Has the recent rise in coronavirus cases left you doomscrolling more than ever? Here’s why – and what you can do about it. It’s almost instinctual, isn’t it? You brush your teeth, clamber into bed and pick up your phone – and before you even realise it, you’re scrolling. You haven’t thought much about it, […]
A novel form of a drug used to treat osteoporosis that comes with the potential for fewer side effects may provide a new option for patients. The work is supported by the National Institutes of Health and is published in Biophysical Journal. Purdue University innovators developed a stabilized form of human calcitonin, which is a […]
A new study looks at the effectiveness of seven artificial intelligence-based screening algorithms to diagnose diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease leading to vision loss. In a paper in Diabetes Care, researchers compared the algorithms against the diagnostic expertise of retina specialists. Five companies produced the tested algorithms – two in the United […]
The Funfetti news just keeps coming! After just finding out that Pillsbury would be releasing Funfetti Brownie Mix, now we’re getting a frozen treat with the iconic colorful sprinkles. It was only a matter of time (and we’re glad this is the time) that Funfetti Ice Cream came knocking on our doors. In true @candyhunting […]
Cuomo ‘hasn’t taken any responsibility’ for his handling of coronavirus pandemic: Janice Dean Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean argues New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was ‘never called to task’ by the media, says families who have lost loved ones ‘want answers and accountability.’ New York City administered just over 8,300 doses of the coronavirus […]
Starting their social justice efforts early! Amanda Stanton, January Jones and other celebrity parents have brought their children to protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The former ABC personality, 30, received a lot of questions from her followers after bringing her two daughters, Kinsley, 8, and Charlie, 6, to a Corona Del […]
Alexia Clark is known for her fitness tutorials and challenges on Instagram but a post she shared Monday afternoon was a clear departure from her usual. In the photo, Clark can be seen lying in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube in her nose. And, in the caption, she talked about her recent health […]
For decades, physicians have known that about half of all patients with heart failure appear to have hearts that contract normally—a syndrome now known as heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (or HFpEF, pronounced hef-pef). This type of heart failure was first seen primarily in slim, elderly women with high blood pressures and thicker […]
Lithium is considered the gold standard for treating bipolar disorder (BD), but nearly 70 percent of people with BD don’t respond to it. This leaves them at risk for debilitating, potentially life-threatening mood swings. Researchers at the Salk Institute have found that the culprit may lie in gene activity—or lack of it. A new study […]
For a few days in December, Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita. Hospitals hit capacity as the rate of new cases topped the nation, nearly double the rate in neighboring Connecticut. The state’s record for daily COVID-19 deaths, set in […]
