AI has the potential to revolutionize medical imaging.
Radiologist Pouneh Razavi looks for any blips in the X-ray image that might be signs of breast cancer when she reads a patient’s mammography. After that, a second reader examines […]
A few individuals have never received COVID-19. Perhaps due to a mysterious gene
It’s possible that a recently identified immune response is to blame for those who have avoided COVID-19 for longer than four years. Researchers report on June 19, in Nature, that […]
The United States is being baked by a heat dome. This is the reason it’s so risky.
The new July is June. or even August, perhaps. The summer heat has already reached record highs, or at least that’s how it feels. Earlier in the month, a heat […]
Long COVID has a universal definition at last
A comprehensive new definition of extended COVID may make it easier for those who are afflicted to identify their illness and enhance diagnosis and care. The definition for extended COVID […]
Compared to their baby boomer parents, Gen X had greater cancer rates.
Baby boomers are being surpassed by Generation X, but not in a positive way. Researchers report June 10 in JAMA Network Open that the Gen X generation (born 1965–1980) is […]
Bird flu viruses may more frequently than previously believed infect mammary glands.
The identification of bird flu in dairy cow milk brought attention to the H5N1 virus’s hitherto unnoticed target—mammary glands. According to a recent study, it’s not just a cow problem. […]
Bees are able to “smell” lung cancer.
Swallow the air like a butterfly, detect malignancy like a bee? In a laboratory setting, honeybees are able to identify the minute aromas of lung cancer, including the disease’s slight […]
An odd video of eyes shows how our pupils get smaller as we age.
The eyes deteriorate with time. Recently, a surreal, Hitchcockian video with 64 eyeballs that are all rolling and blinking in different directions is offering a fresh perspective on one aspect […]
Smoke from wildfires may result in tens of thousands of preventable fatalities.
The Corral Fire, which began burning grasslands in San Joaquin County on June 1 and spread to include more than 50 square kilometers, gave the Northern California wildfire season a […]
Does height depend on social status?
Among the shortest people on the planet are the Maya people of Guatemala. Men typically float a few inches over five feet, while women do so somewhat below. However, the […]