1-5863119/gut-microbiome-gut-health
Wellness influencers talk about fixing a broken gut microbiome and marketers sell tests to help. Here's what the evidence actually shows.
#gutmicrobiome #digestion #healthscience

Econopass 1d ago

Wellness influencers talk about fixing a broken gut microbiome and marketers sell tests to help. Here's what the evidence actually shows. #gutmicrobiome #digestion #healthscience

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/22/nx-s1-5863119/gut-microbiome-gut-health?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Headlines Africa 4d ago

Africa: South African Scientists Make Breakthrough in Decoding Cancer's Most Effective Survival Strategy: [The Conversation Africa] In the intricate biology of the human body, organs such as the breast, the colon and the lungs are lined with a defensive barrier known as the epithelium. At the heart of this barrier sits a remarkable protein called Mucin-1 (MUC1). In a healthy body, MUC1 is like a… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TT6ZFY #CancerResearch #MedicalBreakthrough #HealthScience #SouthAfrica #Mucin1

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Biohacking Pathway Jun 9

#organsignaling #micronas #healthpodcast #longevity #biohacking #podcastinterview #genes #testicles #healthyaging #antiagingtreatment #antiagingproducts #antiageingskincare #healthyageing #healthscience #organhealth https://mastodon.social/@biohackingpathway/116721976227559013

Hacker News Jun 5

The Causes of Long Covid

https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/causes-long-covid

#HackerNews #LongCovid #HealthScience #ChronicIllness #COVID19 #Research

Blaze Trends May 30

Long COVID triggers sustained immune responses and mast cell activation, leading directly to joint stiffness and degraded connective tissue. Rest and strictly paced, low-impact movements are safer than intense physical therapy. #LongCovid #ChronicIllness #HealthScience #JointPain
https://blazetrends.com/why-long-covid-makes-your-joints-ache-a-guide-to-connective-tissue-and-mobility/?fsp_sid=22849

Why Long COVID Makes Your Joints Ache: A Guide to Connective Tissue and Mobility

Long COVID affects joint mobility by triggering systemic inflammation, keeping immune cells constantly active, and forcing periods of physical inactivity that

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The-14 May 20

Stem cells have potent potential for diabetes treatment
#Health #StemCells #Diabetes #MedicalResearch #Insulin #Biotechnology #HealthScience #RegenerativeMedicine #ClinicalTrials #StemCells #Healthcare #Innovation #BetaCells #ScienceNews #Type1Diabetes
https://the-14.com/stem-cells-have-potent-potential-for-diabetes-treatment/

Stem cells have potent potential for diabetes treatment | The-14

Stem cell therapies show promise for Type 1 diabetes by producing insulin cells, with early trials restoring insulin production but challenges remain ahead.

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Hacker News May 14

The Biochemical Beauty of Retatrutide: How GLP-1s Work

https://acesounderglass.com/2025/10/13/the-biochemical-beauty-of-retatrutide-how-glp-1s-actually-work/

#HackerNews #biochemistry #GLP1 #retatrutide #healthscience #drugdiscovery

The Biochemical Beauty of Retatrutide: How GLP-1s Actually Work

On some level, calories in calories out has to be true. But these variables are not independent. Bodies respond to exercise by getting hungry and to calorie deficit by getting tired. Even absent th…

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JustMe😀May 4

The truth behind 7 common lung cancer myths
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/health/lung-cancer-myths-facts?cid=android_app

#healthscience

The truth behind 7 common lung cancer myths

Screening guidelines often fail to pinpoint who’s at risk, and few people who are eligible for screening actually get checked. Some of the problems can be traced to persistent myths about lung cancer.

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