This weeks news items are a warning of impending diseases. Some local. Some possibly global.
On a global scale we have the distinct possibility of a new viral pandemic. This time it is Nipah virus. Unlike influenza, COVID 19, and other diseases Nipah virus has a very high mortality rate. Up to 75 per cent.
We also have to worry about amoebas. Brain eating amoebas. They are becoming more common as climate change progressively makes more of the world warmer. Warm enough that amoebas are growing in more water that people drink, shower in and use to wash their clothes.
In less terrible news for most French wine makers will be struggling to get organic grapes soon. The vintners will be unable to use a copper based fungicide. The fungicide being the only truly widely used and effective option. Now French vintners can’t use the copper fungicide and will struggle to produce grapes for wine production.
Of wine is not to your interest there is the AI social media system that now exists. Individual Ai systems that talk about you behind your back. This may sound crazy but its real.
This weeks news items can be found at the following time stamps:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Nipah virus has Asia concerned
04:05 Amoebas an increasing threat due to global warming
05:59 Acetaminophen increases risk taking behaviour
08:23 Kidney stones caused by bacteria?
10:41 Just a few risk factors could reduce global cancer rates
12:21 Transferring young mouse faeces told mice makes them “younger”
14:09 French organic wine in trouble over copper fungicide
17:12 Nearly half the world to live in extreme heat by 2050
17:59 Moltbook AI social network like Reddit
20:09 NASA delays rehearsal of Artemis launch due to leak
22:02 Nuclear bombs could be used for threatening asteroids
Relevant links:
What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?
https://theconversation.com/what-is-nipah-virus-and-what-makes-it-so-deadly-274725
Why are scientists calling for urgent action on amoebas?
https://theconversation.com/why-are-scientists-calling-for-urgent-action-on-amoebas-274455
Comment on ‘effects of acetaminophen on risk taking’
https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/16/5/537/6149315?login=false
Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517066123
Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04219-7
Microbiota from young mice restore the function of aged ISCs
https://www.cell.com/stem-cell-reports/fulltext/S2213-6711(25)00392-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2213671125003923%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
France’s Organic Winegrowers Lose an Indispensable Tool. What Now?
https://www.winespectator.com/articles/french-organic-winegrowers-confront-copper-ban
Global population living with extreme heat to double by 2050
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01-26-global-population-living-extreme-heat-double-2050
Moltbook Is a Social Network for AI Bots. Here’s How It Works
https://time.com/7364662/moltbook-ai-reddit-agents/
Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/unable-to-tame-hydrogen-leaks-nasa-delays-launch-of-artemis-ii-until-march/
Dynamical development of strength and stability of asteroid material under 440 GeV proton beam irradiation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66912-4