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Nov 30 2024HEALTH

Tiny Particles Fight Cancer Smarter

Cancer cells are unique. They're packed with acid and glutathione, and they crave oxygen. Scientists created tiny particles, known as AMON, to help combat cancer. These particles hold a drug called doxorubicin and a nitric oxide donor, wrapped together like a special package. To guide them to cancer

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Nov 30 2024ENVIRONMENT

Cheap and Simple: Paper Strips Detect Water Pollutants

You know how some industries, like pharmaceuticals and plastics, release harmful chemicals called phenols into water? Detecting these pollutants is tricky and usually requires expensive methods and skilled people. Enter the affordable, easy-to-use paper strips! These strips, made from simple filter

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Nov 29 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Moana 2's Cinema Splash: Hope for Theaters

This Thanksgiving, "Moana 2" is creating quite a stir, earning a whopping $28 million in just one day. Experts predict it could rake in over $175 million over the five-day holiday, surpassing the records set by "Frozen II" and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. " Other blockbusters like "Wicked" and

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Nov 29 2024HEALTH

Move More, Shape Your Blood Fats

Ever thought about how exercise shapes your blood fats? As we age, these fats, called triglycerides, can build up and cause problems if we don't stay active. But here's a cool fact: regular exercise can make these fats shorter and more flexible, like stretching a rubber band. This means they might n

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Nov 29 2024TECHNOLOGY

Smarter Search: Making Sense of Complex Queries

Imagine you're looking for movies on a streaming service. You want comedies, but they shouldn't be romances, and they have to be British. This is a compositional query, a bit more complex than just finding comedies. Currently, machine learning uses dot-products to connect items like movies to attri

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Nov 29 2024HEALTH

A New Way to Treat Esophagus Tightening: The Self-Inflatable Balloon Story

Imagine you're having trouble swallowing food, and it's not getting better despite years of treatment. That's what people with refractory benign esophageal strictures (BESs) experience. But what if there was a quicker, safer way to treat this condition? Enter the self-inflatable balloon (SHIB)—a new

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Nov 29 2024SCIENCE

Discovering Albanian Wine's Unique Flavors with Science

In the heart of Albania, wine production has been booming due to the growing fascination with native grape varieties like Kallmet, Shesh i zi, Shesh i bardhe, and Cerruje. These grapes produce wines with distinctive tastes and are widely planted. A recent study explored how the region and the year o

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Nov 29 2024CELEBRITIES

Actor Dies Mid-Performance: A Sad End to a Loved Career

Veteran stage actor Julien Arnold, aged 60, passed away suddenly during a performance of A Christmas Carol at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre. He collapsed onstage and could not be revived despite efforts by paramedics. Arnold was a beloved figure in the local theatre community, known for his charisma an

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Nov 29 2024POLITICS

Rebels in Syria Surprise with New Offensive

You might think Syria is quiet these days, but think again! Rebels have just launched a big surprise attack. They've taken over 40 towns and even a whole military base, right under the nose of the Syrian government's forces and their allies from Iran. Aleppo, the country's second-biggest city, is ri

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Nov 29 2024SCIENCE

Detecting Prostate Cancer through Color: The Sarcosine Sensor

The world of medical diagnosis is always on the lookout for better ways to spot diseases early. One such approach involves detecting special molecules called biomarkers. In the case of prostate cancer, a molecule called Sarcosine can be found in urine. This study introduces a clever way to spot Sarc

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