The year 2024 has been tough for some of our favorite celebrities. Health issues don't spare anyone, not even the rich and famous, it seems. Let's look at a few stars who've had to deal with health scares and accidents this year. Princess Kate and King Charles III both had serious medical issues. T
Imagine this: As you welcome 2025 with fireworks, the sky could light up with another amazing show – the northern lights! The sun recently had a bit of a tantrum, throwing out two big blobs of plasma. These are expected to hit Earth on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, causing a stunning display of
Ever had the chance to see the Northern Lights? Well, folks in the D. C. area might just get lucky! The sun is cooking up something special for our end-of-year celebration. A big space event called a geomagnetic storm is coming our way. This means the beautiful Northern Lights might be visible even
You've probably heard that early rehabilitation is key after a sports knee injury. But what if we added something extra to the mix? Let's talk about combining early rehab with a special brain treatment called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). Researchers wanted to see if this com
Over the past 15 years, a lot has changed in how doctors diagnose and treat a liver disease called hepatic echinococcosis in Xinjiang, China. This disease is caused by a tiny worm. Researchers looked at data from six hospitals in the region from 2009 to 2023 and found some interesting trends. First
Recently, there's been a hiccup in our understanding of magnetic semiconductors. A particular theory, known as the self-consistent spin wave theory, didn't quite hit the mark when it came to explaining these materials at low temperatures or near their critical temperature (T_c). Scientists J. K"onig
Ever wondered how to safely extract pesticides from herbal teas like orange blossom, Aloysia Citrodora, and fennel? Scientists have come up with a nifty new way using a core-shell magnetic adsorbent. This tiny superhero, Cu-BTC@Fe3O4, teams up with a microextraction method to grab and hold pesticide
Let's talk about a fascinating yet challenging medical case. A patient who had recently received a hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) got infected with Acanthamoeba, a type of free-living ameba. This particular patient was struggling with steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which m
Left atrial strain (LAS) is a relatively new way to gauge how well the left atrium, a crucial part of the heart, is working. Changes in LAS can hint at the development of cardiovascular diseases early on. This makes LAS a promising tool for spotting these diseases at an early stage, which could lead
Ever wondered how doctors figure out what's wrong with you? They often look at images from different types of scans. But putting these images together is like solving a puzzle, and it takes time and money. That's where multimodal medical image fusion (MMIF) comes in. It's like a superhero that combi
