Visiting your parents during holidays often means fixing their tech issues. But what if we told you more tech can actually make their lives easier? Smart devices can act as assistants, helping with daily tasks and ensuring safety. Let's start with voice assistants like Siri, Google, or Alexa. They'
Everyone thought Jon Jones was avoiding a fight with Tom Aspinall. But now, the English interim champion sees things differently. Aspinall recently said Jones is just being smart about his career. After all, fighting Aspinall is risky for Jones, who’s got a lot more to lose. Aspinall admits Jones’ r
Did you know that Alzheimer's disease can mess with a person's mood and voice? A recent study dug into this, asking folks with early-stage Alzheimer's and others without it to fill out questionnaires. These forms helped measure depression and how people felt about their voice. The results? People wi
Every year, countless women undergo breast cancer surgery, with lumpectomy being a common procedure. After the tumor is removed, doctors often inject blue dye to help find the sentinel lymph node, which can give crucial information about cancer spread. But how does this blue dye injection, done afte
Doctors are looking into a new way to scan for neuroblastoma, a type of cancer. They're testing out a scan called 18 F-AlF-NOTA-octreotide PET/CT, or 18 F-OC for short. This scan uses a special chemical that lights up cancer cells when seen with a special camera. Researchers want to see if thi
In neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), doctors rely on electrocardiograms (ECGs) to monitor babies' heart health. But recently, electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has been causing some interference. EIT is a newer technology used to track the lungs' function in premature babies. The problem? T
Just a few years back, car companies were raking in profits due to pandemic-related shortages. Now, they're facing tough times. Japanese carmaker Nissan is letting go of 9, 000 workers. Volkswagen might close some German factories. The CEO of Stellantis, which owns brands like Jeep and Peugeot, quit
Tom Brady, the legendary quarterback, has been facing some tough times after retiring from football and going through a divorce with supermodel Gisele Bündchen. Recently, he's been opening up about his struggles on social media. He shared a rap song lyric, "you don’t want zero problems, big fella, "
You know how plants have tiny pores on their leaves called stomata? These pores help plants breathe, but they also play a part in protecting them from pathogens. Interestingly, light can control how these stomata open and close. Blue or strong red light, for example, makes the pores open wider. Whil
Have you ever wondered how doctors figure out if you have cancer when you don't have clear symptoms? In England, the National Health Service (NHS) has a special way to handle this. Researchers decided to take a close look at how these rules, called non-specific symptom pathways, are being used. They
