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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Smart Tech Helps Manage High Cholesterol

High cholesterol, or dyslipidemia, is a serious problem that raises the risk of heart issues. Imagine having a smart helper that can understand a lot of information. This kind of helper is called a Generative AI or GenAI, and it can be used to help manage high cholesterol. Think of it as a smart fri

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Fighting Depression With A New Kind Of Medicine Delivered Through The Nose

Delivering drugs through the nose is the next big thing in medicine. It is a new path for a drug to reach the brain. This delivers medicine to the brain at a faster rate than is normal . The fact is, most traditional treatments for depression struggle to get past the brain\blood barrier. Amidst

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Money, Health, and Finding Breast Cancer Early in Chile

Have you thought about how money and where you come from affect your health? Let's talk about breast cancer and how early finding it saves lives. In many places, like Chile, lots of people are getting cancer because of big changes which people call demographic and epidemiological transitions. It's

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Feb 06 2025TECHNOLOGY

“Just One Photo and Deepfakes are Born”

Have you ever seen a video where you thought you saw someone speaking due to AI? It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, right? Well, it's now happening. ByteDance, the tech giant behind TikTok, created a new AI system called OmniHuman-1. . This system shortens the process a

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Feb 06 2025SCIENCE

What If We Could Read Lung Scans Like a Book?

First off, imagine trying to read a doctor's scan of a lung without any clues. Pretty tough, right? That's where new technology comes in. Usually, computers miss bits of lung infections because they vary so much in shape and size. To make a difference, scientists have tried pairing up text reports

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Cervical Cancer Detection: Western Cameroon's Tech Challenge

In Western Cameroon, the fight against cervical cancer is a tough one. Health professionals often rely on the visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) method, which is easy to use but not always accurate. Why? Because it depends a lot on the individual healthcare provider's judgment, which can be qu

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Feb 06 2025FINANCE

The Unexpected Pivot: How a Fintech Helped Immigrants During COVID

Technological startup Nova Credit was finally gaining traction in the financial world when COVID-19 hit. In 2020, Misha Esipov, the company's cofounder and CEO, found himself in a tough situation: Nova Credit designed a service that allowed immigrants to bring their credit history from other countri

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Feb 06 2025ENVIRONMENT

Bugs in the Fields: Genomics Unveils Pesticide Puzzles

When it comes to farming, little critters are often overlooked. But, arthropods like bugs and spiders are really important players on the farm. These critters have special ways to deal with poisons, particularly pesticides and pollutants. Then again, what if their survival isn't just up to pest

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Feb 06 2025SCIENCE

Solar Power to the Rescue: Fighting Superbugs and Pollution

Imagine a world where sunlight could be our secret weapon against pollution and superbugs. First, let's talk about the bad guys: superbugs. These are bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics, making them tough to defeat. These nasty microbes are a big problem for our health and th

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Transforming Diabetes Care With Real-Time Glucose Tracking

Imagine helping those who are most vulnerable to Type 2 Diabetes. People living in communities with limited healthcare resources, including those served by clinics like the Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) in Minneapolis. FQHCs are on the frontlines of healthcare delivery in rural and

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