Technology
AI & Clinical Practice - Ethical Challenges and Evolving Strategies
Artificial Intelligence AI with it’s widespread use in various sectors has also taken a dive into healthcare by transforming clinical practice and improving patient care.
Health & Biology
What is Hormonal Acne and How to Deal With it?
You slept last night and woke up with a pimple popping up on your face! It would make you feel angry and depressed. Isn’t it? This could be hormonal acne. Hormonal acne could appear as common forms of acne, such as whiteheads, or more severe types of acne, such as nodules and cysts. Let us delve into and learn more about hormonal acne and various ways to deal with it.
Science
Self-Healing Materials
Self-healing materials (SHMs) are substances that automatically repair damage, mimicking organic healing. These materials have a wide range of applications, including construction, biomedicine, transportation, and even textiles. SHMs can extend the longevity of manufactured goods and have numerous uses in medical healing (Crawford, 2024).
Health & Biology
Debunking the myths surrounding toilet infections
As a pharmacist during clinical clerking, I frequently encounter patients who use the term “toilet infections” to describe symptoms that clinically align with bacterial vaginosis, urinary tract infections, or yeast infections. This widespread misconception often stems from the assumption that symptoms occurring after the use of public toilets must be caused by them.
Health & Biology
More than Lactose: Natural Polymers Revolutionizing Inhaled Drug Delivery
Natural polysaccharides like locust bean gum and chitosan are replacing lactose as safer, more effective carriers for inhaled medications and vaccines.
Technology
AI for Early Disease Prediction: How Algorithms Detect Illness Before Symptoms
Can algorithms predict sickness before you feel it? Explore how AI is using smartwatch data and ECGs to detect diseases like Alzheimer's and AFib early.
Science
From Laboratories to Markets: The Economic Journey of Innovation
Scientific advancement drives growth, productivity, and long-term global competitiveness in advanced economies.
Health & Biology
From Liquid To Powder: The Spray-Drying Revolution In Medicine
How a 150-year-old food industry technique became essential for creating stable biologics and inhaled medicines, transforming liquid drugs into life-saving powders.
Discoveries
There is a link between heart attacks and cancer
From innovative methods for cancer treatment to understanding the complexities of the human gut biome, these discoveries not only enhance our comprehension of the world but also lay the foundation for future groundbreaking advancements.
Health & Biology
How Radiology Changed Healthcare: From X-Rays to Smart Diagnosis
Radiology is more than just X-rays. See how it evolved, how it works, and how AI is making diagnosis faster, safer, and better for everyone
Technology
From Innovation to Impact: Using Generative AI Safely in Patient
Artificial Intelligence(AI) is reshaping the future of healthcare. The US and UK healthcare systems started to adopt tools like AI Scribe and conversational chatbots, as they claimed to outperform clinicians in diagnostics. Survey data from over 100 physicians polled by Fierce Healthcare and Sermo indicate that many doctors are using general-purpose LLMs for clinical tasks.
Life on Earth
The Rare Earth Race: How India Can Power the Global Green Revolution
India holds the world's 5th largest Rare Earth reserves but produces less than 1%. Explore the science and strategy behind India's quest for mineral sovereignty and high-tech independence.
Health & Biology
The Brain’s Ability to Change and Its Role in Depression
Depression has affected humans for hundreds of years. Symptoms can include persistent feelings of sadness, sleep disturbances, anxiety, and a loss of interest in social activities. Science doesn’t yet fully understand the causes and effects, but here’s what we do know: the brain is a powerful organ, and it is capable of change. Made up of a wide network of connections, it relies on chemicals, electrical impulses, and billions of neurons. Let’s explore how brain science
Health & Biology
Decentralized & AI-Augmented Clinical Trials: Transforming the Future of Drug Development
(DCTs) are redefining how pharmaceutical studies are designed, conducted, and analyzed by moving away from traditional site-centric models toward patient-centric, digitally enabled trial ecosystems.
Health & Biology
Study Finds Sleeping in the Dark is Good for Your Cardiovascular Health
According to a study, sleeping in a dark room works wonders for your heart. During sleep, ambient light can put stress on the brain that causes arterial inflammation, which may again lead to a stroke or heart attack. Let us delve into and explore the study further.
Technology
Ethical & Risk Based approach to Safe & Effective Implementation of AI in Healthcare
With the potential of AI tools revolutionizing the world of healthcare, there are ethical risk factors that need to be looked at before their implementation.
Health & Biology
Scanxiety: What is it and how to cope with it?
Many times, individuals feel fearful or extremely worried about cancer testing. The regular tests and scans that patients living with any cancer diagnosis have to undergo, to monitor their condition, can make them feel anxious before, during, or after a scan or a follow-up test
Science
How Science Writing Helps Bridge the Gap Between Research and the Public
Science writing simplifies complex research, making scientific discoveries accessible, trustworthy, and relevant to the public while reducing misinformation.
Discoveries
Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) – Merging the Mind with Machines
Imagine being able to control a computer, a prosthetic limb, or even a drone just by using your thoughts. This is not science fiction; it is now a reality thanks to brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). BCIs are groundbreaking systems that enable direct communication between the brain and external devices.
Health & Biology
Psychotherapy Options for Anxiety
Symptoms of anxiety disorders can interfere with daily life activities, such as performance at work, being in social gatherings, and relationships. In severe cases of anxiety, there might be a feeling of intense fear in common situations, a preference for isolation, or a refusal to leave their homes
