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Feb 12 2025TECHNOLOGY

Sweat, Sync, Repeat: Apple's New Workout Earbuds

Imagine running on a treadmill, and you don’t need to check your pulse or pace. Your wireless earbuds will keep you updated. Apple introduces Powerbeats Pro 2 with a new heart rate monitoring feature. The earbuds have a built-in sensor that sends real-time data to the user. The chip inside has be

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Lifting the Lid on Hidden Tumours: Tech and Cancer Research

'Breast cancer research is always working to improve. Researchers have come up with a cutting edge system. Simulations using polarized Monte Carlo methods enhance the clarity of tissue structures. ' 'Experiments run aimed at detecting tumours at the edges where you'd guess thick slices of the tissu

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Feb 12 2025TECHNOLOGY

Speeding Up Healthcare Tech: COVID-19's Push and Pull

COVID-19 sped up the race to get healthcare technology up and running. The pandemic forced healthcare to quickly adopt new technologies to keep up with healthcare delivery, making everything move faster. Usually, getting these systems in place is tough due to complicated tech and human factors. Tec

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Body's Secret Messages: Fast Detection of Harmful Chemicals

Ever wonder how our bodies signal trouble? Turns out, tiny molecules called malondialdehyde, or MDA, get involved. When our bodies face oxidative stress, they produce more of these molecules. Think of MDA as red flags for possible health issues. Scientists have been on the hunt for a better way

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Feb 12 2025SCIENCE

Spinning Science: A New Twist on Drug Testing

Imagine a lab where tiny cells are treated with different amounts of new drugs. Researchers check how these cells react on a spinning disk. Scientists need to find out how these drug concentrations affect the cells. A spinning device creates this environment swiftly. Usually, this happens by hand, t

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Games To The Rescue! Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities Manage Bowel Issues

Imagine this: games helping people with intellectual disabilities deal with bowel issues. It might sound tricky! But here is what we know. In the UK, about 2% of the people have an intellectual disability. One-third of them have problems with their bowels, like constipation or faecal incontinence. T

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Feb 12 2025SCIENCE

The race to create functional kidney organoids is heating up with new technology

Kidney organs made in labs could be a game-changer for people with kidney diseases. Think about it— having a new kidney grown just for you, no waiting lists or ethical dilemmas. This could be the future, but we're not there yet. Scientists are working hard to make these lab-made kidneys work just li

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Feb 12 2025TECHNOLOGY

AI's Bright Future: A Vice President's Vision

In his first international trip as vice president, JD Vance attended the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, France. This summit was a major event, bringing together almost 100 countries and over a thousand representatives from various sectors. The conference aimed to discu

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

Health Pathfinders: Unwinding the Threadof Health Facts

Understanding why some people thrive with health while others struggle is complicated. We know money is important but does that even the playing field? Money and stable housing matter because they take up a lot of the factors that affect health between 30% to 60% of the time! The reason researchers

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

Why Doctors in ICUs Are Drowning in Data

The role of electronic health records (EHRs) in healthcare isn't always smooth sailing. For doctors in ICUs, managing these digital files can be a nightmare. The sheer volume of data is overwhelming. We're talking about vital signs, test results, medications, and notes—all getting piled onto the pa

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