Tracey Peake

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Tracey Peake

A new model looked at the numbers associated with detecting and containing a potential African swine fever virus (ASFV) outbreak in the U.S. and found that sampling and laboratory capacity are areas of concern—particularly in areas with dense swine farm populations—when samples are tested within the state. The research is published in the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine. ASFV is a highly contagious viral disease in pigs, with a mortality rate that can reach 100%.

1 month ago | news.ncsu.edu | Tracey Peake

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will see 12 to 15 named storms forming in the Atlantic basin, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. The Atlantic basin includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The number of named storms predicted is in line with recent averages, according to Lian Xie, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State.

1 month ago | phys.org | Tracey Peake

Researchers from the GenX Exposure Study have detected PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) associated with a nearby fluorochemical plant in the household dust of homes located in Cumberland and Bladen counties, North Carolina. Homes closer to the plant had higher concentrations of those specific PFAS than homes located farther away. The study appears in Environmental Science & Technology.

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Tracey Peake

In a recent case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with seizures and suspected Rasmussen's encephalitis. The findings further support the idea that these pathogens can be a cofactor in complex neurological illnesses. The findings are published in the Journal of Central Nervous System Disease.

2 months ago | news.ncsu.edu | Tracey Peake

Utah was a hotbed of dinosaur diversity during the Late Cretaceous period, and paleontologists have the fossilized eggshells to prove it. Researchers led by former NC State Ph.D. student Josh Hedge uncovered six new types of eggshells from the Mussentuchit Member of Utah’s Cedar Mountain Formation. Three of the samples came from oviraptorosaurs (feathered, bipedal omnivores), two from ornithopods (plant-eaters like hadrosaurs) and one from a crocodylomorph, or early crocodile relative.