Key Highlights
•
A new brain imaging technique using the tracer Florzolotau (18F) shows that the amount and location of harmful tau protein buildup in the brain is directly linked to how well a person performs on memory and thinking tests. This provides a powerful tool to visualize and measure the brain changes that cause symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease and other related disorders, helping doctors better understand and track these conditions.
Source →
•
Greater Caribbean manatees appear to lack strong taste preferences or aversions to the five basic tastes—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami—suggesting their sense of taste may work differently than in many other mammals. This finding helps explain their broad, non-selective diet of sea grasses and could be an adaptation to their aquatic environment where taste plays a different role than on land.
Source →
•
A large study in Europe found that the flu vaccine was highly effective in protecting children, with more than two-thirds of vaccinated kids avoiding a flu infection serious enough to need a doctor’s visit over the last two seasons. This strong evidence supports the continued use and monitoring of flu vaccines in children’s immunization programs to control the spread of influenza.
Source →
Stay curious. Stay informed — with
Science Briefing.
Always double check the original article for accuracy.
