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Color and Space: How They Affect Our Counting Skills

January 4, 2025

Ever wondered how colors and how they're arranged around us can mess up our counting? Researchers looked into this by playing with different color setups - single colors, some variety, and lots of variety. They also mixed up how these colors were placed, either clumped together or scattered about. W

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Why Some Doctors Struggle to Meet Drug Prescribing Goals

January 4, 2025

Healthcare systems everywhere are facing a big challenge: keeping drug costs under control. One way they do this is by closely watching how doctors prescribe drugs. In Germany's state of Bavaria, they have a special agreement called the Bavarian Drug Agreement. This agreement sets specific goals for

science

Fighting COVID: A New Weapon Against SARS-CoV-2 and Its Variants

January 4, 2025

Imagine a world where we could trick the COVID-19 virus into thinking it's found a cell to invade, but it's actually a decoy. That's the idea behind a new protein called ACE2-hFcLALA. This clever little fusion protein looks like the entry point the virus uses to get into our cells, but it's actually

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The COVID Puzzle: What We Know and What We Don't

January 3, 2025

The world is still grappling with COVID, though vaccines and natural infections have provided some protection. The virus isn't as deadly as it once was, but it's always changing. Scientists need to keep a close eye on it. Five years ago, people in Wuhan, China, got sick with a new virus. We don't k

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COVID-19: Five Years of Change and Challenge

January 2, 2025

It's been five years since the world met COVID-19 for the first time. The journey began in Wuhan, China, and no one could forecast the global storm it would unleash. By now, over 20 million lives have been lost to the virus, according to estimates. Experts suspect the virus made the leap from animal

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COPD & PM 2. 5 : How Seasons Make a Difference

January 2, 2025

You know how tiny particles in the air, called PM 5 , can cause problems for people with COPD? A recent study looked into how these particles affect COPD patients throughout the year. The study involved 105 COPD patients, ages 46 to 82, from different places. They checked how much PM 5 wa

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Why Breast Cancer Care Varies in Rural Areas

January 2, 2025

Breast cancer treatment is complicated, needing tailored care from teams of specialists. Studies show that rural patients often receive different treatments, like mastectomies, compared to city dwellers. This difference isn't always due to the disease getting worse or medical need. A recent study lo

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Streams and Seasons: A Year in the Life of East Fork Creek

January 2, 2025

In the heart of Tennessee, a small stream named East Fork Creek has been under close watch. Scientists have been keeping tabs on it for a whole year, from May 2022 to May 2023. They were curious about how the stream's 'breathing' changes with the seasons and time of day. They set up month-long camps

environment

Exploring Water Quality in Southern Nigeria: A Seasonal Tale

January 1, 2025

Hey there, did you know how much human activities and the rocks around rivers can affect water quality? Well, let's dive into a study about this in southern Nigeria. Researchers looked at river water during both the wet and dry seasons to see what's up with the chemistry and quality. They collected

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Saving Turtle Babies: How Marshes and Predators Affect Their Survival

January 1, 2025

Did you know that European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) are under threat? These long-living turtles aren't having much luck with their babies due to high predation. Scientists decided to study how different habitats and predators in near-natural marshes around Lake Balaton in Hungary impact turtl