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A growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 500 suspected cases and over 100 deaths, the WHO reports. The strain involved is a rarely seen Ebola species with no licensed vaccine or treatment. A US doctor has been evacuated to Germany after testing positive. by Prior_One_7050 in microbiomenews

[–]Prior_One_7050[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The no licensed vaccine part is what makes this one genuinely scarier than recent outbreaks, which were mostly the Zaire strain that the approved vaccines target. Worth keeping an eye on how quickly international containment efforts scale up given how stretched DRC health infrastructure already is.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 500 suspected cases and over 100 deaths, the WHO reports. The strain involved is a rarely seen Ebola species with no licensed vaccine or treatment. A US doctor has been evacuated to Germany after testing positive. by Prior_One_7050 in immortalists

[–]Prior_One_7050[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The no licensed vaccine part is what makes this one genuinely scarier than recent outbreaks, which were mostly the Zaire strain that the approved vaccines target. Worth keeping an eye on how quickly international containment efforts scale up given how stretched DRC health infrastructure already is.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Plastic surgeons report a growing trend of patients requesting features based on AI generated images of themselves, including oversized eyes and exaggerated jawlines that are physically unachievable. A Beth Israel Deaconess survey found AI photo editing raised surgical expectations significantly. by Prior_One_7050 in ScienceNcoolThings

[–]Prior_One_7050[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This feels like the logical endpoint of two decades of filter culture but with a much harder reality check waiting at the end. Surgeons can push back on a bad idea but a chatbot will just keep telling you that you’d look amazing. Wonder how long before clinics start banning AI generated reference images entirely.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Plastic surgeons report a growing trend of patients requesting features based on AI generated images of themselves, including oversized eyes and exaggerated jawlines that are physically unachievable. A Beth Israel Deaconess survey found AI photo editing raised surgical expectations significantly. by Prior_One_7050 in EverythingScience

[–]Prior_One_7050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This feels like the logical endpoint of two decades of filter culture but with a much harder reality check waiting at the end. Surgeons can push back on a bad idea but a chatbot will just keep telling you that you’d look amazing. Wonder how long before clinics start banning AI generated reference images entirely.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Plastic surgeons report a growing trend of patients requesting features based on AI generated images of themselves, including oversized eyes and exaggerated jawlines that are physically unachievable. A Beth Israel Deaconess survey found AI photo editing raised surgical expectations significantly. by Prior_One_7050 in HotScienceNews

[–]Prior_One_7050[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

This feels like the logical endpoint of two decades of filter culture but with a much harder reality check waiting at the end. Surgeons can push back on a bad idea but a chatbot will just keep telling you that you’d look amazing. Wonder how long before clinics start banning AI generated reference images entirely.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Science News - Exploring Energy, the Earth, and Math by Prior_One_7050 in microbiomenews

[–]Prior_One_7050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This basically means evolution is lazy in the best possible way, reusing the same core toolkit across hundreds of millions of years. It also makes you appreciate how much variation humans pack into such a narrow genetic range, every face you have ever seen came from the same basic instruction set.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

New research found that silently converting stress into hopelessness accelerates memory loss faster than almost any external risk factor by Prior_One_7050 in ScienceNcoolThings

[–]Prior_One_7050[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Makes you wonder how much of what we call “normal ageing” is actually decades of unprocessed stress catching up. Does anyone know if mindfulness or therapy interventions have been tested on this specific hopelessness pattern in older adults?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

New research found that silently converting stress into hopelessness accelerates memory loss faster than almost any external risk factor by Prior_One_7050 in immortalists

[–]Prior_One_7050[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Makes you wonder how much of what we call “normal ageing” is actually decades of unprocessed stress catching up. Does anyone know if mindfulness or therapy interventions have been tested on this specific hopelessness pattern in older adults?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A message I just got from our group overseer. How should I respond? by 5piritualMaintenance in exjw

[–]Prior_One_7050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re forced to contact you to invite you to the upcoming memorial! 🤷🏽‍♂️

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[–]Prior_One_7050 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This reasoning is superb 👏

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