Like many other respiratory viruses, Williams says that hMPV tends to impact those with chronic lung diseases or existing conditions such as asthma and cancer. But despite this, he has found that many doctors are unaware that it’s a threat,…
Neuroscientist David Levitin explores how music can help heal us in his new book Natalie Foss Most of us already know that music can have a profound effect on mind and body. Consider the feeling of empowerment when you slip…
January 7, 2025 2 min read Plants’ Photosynthetic Machinery Functions inside Hamster Cells Transplanted chloroplasts endured two days inside animal cells—and got to work By Saugat Bolakhe edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Researchers transplanted algae chloroplasts into cells from a…
Radiologists can benefit from AI assistance Amelie Benoist/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Artificial intelligence models really can help spot cancer and reduce doctors’ workload, according to the largest study of its kind. Radiologists who chose to use AI were able…
A constitutional winter is upon us, partly enabled by last summer’s spike in the price of eggs. While the Federal Reserve battled egg inflation, angry voters reinstalled Donald Trump in the White House. Among his first acts: appointing two tech…
In 2024, two new satellites were launched to find methane super-emitters from space: the Environmental Defense Fund’s MethaneSAT took off in March 2024; and Carbon Mapper, launched later last year as a public-private partnership. Methane is a super-powered greenhouse gas.…
Certain medical events, like a stroke, can make speech difficult wanderluster/Getty Images People who find it difficult to speak due to a stroke or Parkinson’s disease could communicate more easily with the help of artificial intelligence. A new model constructs…
January 6, 2025 4 min read HMPV Cases Are Rising Across Asia, but Experts Say Not to Panic A common respiratory virus called human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, has been spreading in some countries in Asia, including China, India, Malaysia and…
Sam Berns was my friend. With the wisdom of a sage, he inspired me and many others about how to make the most of life. Afflicted with the rare disease called progeria, his body aged at a rapid rate, and…
Coloured transmission electron micrograph of H5N1 virus particles Science Photo Library A person in Louisiana has died from a bird flu virus known as H5N1. This is the first known death related to the virus in the US. The Louisiana…
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