Month: May 2024

USDA: Ground Beef Tests Negative for Bird Flu Virus

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday that all the ground beef samples sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) for PCR testing were negative for the H5N1 bird flu virus. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) collected 30… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on May 2, 2024

USDA: Avoid Raw Milk to Cut Risk of Bird Flu

People drinking raw unpasteurized milk are at risk for potentially contracting bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. “We continue to strongly advise against the consumption of raw milk,” Dr. Donald Prater, acting director of the FDA’s Center for… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on May 1, 2024

Sleep resets brain connections — but only for first few hours

During sleep, the brain weakens the new connections between neurons that had been forged while awake — but only during the first half of a night’s sleep, according to a new study. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human […]

Published on May 1, 2024