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Fox Sports to Lure NFL Fans to IndyCar with Star-Studded Promos

January 15, 2025

Are you ready to see racing legends like Josef Newgarden and NFL great Tom Brady sharing the screen? Fox Sports is rolling out a clever plan to attract football fans to their new IndyCar racing programs. Starting March 2, Fox will debut the first season of IndyCar, hoping to grab the attention of th

education

Gifted Kids' Classes: A Mysterious Past?

January 15, 2025

Years ago, some kids were in special classes called GATE. Now, adults who were in these classes are wondering if they were secretly trained by the CIA! One of these adults, Anna Mills, shared her old school work on TikTok. People were surprised to see assignments about codes, graphs, sign language,

health

Mastering Brain Surgery: A Hands-on Training Model with Calf Brains

January 15, 2025

Neurosurgery trainees need to become experts in a delicate task called subpial corticectomy. This involves removing a brain lesion without damaging nearby healthy tissue. To help trainees practice, a new model was created using calf brains. The model allows for continuous tracking of surgical instru

health

Tremor Types: Seeing the Difference in the Brain

January 15, 2025

Essential Tremor (ET) is a common condition where people experience shakiness, especially during movement. Some people with ET also have tremors when they're resting, which is known as resting ET or rET. While we know ET changes the brain's white matter, we don't know much about the differences betw

finance

Boosting Stock Index Forecasts with LSTM and PSO

January 15, 2025

Predicting stock prices is like trying to read the future, and it's a tough challenge for researchers. One popular tool is the long short-term memory neural network (LSTM), which can handle long-term patterns in stock data. But tuning LSTM's settings manually can be tricky and affect how well it wor

finance

Seeing Color in Mortgages: A Tale of Inequality

January 15, 2025

Homeownership has long been a dream for many. But for some, this dream is harder to achieve. Research has shown that racial and ethnic inequalities in wealth can have big effects on our lives. Buying a home is a big part of this. It can affect how safe we feel, the schools we go to, and the jobs we

entertainment

The Day Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama Closed Its Doors

January 15, 2025

As the clouds rolled in and the temperature dropped, Disney's Animal Kingdom saw the closure of a long-time favorite, Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama. The day started off quiet, with fewer crowds than usual after the weekend's marathon. But the real shock came from seeing the beloved dinosaur-themed ar

health

How Short and Long Brain Connections Help Us Age Gracefully

January 14, 2025

As we grow older, our brains change in interesting ways. They still function well thanks to a mix of local and long-distance connections. These connections help the brain process information both locally and across different areas. But as time passes, these connections can weaken, which might affect

health

The Real-World Risks of Wolverine Cutting Balloons

January 14, 2025

You've probably heard about the Wolverine cutting balloon catheter, a helpful tool for doctors treating tough-to-treat blockages in our heart's arteries. But even the best tools can have complications. This is where the MAUDE database comes in. It's like a big book where doctors and manufacturers re

health

Why Isn't Family Planning Working in Low-Income Countries?

January 14, 2025

You might think that with all the support and great ideas, family planning would be a breeze in poor and middle-income countries. But guess what? It's not. The World Health Organization (WHO) has figured out that something's blocking the way. They call these blocks "bottlenecks. " So, they've made a