In April 2023, Cochrane introduced RevMan Web, a digital platform designed to streamline systematic reviews and meta-analyses, particularly for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This initiative aims to tackle common pitfalls in TCM reviews, such as lumping different treatments together without con
Imagine if we could catch colon cancer early by simply analyzing breath or stool samples. Scientists are working on exactly that! They're exploring the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to detect colorectal cancer (CRC) and its precursors, known as advanced adenomas. Unlike the current faecal
Imagine you have a powerful language model that's great at understanding text, but you want it to handle time series data. That's where this new method, called TEST, comes in. TEST doesn't try to change the language model itself. Instead, it changes how time series data is fed into the model. It fir
Twitter has grown into a bustling community where cryptocurrency experts, or influencers, share their insights. Combining these tweets with historical cryptocurrency prices allows experts to predict market trends accurately. A powerful tool for this is the RoBERTa deep neural network along with BiGR
Did you know that thousands of tons of chicken livers are tossed out every year in countries like Taiwan? This is because people find them smelly and worry about health issues. But scientists have found a creative way to turn these leftovers into something useful – a special liquid called chicken-li
Imagine you're standing on the beach, looking out at the sea. You spot an oil spill, and your first thought isn't just, "Yikes! " but also, "How much oil is that? " This is where a clever combo of fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometrics comes in. Scientists took two types of emulsified oil and me
Every year, many children in Ghana face serious health issues due to worm infections like schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminths (STH). These infections are still common, even after years of efforts by the Ghana Health Service and other groups to control and eliminate them. This study
Imagine you're a music therapist. Your faith isn't just something you do on Sundays—it's a big part of who you are. But how does that faith influence your work? A study in Canada set out to answer this question. They talked to music therapists who are trained and certified. What they found was inter
Imagine Apollo Global Management without its current CEO, Marc Rowan. That's a possibility if Rowan takes on the role of US Treasury secretary. This shift could significantly change the company's leadership and potentially open up massive financial opportunities. Rowan has been at the helm of Apoll
Well, folks, we've got some sad news from the Dallas Zoo. They had to say goodbye to their 14-year-old giant anteater named Tullah. She'd been there since 2013, and everyone loved her. Tullah was known for her playful spirit, like when she'd splash around in the sprinklers or chill in her pool with
