Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The next 3 months in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are “pivotal,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, said during a news briefing Wednesday. While the rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose shot as the […]
One of the most significant genetic risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease is a gene called APOE4, which is carried by almost half of all Alzheimer’s patients. A new study from MIT shows that this gene has widespread effects on brain cells’ ability to metabolize lipids and respond to stress. In studies of human brain […]
Equipping your kid’s playroom or learning area with an art easel is a must. This multipurpose tool serves as a center for a bunch of activities—from painting to learning—and it doesn’t take up valuable real estate. You can choose from a variety of styles that have different features like a whiteboard or chalkboard, so they […]
Candid conversations. Katherine Heigl is honest with her daughters about their biological families. Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley’s Adorable Family Naleigh, 12, and Adalaide, 8, have had “more questions as they got older” about their adoptions, the Firefly Lane star, 42, said in Parents magazine’s April issue, published on Wednesday, March 3. “We have said […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Canada’s challenges in procuring COVID-19 vaccines have led its researchers to look for homegrown alternatives to the Pfizer, Moderna, and, most recently, the Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which are in short supply across the country. The answer may come from a […]
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Researchers (BGU) have found for the first time that cigarette smoke toxicity impacts the protective biofilm in the lungs, particularly concerning when paired with COVID-19 respiratory issues. Though many health factors are known about smoking, little is known about the overall toxicity potential of its ingredients. Researchers developed a new […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The number of new COVID-19 cases in children declined for the sixth consecutive week, but the drop was the smallest yet, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. New child cases in […]
Ask Eric Weaver about pandemics, and he's quick to remind you of a fact that illustrates the fleeting nature of human memory and the proximal nature of human attention: The first pandemic of the 21st century struck not in 2019, but 2009. That's when the H1N1/09 swine flu emerged, eventually infecting upwards of 1.4 billion […]
There’s endless information out there about why sleep is so important to our overall health and wellbeing, and how to get the most out of your rest. But it’s hard to know what’s really true and what’s just hearsay. Combine that with a global pandemic that’s disrupting everyone’s schedules and routines, all while sprinkling in […]
A Griffith University-led research team has discovered how a therapeutic target common among debilitating neurodegenerative disorders is activated, which could help accelerate drug development. In a study published in the journal Neuron, the researchers from Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics, the University of Queensland and Washington University, analyzed the structure and function of a protein […]
