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El Niño drought reveals survival advantage in monkeys with robust stress response White-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica who experienced more intense physiological responses to mild droughts were more fit to survive extreme drought, researchers found in a new UCLA-led study.

2025. El Niño drought reveals survival advantage in monkeys with robust stress response phys.org/news/2025-01...

"Positive Animal Welfare" can be defined as the animal flourishing through the experience of predominantly positive mental states and the development of competence and resilience.

Read more at 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...

#animal #emotion #goodlife #welfare #flourishing #happiness #pleasure

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I've covered medicine for 24 years. I've seen things you wouldn't believe. Cancer drugs that melt tumors. Heart valves replaced without cracking a chest.

How did this year stack up?

Pretty well! Read on for a rundown of the top medical advances of 2024.

www.statnews.com/2024/12/30/t...

Holidays be chillin’ ❤️

When The Carter Center began leading the international campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease in 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in at least 21 countries in Africa and Asia. Today, that number has been reduced by more than 99.99%. In 2024 so far there have been 7 cases.
#legacy

I teach one Bio for Majors class as part-time faculty at #AimsCommunityCollege. I realize this course is often considered “meh” — but at the end of every semester, I feel honored & privileged to have had the role. Having a part in many student’s learning path is remarkable.

Happy 15th Birthday to Lucy! Once, smaller than a Green Iguana. Now, 23 lbs. #SheWhoIsQueen #cyclura