Every 2nd and 4th Monday retired oncologist and Society Member Dr. Carol Portlock reviews new and intriguing science in multiple fields, including those relevant to COVID and beyond. Free and open to the public!

NEW: These sessions are recorded, with the video available for 30 days following each session. For access, please contact Communications Manager Ed Beck at ebeck@nysec.org.

Suggested readings

Analysis of World War II data:  sugar consumption before age 2 suggests a significant risk of later Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.sciencealert.com/low-sugar-diet-early-in-life-linked-to-46-lower-alzheimers-risk
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41514-026-00452-z.pdf

A cancer in fish appears to be caused by exposure to a possible virus
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5901135/transmissible-cancer-catfish-melanoma-tumors
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10828-6

Vaccination of raccoons by air drop
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/01/1198908463/raccoon-rabies-usda-vaccination-program-airdrop-oral-vaccine

Students develop a teaching robot for a dying indigenous language
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/26/nx-s1-5825798/robot-speaks-endangered-native-american-languages

Fire clouds are extending the wild fires in Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/27/what-is-a-fire-cloud-pyrocumulonimbus-pyrocb-france-spain-wildfires

Glyphs in the Amazon changes history
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/americas/amazon-archaeology-geoglyphs.html

Space junk and its literal impact
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/31/spacex-rocket-moon-collision
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/06/spacex-rocket-crash-into-moon-impact

Video of humpback whale giving birth
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/australia/humpback-whale-birth-video-drone.html

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