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Jan 11 2025HEALTH

How Brain Networks Change After Stopping Seizure Meds

Researchers wanted to understand how the brain's network changes affect seizure relapse when people stop taking their seizure medication. They looked at 24 people who stayed seizure-free (SF-group), 22 who had seizures again (SR-group), and 46 healthy individuals (Control group). They used brain sca

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Jan 11 2025HEALTH

How Dancers Use Different Legs for Balance and Landing

Ever wondered how professional dancers manage to balance and land on one leg with such grace? A recent study explored this, focusing on whether dancers treat their dominant and non-dominant legs differently during dynamic balance tasks. Thirteen female dancers, all without recent ankle injuries, too

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Jan 11 2025TECHNOLOGY

Blue Origin's Giant New Rocket: When Will It Launch and What's Its Goal?

Get ready! Blue Origin, the company owned by Jeff Bezos, is gearing up to launch its massive New Glenn rocket—which stands at 320 feet tall—into space for the very first time! This rocket has been in development for almost a decade and could shake things up in the commercial space industry and in th

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Jan 11 2025HEALTH

Combining Threads and Fillers: A New Approach to Facial Rejuvenation

Today, people are turning to non-surgical alternatives to give their faces a youthful boost. One technique gaining popularity is using threads and fillers together. A recent study tested this combo on 52 adults. With an average age of 48, these folks got three pairs of threads in their mid and lower

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Jan 11 2025HEALTH

Kickstarting Ortho Skills: A Collaborative Training Program for First-Year Residents

Becoming an orthopedic resident means diving into the deep end of clinical and surgical skills. Especially during the first year, or PGY-1, residents face a steep learning curve. Unfortunately, limited resources and other obstacles often lead to inadequate training compared to what experts recommend

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Jan 11 2025HEALTH

Simplified Eye Images Help Explain AI Glaucoma Diagnoses

Researchers have been using special maps called saliency maps to understand why certain AI models make specific decisions about glaucoma. They trained these AI models, called convolutional neural networks, to diagnose glaucoma using pictures of the eye's fundus, which is the inner lining of the eye.

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Jan 11 2025SCIENCE

The Intriguing Origins of Pluto's Biggest Moon: Charon

Have you ever thought about how Pluto got its giant moon, Charon? Scientists now believe that Pluto and Charon were once two separate objects that collided and briefly stuck together. This isn't like how Earth's moon was formed from a giant impact. Pluto and Charon are more like ice and rocks, so th

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Jan 11 2025POLITICS

Rudy Giuliani's Defamatory Comments Lead to Second Contempt Finding

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is in trouble again. A federal judge found him in contempt of court for the second time this week. This time, it's about his defamatory comments against two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. Just a few days ago, another judge held him

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Jan 11 2025HEALTH

Nurse Leaders: Helping Nurses Recover After Major Medical Mistakes

When a significant medical error happens, nurse leaders play a crucial role in supporting the nurses involved. But what do these leaders think and experience during this challenging time? A recent study dove into this topic. Instead of starting with the nurses, let's begin with the leaders. Imagine

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Jan 11 2025HEALTH

Wildfires and the Long-Lasting Impact on Mental Health

Wildfires don't just burn homes and forests; they can also ignite mental health issues that smolder long after the flames are gone. Dr. Jyoti Mishra, a psychiatrist at the University of California, San Diego, has seen this firsthand. Her family from Los Angeles fled to her home due to fires, and she

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