It turns out that the shingles vaccine may have public-health benefits beyond its intended purpose, with new research finding the vaccine appears to lower the risk of dementia as well as heart disease. [ + ]

By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, US researchers claim to have developed the most broadly effective antivenom to date. [ + ]

Neuroscientists have shown how nerve cells in the amygdala not only encode the probability and magnitude of rewards, but also dynamically process this information to predict value and risk. [ + ]

As part of a new method for detecting gunshot residue, the lead particles found in the residue are converted into a light-emitting semiconductor. [ + ]

Mice treated with the antiviral compound were protected from long-term brain and lung dysfunction — key symptoms of long COVID. [ + ]

Infants who received antibiotics in the first few weeks of life had significantly lower levels of antibodies against multiple different vaccine antigens months later. [ + ]

Artificial light at night promotes the proliferation of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, which can produce toxins. [ + ]

Colossal Biosciences has announced what it describes as the rebirth of the dire wolf, which would make it the world's first successfully de-extincted animal. [ + ]

Most of the microplastics detached from gum within the first two minutes of chewing, with the act of chewing itself abrasive enough to make pieces flake off. [ + ]

The research could lead to the targeted use of aspirin to prevent the spread of susceptible types of cancer, as well as the development of more effective drugs to prevent cancer metastasis. [ + ]

The breakthrough will enable more accessible, high-throughput cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment in clinics and laboratories worldwide. [ + ]

Hot weather is responsible for an average of almost 50,000 years of healthy life lost to cardiovascular disease every year among people in Australia — a figure that could double, or even triple, by 2050. [ + ]

Gold nanoparticles are promising drug carriers for cancer therapy and targeted drug delivery, but tracking the movement of these nanoparticles in the body has been a major challenge. [ + ]

A gene variant common in Oceanian communities has been misclassified as a potential cause of heart disease, highlighting the risk of the current diversity gap in genomics research. [ + ]

Despite the emergence of more sophisticated bioreactor systems, shake flasks continue to play a crucial role. [ + ]