16-Jun-2025 Breaking through the noise: WSComm’s revolution in spectrum sharing DOE/Idaho National Laboratory In today’s hyperconnected world, wireless communication faces a critical challenge known as the “spectrum crunch.” Spectrum crunch results from more devices vying for limited frequencies, creating an overcrowded radio frequency spectrum — a bottleneck that disrupts communication. Spectrum crunch threatens not only everyday conveniences like cellphone connectivity but also essential services, such as emergency response times, global positioning systems and military operations.
16-Jun-2025 Cancer before 40: Mayo Clinic expert shares 3 topics that younger patients often want to discuss Mayo Clinic Dr. Allison Rosenthal's experience facing a leukemia diagnosis while in medical school inspired her to pursue a career fighting cancer. It also gave her insight into aspects of life with cancer for people under 40. Now, Dr. Rosenthal is among the leaders of an effort at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center to help younger adults and older teens receive age-appropriate care and support. In this expert alert, Dr. Rosenthal shares three topics that younger people with cancer often want to discuss with their healthcare teams.
13-Jun-2025 “The most human gesture” brings the gift of a hand transplant at Penn Medicine University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine In a Penn Medicine medical marvel six years in the making, a 28-year-old Swiss man has hands of his own for the first time since he lost his arms and legs to major infection at age 12. His bilateral hand transplant marked the first surgery of its kind at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania since 2019. The yearslong journey and transatlantic relationship with the Penn Medicine team leading up to the surgery endured amidst the hand transplant program’s pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.
13-Jun-2025 UT researchers leading efforts to address complex health issues affecting Tennesseans University of Tennessee at Knoxville At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, three researchers in nursing, microbiology, and nuclear engineering collaborate with UT Medical Center to address health challenges like breast cancer and diabetes. Their interdisciplinary projects combine clinical expertise and research to improve patient outcomes and train future medical professionals.
13-Jun-2025 SFU team joins international collaboration to track and monitor infectious diseases Simon Fraser University Researchers from Simon Fraser University are joining an international effort to improve how infectious diseases are tracked and monitored. Launched at the end of May, ARTIC-2 is extending a genome sequencing technique that was used by thousands of laboratories globally to spot COVID-19 variants, providing crucial information when mapping out new infectious threats.
13-Jun-2025 Global health: Brazil's blueprint for chronic diseases and stroke management BGI Genomics This article explores how emerging models such as Brazil's community-based health strategies and advances in genetic testing now make it possible to identify individuals at high risk earlier than ever before, enabling more targeted, effective interventions suitable for adoption on a global scale.
13-Jun-2025 Li develops revolutionary flood hazard forecasting system University of Tennessee at Knoxville Assistant Professor Haochen Li at UT Knoxville is developing a deep learning-powered flood forecasting system for Southern Appalachians. Supported by AI Tennessee Initiative, this tool offers high-resolution predictions to improve disaster response, infrastructure planning, and homeowner safety in mountainous terrains, addressing gaps in traditional FEMA flood maps.
12-Jun-2025 The fundamental nature of the universe explored using new instrument offering insights into behavior of fusion machines and the sun Princeton University Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory unveils a machine with unmatched capabilities to explore the phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection. Funder DOE/US Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation
12-Jun-2025 Choir singers help researchers design quieter airplanes Texas A&M University Members of the Texas A&M University Century Singers participated in a research study showing that aerospace engineers could “see sound,” which may lead to quieter airplanes.
12-Jun-2025 Purr-spectives matter: seeking a second opinion for your pet Texas A&M University When pets face multiple or complex health problems, seeking a second opinion can be a helpful step to gain additional clarity and explore all available care options, according to Dr. Andrew Bugbee, chief medical officer and a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
