Rwanda has become a key player in the global battle against rheumatic heart disease (RHD). The country is home to the Rwanda RHD Research Network, which serves as a central hub for international collaboration. This network brings together scientists, doctors, and public health experts from around th
Between 1956 and 1962, the Escola Paulista de Medicina in Brazil received significant funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. This financial support aimed to modernize the school's medical training programs. The focus was on enhancing knowledge in basic sciences, improving clinical practice, and es
Bacteria talk to each other in many ways, and one of those conversations is about sharing or competing for iron. Iron is a big deal for bacteria, so they use special molecules called siderophores to grab it from their surroundings. These siderophores can either help or hinder other bacteria, dependi
Everyone knows that getting older brings challenges. But what if the key to handling those challenges isn't avoiding them, but bouncing back from them? That's what a recent study looked into. They checked out how different things, like health, stress, and even personality, can help or hurt our menta
Imagine you're job hunting. You might think sending out lots of resumes is the key. But hold on! Researchers from Harvard say that's not how successful job seekers do it. They found that talking to people in the field, or networking, is what really helps you find the right job. This isn't just about
Imagine you're trying to solve a bunch of math problems where you need to find the best solutions. A clever way to do this is by using something called a neural network. This isn't just any old math trick; it's like having a smart assistant that learns from your past mistakes. By giving the network
Have you ever thought about fabrics that can sense how your body moves? That's exactly what strain sensing fabrics do. They detect outside deformation, giving real-time feedback. The challenge? Making a fabric that's super sensitive and accurate. Scientists have now done just that with a polyurethan
Predicting stock prices is like trying to read the future, and it's a tough challenge for researchers. One popular tool is the long short-term memory neural network (LSTM), which can handle long-term patterns in stock data. But tuning LSTM's settings manually can be tricky and affect how well it wor
Ever heard of Gymnostachyum febrifugum? This plant, found in the Western Ghats of India, has been used in traditional medicine for ages. Scientists wanted to figure out how it might help fight breast cancer. They started by looking at the chemicals in the plant's roots using a technique called GC-MS
Researchers wanted to understand how the brain's network changes affect seizure relapse when people stop taking their seizure medication. They looked at 24 people who stayed seizure-free (SF-group), 22 who had seizures again (SR-group), and 46 healthy individuals (Control group). They used brain sca
