If you're planning to drive in Virginia this weekend, think again! The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is warning drivers about some serious winter weather heading our way. They're saying it could be pretty dangerous, especially from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. Snow is expe
Imagine tiny, magical beads made from plant leftovers! Scientists have found a way to turn waste into something helpful for packaging. These 'magic dots' are safe for cells and deliver drugs effectively. They're not the brightest, but by adding some atoms like nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, we can mak
YouTube has become a go-to place for learning all sorts of things, including medical procedures like endotracheal tube aspiration. A recent study dug into these videos to see what's helpful and what's not. They searched for videos using keywords like "endotracheal aspiration" and found 22 that fit t
Asthma isn't just asthma. It comes in different forms, or "endotypes, " that we can group based on certain types of immune cells. Two key players are T helper 2 (T2) cells and T helper 17 (T17) cells. These are like tiny soldiers in our body's immune system. Scientists are eager to figure out the ro
Liver fibrosis is like a scar that forms when the liver tries to fix itself after repeated damage. It's a complicated process, and doctors don't have many good treatments for it. Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) are tiny cells in the liver that change and help control other cells during fi
Winter weather is coming back again, with significant snowfall expected in select areas starting Wednesday morning. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is getting ready to tackle the snowy roads. Brent Kovacs, the Public Information Officer for ODOT District 12, shared that rain will preced
You know how doctors use special machines to take pictures of the heart? Well, they've been noticing something interesting about a device called WATCHMAN FLX. This device is like a little cap that's placed in the heart to stop clots. When doctors use a special kind of scan with dye, they sometimes s
Have you ever wondered how some long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can play a role in heart disease? Well, let's dive into the story of lncRNA uc003pxg. 1 and miR-339-5p, two players in the complex game of cardiovascular health. These tiny molecular actors have been found to influence the proliferation,
Let's dive into the effectiveness of Enfortumab Vedotin (EV) in tackling advanced urothelial carcinoma (a severe form of bladder cancer) in the real world. EV is a unique drug that combines two powerful actions: it targets the nectin-4 protein found in cancer cells and disrupts their structure by in
Have you ever thought about how tiny particles could help fight cancer? Meet gold-infused copper nanodots, also known as Au-doped Cu1. 92S nanodots. These tiny powerhouses have a unique ability to absorb laser light and convert it into heat, which can kill cancer cells. But that's not all! They also
