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Last Posted: Dec 02, 2023
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Neighborhood Deprivation Measures and DNA Methylation Clocks-Understanding the Real Needs of Each Person.
Benjamin D Horne et al. JAMA Netw Open 2023 11 (11) e2344688 (Posted Dec 02, 2023 9AM)

From the article: " A recent study reports a unique and powerful approach for finding neighborhood factors marking risks of early death and disease.4 Measurement of racial segregation using spatial clustering methods and separating that from economic deprivation (and education) aid in clarifying the sources of health concerns. The study uses methylation patterns which can be remodeled by many factors such as smoking, physical activity, diet, infection, and stressors from the childhood environment (eg, lack of loving adult support, malnutrition), adverse living conditions (eg, noise pollution, particulate matter air pollution), and poor interactions with others (eg, emotional or physical abuse). "

A medical multimodal large language model for future pandemics
Liu et al, NPJ Digital Medicine, December 2, 2023 (Posted Dec 02, 2023 8AM)

From the paper: "With the goal of quick deployment of tools for rapid response to rare diseases, we present the medical multimodal large language model (Med-MLLM) framework. We evaluate the effectiveness of Med-MLLM using the COVID-19 pandemic “in replay”, showing that Med-MLLM is able to accomplish accurate COVID-19 decision-support tasks with limited labelled data. In contrast, existing efforts usually require thousands, or even more, labelled data to achieve similar performance. "

Notes from the Field: The National Wastewater Surveillance System's Centers of Excellence Contributions to Public Health Action During the Respiratory Virus Season - Four U.S. Jurisdictions, 2022-23.
Diana Valencia et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023 11 (48) 1309-1312 (Posted Dec 01, 2023 7AM)

From the article: "NWSS Centers of Excellence have reported correlation between WWS data and clinical surveillance with WWS allowing localized, timely coverage, and in some situations, valuable lead time notification. In Wisconsin, WWS detected increases in influenza and RSV weeks before increases in related emergency department visits were observed. NWSS data, together with clinical surveillance data, have guided jurisdictional partner decisions regarding allocation of resources, deployment of vaccination clinics, updating clinical guidance, and sending respiratory disease notifications and alerts when trends exceed baseline thresholds. During the 2022–23 respiratory disease season, NWSS Centers of Excellence translated WWS data into real-time public health action for multiple respiratory pathogens, highlighting the contribution of WWS in monitoring disease circulation and helping guide public health response. "

'Treasure trove' of new CRISPR systems holds promise for genome editing.
Sara Reardon et al. Nature 2023 11 (Posted Nov 27, 2023 10AM)

From the paper: "CRISPR–Cas9 is best known as a laboratory tool for editing DNA, but its natural function is as part of the immune system that helps certain microorganisms to fight off viruses. Now, researchers have used an algorithm to sort through millions of genomes to find new, rare types of CRISPR system that could eventually be adapted into genome-editing tools. "


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