Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A mask required sign is displayed on the entrance to a business in Dallas. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent […]
A novel therapy that combines a muscarinic receptor agonist with an anticholinergic agent is associated with a greater reduction in psychosis symptoms compared with placebo, new research shows. In a randomized phase 2 trial comprised of nearly 200 participants, xanomeline-trospium (KarXT) was generally well tolerated and had none of the common side effects linked to […]
When central nervous system cells in the brain and spine are damaged by disease or injury, they fail to regenerate, limiting the body’s ability to recover. In contrast, peripheral nerve cells that serve most other areas of the body are more able to regenerate. Scientists for decades have searched for molecular clues as to why […]
They can hear well up to about forty years old, but then suddenly deafness strikes people with DFNA9. The cells of the inner ear can no longer reverse the damage caused by a genetic defect in their DNA. Researchers at Radboud university medical center have now developed a “genetic patch” for this type of hereditary […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGz7KGZJoAV/https://www.instagram.com/p/CGz7KGZJoAV/https://www.instagram.com/p/CGz7KGZJoAV/ Twice the fun! Former Bachelor star Bob Guiney and his wife Jessica Canyon, whom he married in November 2016, announced Monday that they are expecting their second child together. The pair are already parents to 2-year-old Grayson Robert. "2021 just got a whole lot better for the Guineys!! It's safe to say @graysonguiney is really excited! ❤️," Guiney […]
(HealthDay)—For Morgan Compton, 7, who has attended school remotely for nearly a year, the stress of the pandemic manifests itself in meltdowns. On one particular day, Morgan “threw a fit and decided to go upstairs,” said her mother, Tracy Compton. Hearing the sound of his daughter’s tears, Compton’s husband, John, who also works from home, […]
Pregnancy progress! Ashley Tisdale has been showing her baby bump since sharing her news in September 2020. The High School Musical star debuted her budding belly in her Instagram reveal with husband Christopher French at the time. The actress cradled her stomach in the social media slideshow. “Just the freaking cutest,” Vanessa Hudgens commented on […]
(HealthDay)—Walmart said it will expand its COVID-19 vaccination program to more than 1,400 pharmacies in 35 states. The retailer will also partner with local community leaders and nonprofit groups to get vaccines to more vulnerable populations and will schedule vaccine events at 43 locations across 18 states, including drive-thru spots in Walmart parking lots, CBS […]
Pharmaceutical competitors Merk & Co and Johnson & Johnson are teaming up in the fight against COVID-19. According to reports, President Joe Biden is scheduled to announce on Tuesday that Merk will be helping Johnson & Johnson manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine after failing to develop its own, both The Washington Post and The New York […]
In the latest in the Athlean-X series of weight-free workout videos, Jeff Cavaliere C.S.C.S. demonstrates a series of resistance band exercises that can help build bigger, stronger shoulders. “Never underestimate the power of resistance bands in building muscle if you know how to use them,” he says. You can add any of these dozen exercises […]
