Nikki Bella Says She and Artem Chigvintsev Have 'Tired Sex' Post-Baby

TMI! Nikki Bella exclusively told Us Weekly about her and Artem Chigvintsev’s postpartum sex life on Thursday, March 4. Nikki Bella and More Celeb Parents Get Real About Postpartum Sex The Total Bellas star, 37, and the Dancing With the Stars pro, 38, were initially “hot and heavy” after their 7-month-old son Matteo’s birth — […]

Team of bioethicists and scientists suggests revisiting 14-day limit on human embryo

An international team of bioethicists and scientists, led by a researcher at Case Western Reserve University, contends it may be justified to go beyond the standing 14-day limit that restricts how long researchers can study human embryos in a dish. Going beyond this policy limit could lead to potential health and fertility benefits, and the […]

Tracking the global movement of malaria parasites and their variants

An international collaboration of researchers have developed a computational method to identify malaria parasites as they move around the world with their human hosts—key to measuring impact of elimination campaigns. Led by University of Melbourne Professor Karen Day, Laboratory Head at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) and Bio21, the team […]

Stressed and distracted, kids and their teachers say virtual learning isn’t working

(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, […]

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher Celebrate Son Isaiah's 6th Birthday

Birthday boy! Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher rang in their eldest son Isaiah’s sixth year on Saturday, February 27. Carrie Underwood’s Best Motherhood Quotes Over the Years “Today, we celebrate Isaiah … because today, he is 6 whole years old!” the country singer, 37, captioned an Instagram slideshow. “Isaiah, you are kind, funny, smart, the […]

Doctors repurposing medical devices and apps for COVID-19

Health care workers around the world have risen to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with creative solutions, from 3-D-printing face shields, ventilator parts and nasopharyngeal swabs, to repurposing home breathing machines as makeshift ventilators. Physicians and researchers in Canada are adapting health technologies to triage and monitor patients with COVID-19, too. When the pandemic […]

Covid jab may help fight cancer, chronic pain… and even Alzheimer's

The coronavirus jab’s most tantalising side effects? It may help fight cancer, chronic pain… and even Alzheimer’s Scientists have documented the unexpected benefits of vaccines for decades Some experts suggest vaccines can ‘train’ the immune system, strengthening it Others say increased stress hormones affect cells’ ability to target infections Joan Wakefield has barely been able to walk […]

Biobattery-powered microneedle patch can deliver drugs and procure testing samples

A pain-free, organic and biodegradable drug delivery patch may be on the horizon for home health care patients soon. Researchers from Tohoku University have developed a biobattery-powered device capable of both delivering large molecule pharmaceuticals across the skin barrier and extracting interstitial fluid for diagnostic purposes. They published their approach online on Jan. 28 in […]