Corticosteroids creams or lotions are commonly prescribed to reduce inflammation that causes facial redness. They’re also the main ingredient in popular nasal sprays that aim to combat inflammatory responses that cause sinus issues. Now a recently published report in the journal Archives of Dermatological Research suggests that these widely prescribed medications may have a link with rosacea-like skin redness.
Simon Spavound, PhD and Oliver Schaer, PhD, of Drexel’s LeBow College of Business, created a tutorial for using large language models (LLM) to transform raw documents into structured data for downstream analytical tasks such as predictive modeling and sentiment analysis.
A great deal goes into not only finding a new fish species, but in confirming that it is, in fact, unknown to science and then placing it on the “tree of life”. The scientific names and classifications of fishes – and all living things – are based on specimens that are collected in the field and preserved in natural history collections like the Academy of Natural Sciences here in Philadelphia. Published literature creates a verifiable chain of custody that ties taxonomic names to their authors, dates, usage and museum specimens.
Volcanoes are one of the great wonders of nature. Their power and reputation precede them, and the fact that no one really knows exactly when they will erupt adds to their mystery. The curiosity, and sometimes misinformation, about volcanoes is only increased with social media and the internet.
What insights can be gleaned from individual immune responses in these first few days following infection that tell us about their immune protection against infection up to a year after being diagnosed with COVID? To learn more, the Drexel News Blog checked in with Elias El Haddad, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s College of Medicine.
Oliver Schaer, PhD, an assistant professor in Drexel’s LeBow College of Business, discusses his recent research that introduces a new, data-driven model for pre-launch predictions of a product’s sales.
In a recent article in Current Sports Medicine, lead author Moira Davenport, MD, a clinical professor of emergency medicine at Drexel University’s Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh) campus, and colleagues, detailed the many considerations needed for sideline medical bag preparation.
For Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Drexel News Blog checked in with Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology, and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Drexel University’s College of Medicine about his experience researching Lyme disease and his thoughts on the prospects of a new Lyme vaccine.
The Drexel News Blog checked in with Paul W. Brandt-Rauf, ScD, MD, DrPH, a distinguished university professor and dean of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, who has studied peptide therapies for treatment and prevention of cancer, to ask him about the potential for peptides and possible safety risks.
To ease impending demand spikes from the proliferation of data centers, energy utilities are turning to supercapacitors. Drexel Professor Yury Gogotsi, PhD, explains why the technology could play a key role in the future of our energy grid.
