NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers have identified the process by which adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) bacteria drive inflammation in Crohn’s disease. They found that AIEC, which colonize the intestinal mucosa by adhering to and invading intestinal epithelial cells, can produced a metabolite that interacts with the intestine’s immune cells to induce inflammation. “Our study […]
Now that the vaccine rollout has been underway for some time, questions are being raised about eventually being allowed to return to the workplace. Every adult in the UK could have both doses of the Covid vaccine by August or September, according to the head of the UK’s vaccine task force, Dr Clive Dix. As […]
Dreams take us to what feels like a different reality. They also happen while we’re fast asleep. So, you might not expect that a person in the midst of a vivid dream would be able to perceive questions and provide answers to them. But a new study reported in the journal Current Biology on February […]
ICYMI, Kelsey Wells miiight just be the hottest trainer on Instagram. Famous for her PWR strength training workouts, joining Kayla Itsines in making the SWEAT app one of the buzziest ways to get fit, and her ~unreal~ transformation photos, Kelsey is unbelievably inspiring (did I mention she’s a mama?). Unsurprisingly, her philosophy on food is […]
The World Health Organization says it will be sending more than 11,000 Ebola vaccinations to the West African nation of Guinea in the coming days to combat the recent epidemic of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has been declared in the country’s southern N’Zerekore region. WHO regional director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said Thursday […]
Despite improvements in prevention of graft-versus-host disease, chronic GVHD still occurs in 10%-50% of patients who undergo an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, and these patients may require prolonged treatment with multiple lines of therapy, said a hematologist and transplant researcher. “More effective, less toxic therapies for chronic GVHD are needed,” Stephanie Lee, MD, MPH, […]
Studying mice modeling a human genetic disease that causes irregular heartbeats and can lead to sudden death, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that emotional stress seems to promote symptoms of the disease and worsens its progression. The researchers say in their study, published Nov. 24, 2020, in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, that physicians […]
Read more articles from Allure's 30th Anniversary issue. My sister and I were reminiscing over dinner about our childhood, specifically some of the darker aspects of growing up with our mother. "Remember the time I had to learn how to change her bandages?" my sister asked, still freshly incredulous, as she took a bite of sesame chicken. […]
Do you feel like you need to be on the go 24/7? You could be ‘addicted’ to feeling overwhelmed – here’s how to cope. On a scale of one to 10, how stressed are you? If your answer is on the higher end of that scale, you’re not alone. For many of us, stress has […]
Even as the pandemic derailed some of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s biggest health care proposals, such as lowering prescription drug costs, it crystallized another: the pressing need to address California’s rapidly aging population. Already nine months into their work when Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order last March, members of a state task force […]
