Organ transport these days is a lot different than it used to be. For most of history, organs were kept on ice during transit before transplant. But that's not the case anymore. Imagine this: a kidney being pumped with a nutrient-rich solution, tracking its journey to the recipient. Now imagine tha
The Super Bowl LVIII broadcast had a record number of celebrity-studded ads, with a whopping 57 out of 94 product ads featuring famous faces. This is a 22% jump from the previous year. A-listers were paid big bucks, in the $3-$5 million range, for their appearances. But, did these celebrities help t
Vince Vance said this thing yesterday, that the judges cannot check the power of the executive and when he said that it sparked a lot of controversy. This is important because it is a clear statement about the separation that exists between the branches of government. This is a concept that has held
Enter Donald Trump, making quite the choice in his presidential term. He took some bold steps with his pardon. For starters, Trump cleared a former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of his crimes. He landed a parden, not an easy thing to understand. Trump originally meted out a new sentence just te
In a small county in West Texas, health officials have confirmed fifteen cases of measles, with most of them affecting school-aged kids. This particular county has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state. This outbreak isn't the only one happening in the U. S. In 2024, there's be
Keratoconus is a condition where the cornea, the clear front part of the eye, bulges out. This makes vision blurry and hard to fix with glasses. Doctors have a special treatment called iontophoresis-assisted corneal cross-linking (I-CXL). This treatment aims to strengthen the cornea and halt its p
In places where floods are common and water data is hard to find, like Samar in the Philippines, figuring out how much water is lost through evaporation is a big challenge. Scientists decided to find out if some important climate factors have a direct effect on this water loss. They used a special t
A Saturday of warmth and sunshine was experienced mostly in the day preceding Sunday. First thing in the list of unexpected weather highlights were pleasant temperatures not seen otherwise in the rest of the year reaching 80 degrees before a massive cold front rolled in. This breaks an old record fo
Ever wondered how someone's personality quirks can affect their relationships and job success? A study using a nationally diverse community sample of 490 employed romantic couples from New Zealand took a good look into this. They found that certain psychopathic traits can indeed cause ripples in per
Cancer treatment has changed a lot with immunotherapy. But herein lies the problem. Some patients do not respond well to treatment. This is on top of having to deal with serious side effects caused by the immune system going into overdrive. Scientists have found a novel way to tackle this
