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Science Daily: Recent research shows that when infected with influenza, female mice experienced changes to their hippocampuses lasting up to a month after the initial infection. Although flu is believed to be a respiratory disease, it has been known to have some neural effects. Read the article…

Security Magazine: Making company security more than just a part of company culture is a highly necessary reality. Many companies value security, but do not necessarily go far enough in making it part of day-to-day operations, leaving many at risk. The article suggests that every company make a…

According to this Telegraph article, Bill Gates warned world leaders at the Munich Security Conference of the often underestimated risks of bioterrorism. Because of rapid advances in genetic engineering, using biological weapons can easily lead to a pandemic. Gates’ foundation is currently funding…

According to this NBC article, almost a dozen people at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia became ill after opening a suspicious letter. Victims reported bloody noses and itchiness, and several were taken to the hospital. Read the article here to learn more.

Security Week: A Cyber-Digital Task Force is being launched to aid the Department of Justice in improving cybersecurity and combatting threats. Some of the areas this group will focus on include election interference, infrastructure interference, the internet as a way to spread violence, and data…

According to this Science Daily article, a new and faster Zika virus diagnostic test is being developed. This new method will test a patient’s saliva rather than blood, which will allow a diagnosis to be made within minutes. While the virus is not detectable in blood after a couple of weeks, it…

Texas Tribune: Months before Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, an updated disaster preparedness plan was approved. Unfortunately, when the disaster hit many of the protocols made in the plan were not able to be carried out. Resources ran extremely low and emergency-official response time was slow.…

CBS News: Olympic organizers are currently investigating a security breach that occurred during the opening ceremony, as well as a possible cyber-attack that targeted their internet before the ceremonies began. During past Olympics, millions of cyberattacks were attempted daily. This year, the…

Harvard Business Review: The risk of intelligent devices will soon be greater than the risk posed by natural disasters, according to the article. Our growing dependence on artificial intelligence (AI) is pointing more and more towards the possibility of large-scale shutdowns. Natural disaster…

New York Times: There was a record increase in the number of new earthquake insurance customers this past year, according to the earthquake authority. The issue with this significant increase is that earthquake insurance companies have to buy more reinsurance, the insurance they buy for themselves,…

Africa News: A study center devoted to the prevention of terrorism, specifically the de-radicalization of jihadists has opened in the Chadian capital, N’djamena. Ahmed Ayong, a scholar and anthropologist at the Cameroon Institute of International Relations has facilitated this initiative with the…

NBC News: This season’s flu has killed a few dozen children and thousands of adults, making the flu very relevant in the news. The message across the board has been and still is that everyone who can should get vaccinated. Recently there’s been higher demand than usual for the flu shot due to the…

The Verge: The Gulf of Alaska recently experienced a 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Tsunami warnings were issued, causing many to flee from their homes. These warnings were later cancelled after waves were less than a foot high. This type of earthquake is known as a strike-slip quake, and is less prone…

According to The Dallas Morning News, six unvaccinated people have contracted measles in Ellis County, Texas. Supposedly all of the cases are connected, and the Texas Department of State Health Services is concerned more cases will occur. A health advisory has been issued for health care providers…