Ever wanted to grab a drink from Central Perk? Well, now you can! OK, maybe not exactly, but you can get pretty close thanks to the new cookbook, Friends: The Official Central Perk Cookbook. The cookbook is sure to make you feel like you’re part of the gang as you enjoy a drink inspired by […]
Here’s your friendly reminder the PSL and Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew are available now at Starbucks, so it’s unofficially the start of fall. I am so pleased to let you know there’s a new autumn Starbucks drink you’ll absolutely fall in love with—sorry! had to!—allow me to introduce you to the Apple Crisp Macchiato. Available […]
The feat is all the more appreciated considering Daniel Scali has CRPS or complex regional pain syndrome which is excess pain or inflammation in his left arm due to injury Australia’s Daniel Scali has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest duration of time in the abdominal plank position (male) […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A large, real-world test of face masks in Bangladesh shows that masks work to reduce community spread of COVID-19. It also shows that surgical masks are more effective than cloth face coverings. The study, which was published ahead of peer review, […]
Miami publicist Robin Diamond is “step-obsessed.” She aims for 10,000-plus steps every day using her Apple watch and even bought a treadmill during the COVID-19 quarantine to make sure she reaches her daily goal. The 43-year-old has lost 15 pounds since April 2019 and feels better than ever before. “Walking saved my sanity and restored […]
High blood pressure: Doctor explains benefits of hibiscus tea We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info High blood pressure is a very […]
Paddy McGuinness details 'stressful' Friday morning We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In a social media post the Take Me Out […]
This first item comes from the “You’ve got to be kidding” section of LOTME’s supersecret topics-of-interest file. Investigators at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Roehampton noticed that some people who enrolled in exercise programs to lose weight did just the opposite: they gained weight. […]
With the growing concern about the emergence of pandemics, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, drug development and repurposing are paramount. A recent study available on the preprint server bioRxiv* investigated the influence of colloidal aggregation on early drug development in repurposing screens. Specifically, whether colloidal aggregators, one of the most common artifacts […]
Starting a highly effective treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) soon after diagnosis is superior to starting an older, first-line agent and then escalating treatment, new research suggests. An examination of data from two national registries showed that, compared with treatment escalation, initiation of a highly effective agent was associated with a 29% reduction in […]
