The COVID-19 pandemic taught us a lot about how diseases spread indoors. One big lesson was that crowded, poorly ventilated spaces can be hotspots for infection. Most classrooms in the U. S. don't have mechanical ventilation, so they can fill up with tiny virus particles in the air. Scientists used
Imagine you live in a poorer neighborhood. Would that affect your chances of getting prostate cancer? And if you did, would you be more likely to die from it? Scientists looked into this by studying a group of people in North America. They checked two things: how wealthy or poor an area was, and wha
The coronavirus disease, first identified in Wuhan, China, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Older adults and those with underlying health issues, like cancer patients, were considered at higher risk for severe illness and death. Immunodeficiency caused by cancer and i
In October and November 2017, NASA and the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) teamed up for the ACEPOL campaign. This event saw six advanced instruments, including four multi-angle polarimeters (MAPs) and two lidars, fly over the western United States on NASA's ER-2 high-altitude aircra
Did you know that prostate cancer surgery can be likened to a game of 'guess the lymph node'? Surgeons often struggle to determine which lymph nodes to remove and which to leave alone. Enter the superhero: multispectral fluorescence imaging. This tech gem can light up the pathways of lymph nodes lik
Imagine you're standing on the beach, looking out at the sea. You spot an oil spill, and your first thought isn't just, "Yikes! " but also, "How much oil is that? " This is where a clever combo of fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometrics comes in. Scientists took two types of emulsified oil and me
You've probably heard about robots playing basketball. But did you know that these robots have trouble recognizing the ball and measuring distances? To fix this, scientists used a combination of robot operating systems and smart algorithms called IBN-YOLOv5s. They added a special module to the algor
Do you know that multiple sclerosis (MS) can affect your brain in different ways? People with progressive MS (PMS) might face a unique set of challenges compared to those with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). Scientists are still trying to figure out if PMS patients have a distinct pattern of brain is
Fragility fractures, common among older adults, often lead to refractures and increased mortality risk. To tackle this, a project was launched to streamline the treatment of osteoporosis-related fractures using standardized orders. The main goal was to see if this process could be maintained over ti
Bertie, a beloved Pomeranian known for his adorable looks and nearly 400, 000 Instagram followers, has passed away. He was 11 years old. Bertie became the center of a surprising event when cryptocurrency enthusiasts tried to rig an online dog mayor election in New York City. A mysterious tech geek c
