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Bile Duct Cancer: Why Korea Stands Out

March 5, 2025

Bile duct cancer, or BTC, is a tough and aggressive disease that comes in three main types: intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC), and gallbladder cancer (GBC). It's not common worldwide, but it's a big deal in some places. Korea, for instance, has the

technology

Pool Water Pollution: Solving The Chlorine Problem

February 5, 2025

Imagine swimming in a pool where the chlorine levels are perfect. That's what scientists are aiming for with a new sensor. This isn't your average sensor. It's a cleverly designed electrode. It has a secret weapon: Fe 3 O 4 Cu-BTC composite. This is mixed with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWC

environment

Turning Trash into Treasure: Cleansing Water with Mine Waste

February 5, 2025

Listen up, because this is something amazing! Imagine if we could turn garbage into something useful. A group of researchers did exactly that. They took waste from mines and turn into a strong cleaner for water. This stuff is full of iron and was mixed with a special "trimesic acid" help f

science

Breakthroughs in Water Purification: A New MOF and MXene Combination

January 30, 2025

MXenes, a unique type of two-dimensional lamellar material, have gained a lot of attention lately. However, they have a tendency to collapse and stack due to hydrogen bonding and interlayer van der Waals forces, which hurts their performance in electrochemical processes and capacitive deionization.

health

Unlocking New Markers for Advanced Biliary Cancer Treatment

January 23, 2025

Treating biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a real challenge. While combining chemotherapy with drugs that target PD-1 protein (called PD-1 inhibitors) might work well, doctors need better ways to predict who will benefit the most. A team at Changzhou First People's Hospital decided to look into this. Th

health

Fat Quality on X-Rays: Is It a Red Flag for Advanced Bile Duct Cancer?

January 10, 2025

Everyone knows cancer is scary. But did you know some patients with advanced bile duct cancer might have a special warning sign on their X-rays? This warning is all about fat. You might think fat is just fat, but scientists are finding out that the type of fat around your tummy can say a lot. When t

health

Catching Cancer's Comeback: How DNA in Blood Can Spot Relapses

January 10, 2025

Scientists recently explored if DNA from cancer cells floating in a patient's blood could predict who might relapse after surgery. They focused on biliary tract cancers, which form in the bile ducts, and aimed to check two main things. First, they wanted to see if this DNA could tell who might have

finance

Bitcoin's Price Journey: What's Next After Hitting Record Highs?

November 8, 2024

Bitcoin, often abbreviated as BTC, has been on quite the ride. Its price recently hit an all-time high. Some traders are thinking big, with targets set at $100, 000. But hold on, there might be a bit of a pause before that happens, say some analysts. The excitement comes from President-elect Trump's

crypto

Crypto Markets Boom as Election Unfolds

November 6, 2024

As the US Presidential election results rolled in, the world of cryptocurrencies was abuzz with excitement. Two notable coins, DOGE and SOL, saw significant jumps in their value. DOGE, a meme-based token, shot up by over 25%, temporarily reaching a price of nearly $0. 22. It maintained this momentum

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Ethereum Poised to Catch Up to Bitcoin?

October 31, 2024

Ethereum (ETH) seems to have fallen behind Bitcoin (BTC) in the crypto race this year. At the moment, BTC is up by 70% compared to ETH's 18%. This isn't the first time ETH has played second fiddle to BTC, and it's interesting to note that we're seeing a similar trend for the third time since 2016. W