Techniques used in weather forecasting can be repurposed to provide individuals with a personalized assessment of their risk of exposure to COVID-19 or other viruses, according to new research published by Caltech scientists.
Jun 23, 2022
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When you're at a beach or pool, would you be able to identify someone who's drowning and take action to save them?
Jun 5, 2022
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In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new center to better forecast infectious disease outbreaks. It also underwent a month-long review to examine their current systems and inform future ...
May 10, 2022
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Early in the coronavirus pandemic, researchers stumbled on an unexpected finding: smokers seemed to be protected from COVID's worst effects. Initially discovered on a review of hospitalized patients in China, this "smoker's ...
Oct 4, 2021
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Scientists can use genetic 'weather forecasting' to predict how long it will take for bowel cancer to evolve resistance to a drug before a patient has even started treatment, a new study has shown.
May 21, 2021
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An international team of researchers has developed a mathematical model for predicting how bad an upcoming hay fever season will be. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their model ...
Epileptics, listen up: Imagine being able to have a "weather forecast for your brain," a way to get advance of the onset of your next seizure, thanks to a microchip planted under your scalp.
Mar 29, 2021
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Computer modelling used to forecast COVID-19 mortality contains significant uncertainty in its predictions, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the CWI institute in the Netherlands.
Nov 16, 2020
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Are influenza outbreaks and weather patterns connected? Researchers have long known that flu season occurs in the colder months, and that infection rates drop dramatically as the weather warms. But why? And could weather ...
Feb 19, 2020
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What with Facetime, Skype, Whatsapp and Snapchat, for many people, face-to-face conversation is used less and less often.
Mar 29, 2019
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