健康新闻 · 2026年10月23日
Ebola Spreads to Nigeria and Kenya as Epidemic Reaches Five Countries
The 2026 Ebola epidemic, which began in the DRC in May, has spread to Nigeria and Kenya after travellers transited through Uganda's Entebbe airport, with nearly 10,000 cases and over 4,500 deaths recorded.
France Records World's First Human Case of Shamonda Virus
France has confirmed the first known human infection with Shamonda virus, a livestock disease carried by biting midges, in a severely immunocompromised patient in Lyon who subsequently died.
Two-Year Trial: Fish Oil Supplements Deliver Omega-3 to the Brain But Fail to Prevent Cognitive Decline
A large clinical trial found that high-dose fish oil capsules raised omega-3 levels in the brains of older adults at Alzheimer's risk but produced no improvement in memory or prevention of hippocampal shrinkage.
Scientists Solve 30-Year Mystery of Why Statins Cause Muscle Pain
Researchers at the University of British Columbia used cryo-electron microscopy to discover that statin molecules wedge into a calcium channel in muscle cells and force it open, causing a harmful calcium leak.
First Human Trial Suggests Psilocybin May Reduce Inflammation in Parkinson's Disease
A small UCSF pilot study published in JAMA Psychiatry found that psilocybin sessions lowered inflammatory markers in Parkinson's patients' blood, offering the first human evidence that psychedelics may combat neuroinflammation.