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Pooled analysis of stool metagenomes across health and disease phenotypesAs in our previous work10, we define “healthy” subjects as those without reported diseases or abnormal body weight conditions (i.e., classified as underweight, overweight, or obese based on reported BMI), whereas “non-healthy” subjects are those confirmed to have a clinical diagnosis of any disease. (Retaining the same definitions for “healthy” and “non-healthy” ensures that the current work represents a continuous refinement of our original GMWI method.) We conducted a pooled analysis of existing 8069 stool shotgun metagenomes (5547 from healthy individuals and 2522 from non-healthy individuals) sourced from 54 independently published…

An undated image provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a child with a rash characteristic of measles.Courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionYour browser does not support the audio element.Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, but the disease is making a comeback as vaccination rates drop. Oregon is experiencing its worst outbreak since the early 1990s. It's a growing public health concern as children return to school and measles is one of the most contagious diseases. Joining us to discuss all of this and bring you the latest…

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Lydia Altai, a third-year integrative physiology major at the University of Colorado Boulder, recently completed a summer pre-undergraduate internship at ACCORDS’ Child and Family Health Prevention Research Center (PRC). “I chose the Prevention Research Center because I was interested in pediatrics and public health, and it ended up being a great fit,” Altaie said. Through the Office of Educational Outreach and Pathways Initiatives, the Undergraduate Health Sciences Program (UPP) is designed to encourage, promote, and train the next generation of clinicians and scientists from underrepresented backgrounds. UPP provides underrepresented students with the tools and opportunities to succeed professionally and academically…

Google is rolling out the ability to build custom versions of its Gemini AI chatbots, tailored to specific tasks and preferences, which were first unveiled at this year's Google I/O event. These “Gems” are essentially Google's version of the custom GPTs found in the GPT store run by OpenAI on ChatGPT. Gems is pitched as a personalized AI expert that can be used immediately after building it, without the need to go through multiple prompts to tailor common Gemini models to suit your purposes. Instead, Gemini Advanced subscribers, or those using the business or enterprise versions of Gemini, can jump…

Commercial Content 21+ The Tour Championship, being held this week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, will see a staged start for the field. At the top of the leaderboard is world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who started the day at 10 under par, two strokes ahead of Xander Schauffele at eight under par. That makes Scheffler the +115 favorite to win at DraftKings Sportsbook, while Schauffele has +230 odds, with no other participants better than 10/1 as of early Wednesday afternoon. That means it will initially be a two-horse race, according to oddsmakers, but for those wanting a…

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University has received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help mitigate the effects of climate change.WMU received a grant from the department’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management aimed at advancing commercial-scale carbon capture, transportation and storage.”We're really excited about this, and we think this is important not only for Western Michigan but for other universities because carbon capture, utilization and storage requires a multidisciplinary approach, and there's no one better suited to lead the way than the university,” said Dr. Autumn Haagsma, associate director of Western's Michigan Geological…

Sheila Jordan is a strong believer in generative artificial intelligence and has already rolled it out to all 95,000 Honeywell employees. “There's not a single part of our company that isn't thinking about next-generation AI,” said Jordan, who has served as Honeywell's senior vice president and chief digital and technology officer since 2020 after years of leadership roles at Symantec, Cisco and The Walt Disney Co. Jordan acknowledges that there is ongoing debate between those who have bought the generative AI hype and detractors who haven't yet bought into the technology, but he's such an enthusiastic supporter that Honeywell has…

The Miami Marlins (48-84) and Colorado Rockies (49-84) meet in the third of a four-game series on Wednesday at Coors Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:40 PM ET. Break down the Marlins vs. Rockies odds from BetMGM Sportsbook and make your best betting predictions and forecasts from MLB experts. Season series: Marlins lead 4-1 After losing 3-2 in Monday's opener as a +104 underdog, the Marlins bounced back with a 9-8 win on Tuesday as a +132 underdog with the over (11.5) easily winning. Miami scored five runs in the ninth inning after entering the inning trailing 8-4…

The first full week of the 2024 college football season is fast approaching, and the Week 1 college football schedule is packed with must-see matchups. Anticipated showdowns include No. 14 Clemson visiting top-ranked Georgia, No. 7 Notre Dame visiting No. 20 Texas A&M, and in-state rivals No. 19 Miami Hurricanes taking on the Florida Gators. The latest Week 1 college football odds have the Bulldogs as 13.5-point favorites to face the Tigers in Atlanta, while the Hurricanes are 2.5-point road favorites against the Gators.Meanwhile, Texas A&M has a 2.5-point advantage at home over Notre Dame, and No. 8 Penn State…