Ellen Xu, a 17-year-old from San Diego, created an award-winning algorithm that uses smartphone photographs to help diagnose Kawasaki disease — a leading cause of acquired heart disease in the U.S. that primarily affects children younger than age 5. It’s a disease that’s personal to Xu; her younger sister, Kate, was diagnosed with Kawasaki when […]
Under the right conditions, bonsai trees can live for over 100 years, some even reaching 1,000. One in particular — among the oldest — is nearly 400 years old and has endured a nuclear explosion. On August 6, 1945, bonsai master Masaru Yamaki was at home when a U.S. B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped
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Spring is officially in full swing: The days are lengthening, reminders to declutter and clean abound, and … it’s tax season! While the deadline to file federal taxes is usually April 15, the IRS announced that it would be pushed this year to April 18 in observance of two holidays. If you’ve been affected by
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For over a decade, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been developing lab-grown retinal neurons with the goal of restoring vision to people with certain degenerative eye diseases. Now, breakthrough testing results suggest that those cells are finally ready to be introduced to patients’ eyes for the first time in clinical
This post is being regularly updated as more animal births are announced in spring 2023 Spring is a time of renewal: As Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez wrote, “You are reborn with the roses, in every spring.” And in addition to symbolizing rebirth, the season brings an abundance of actual births, specifically in the animal
Nearly half of all adults in the United States, around 116 million, have high blood pressure, but only about a quarter have their hypertension under control, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And in 2020 alone, the condition was a primary or contributing cause in over 670,000 deaths. In addition to leading
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A new study has established a correlation between preschool-educated children and numerous positive educational outcomes, including a boost in high school graduation and college attendance, and a decrease in problematic behavioral issues. The study, led by MIT economist Parag Pathak and published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, followed the academic paths of over 4,000
If you’ve ever been to a Maryland-style crab feast, a summer staple in the mid-Atlantic state, you’re well aware of the affinity many people have for the crustacean. Crab has been enjoyed around the world for thousands of years — so much so that we’ve even created a more affordable imitation of the delicacy. In
Wearing a sun hat, aviator sunglasses, and a heavy backpack, John Jepkema leaned against the Bright Angel Trailhead. To anyone passing, Jepkema looked like just another of the 5.9 million people who visit the Grand Canyon each year. But after an exhausting five-day overnight trek, Jepkema, at age 91, had become the oldest person to
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Researchers in England are encouraged by the preliminary results of a new wearable device that’s intended to reduce tics for those with Tourette syndrome. The device, called Neupulse, looks similar to a large smartwatch and delivers electrical stimulation to the nerves in the wrist. The goal is to influence the “brain networks involved in generating
