Ever wondered how Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) affects people's daily lives? A recent study dove into the often overlooked symptoms of fatigue, pain, and faecal incontinence. These issues can be a real struggle for adults with IBD, but surprisingly, we don't know much about how common they are o
Darko Rajakovic, the current head coach of the Toronto Raptors, isn't your typical NBA coach. At just 16 years old, he started his coaching career in his hometown of Cacak, Serbia. Coaching kids who were eight years old, he never thought he'd one day lead a professional team. Rajakovic has worked ha
A group of 30 aviation organizations has sent a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump. They want him to change how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gets its money. The FAA needs funds to upgrade and modernize its equipment and air traffic control systems. The groups are worried that past f
When you tear your ACL—that's the Achilles' heel of your knee—doctors often recommend a surgery called ACL reconstruction. One common type, called anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstruction (ACLR), aims to place the new ligament (called a graft) in just the right spot on your bone. This setup is thou
As the NFL season wraps up, some teams are gearing up for the playoffs while others are setting their sights on the future. The 2025 NFL Draft is starting to take shape, and teams are already eyeing top prospects. Let's dive into the projected draft order after Week 17, based on a mix of team perfor
Have you ever wondered why some Swedish men are more likely to deny climate change than women? It turns out, this might be linked to something called "threatened masculinity. " This happens when men feel like their masculinity is being challenged or devalued, often due to changes in society that giv
In the bustling city of Isfahan in Iran, scientists recently checked the tap water for two common chemicals called PFOA and PFOS. These are part of a larger group called PFAS, which are often used in non-stick products. Using a method called DLLME and analyzing with LC-MS, they found that out of 45
Did you know that tiny particles called conjugated oligoelectrolytes (COEs) and conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) are making big waves in science? These cool materials have special backbones with little ionic bits at the ends, making them easy to mix in water. Over the last ten years, they've becom
Heart failure can greatly affect a person's daily life, leading to frequent hospital visits and worsening symptoms. To understand and address these issues, hospitals started using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). In 2022, a large academic hospital in Toronto, Canada, included PROMs in thei
In the world of competitive sports, elite female athletes often face unique challenges, one of which is severe stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Two key things experts wanted to find out were: Can these athletes return to elite-level competition after treatment, and do their SUI symptoms get better
