Far fewer cervical cancer screening tests are coming back positive for precancer in the United States thanks to the widespread adoption of the human papillomavirus vaccine www.livescience.com/health/cance...

Lovely article by @emilyfcooke.bsky.social describing role of human-specific NOVA1 amino acid variant as impacting vocalization when “knocked in” to mouse genome, suggests key role in human language development www.livescience.com/health/genet...

ICYMI: A couple highlights from the @livescience.com health desk this week 🧪🧠 1) An improvement to an existing AI-based brain decoder can translate a person's thoughts into text without requiring hours of training. www.livescience.com/health/mind/... By @skylerdware.bsky.social /1

At Live Science, we now have a regular series that spotlights a rare disease every Thursday. This week, I delve into an extremely rare genetic condition that impairs DNA damage repair 🧬👇 @livescience.com www.livescience.com/health/genet...

A new strain of bird flu is circulating in the U.S., raising concerns that it may cause another pandemic. Great to see my explainer for @livescience.com covered in @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/firs...

ICYMI: This unusual case report that @livescience.com's @emilyfcooke.bsky.social covered on Monday has been making the rounds this week... TLDR, be very careful around bat poop. 🦇💩🧪 www.livescience.com/health/virus...

"Flu" and "cold" are two words that are used quite a lot this time of year (thank you, winter!❄️) People may confuse the two, but they're actually separate types of infection. Here's how they differ: www.livescience.com/health/virus...

Scientists have developed a new technology that can measure brain waves using electronic, temporary tattoos. www.livescience.com/health/neuro...

Hi there! Finally made the move from X so brand new to Bluesky 🧵