Oh, baby! The next generation of Duggars are here and more are on the way — because 19 Kids and Counting just wasn’t enough. It all started when Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar tied the knot in 1984 and started growing their family four years later. Since Josh’s 1988 birth, the couple have welcomed twins […]
Here’s What Pisces Season Will Mean For Your Zodiac Sign
If you’re someone who follows astrology and feels connected to the goings on of heavenly bodies as they move through different phases and interactions with one another, you might be feeling relief at the ending of Mercury’s period of retrograde, which began January 30th and is said to be responsible for miscommunications and technological glitches. […]
Gabrielle Union’s Abs Look Ridiculous In New Backyard Photoshoot Pics
Gabrielle Union, 48, showed off her toned abs in a new backyard Insta photoshoot. The L.A.’s Finest star stays fit by doing cardio intervals and weighted circuits. To get a strong core, the actress does planks, mountain climbers, and slider crunches. Living through a global pandemic means doing your best to stay home as much […]
How to really fix COVID-19 vaccine appointment scheduling
If you’ve tried to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, you know how frustrating the process can be. People are spending hours obsessively refreshing websites, hoping an appointment will open up somewhere. They scan Facebook groups for tips and insider information. One writer compared it to Soviet-style queues for cabbage. The competition for slots will only […]
Woman contracts COVID-19 from lung transplant in a first
A lifesaving operation turned tragic when a Michigan woman contracted COVID-19 from her double lung transplant last year and died soon after. The case marks the first time that doctors have confirmed COVID-19 transmission through an organ transplant, according to a report of the case, published Feb. 10 in the American Journal of Transplantation. A […]
COVID-19 vaccine efficacy higher with three-month interval between doses
A three-month interval between the first and second doses of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Oxford vaccine results in higher vaccine efficacy than a six-week interval, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in The Lancet. Merryn Voysey, D.Phil., from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and colleagues present data from three single-blind randomized […]
French researchers trial more accurate fast COVID-19 test
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (Reuters) – – French researchers are using tiny antibody particles extracted from the family of animals that includes camels and llamas to produce a test they say can detect if patients have COVID-19 faster and more accurately than existing methods.Slideshow ( 2 images )The prototype test, called CorDial-1, has not been approved for […]
Afghanistan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid rising violence
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan began its first COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, administering doses initially to security force members, health workers and journalists, in a campaign that may face challenges from a sharp rise in violence.Slideshow ( 3 images )The war-damaged country received 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII), which […]
Maturation of 'mini brain' organoids matches human brain development
A new study from UCLA and Stanford University researchers finds that three-dimensional human stem cell-derived 'mini brain' organoids can mature in a manner that is strikingly similar to human brain development. For the new study, published in Nature Neuroscience February 22, senior authors Dr. Daniel Geschwind of UCLA and Dr. Sergiu Pasca of Stanford University […]
Researchers uncover 'hotspots' on the Spike protein that are critical for SARS-CoV-2 infection
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted considerable investigation into how the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein attaches to a human cell during the infection process, as this knowledge is useful in designing vaccines and therapeutics. Now, a team of scientists has discovered additional locations on the Spike protein that may not only help to explain how certain mutations […]