Using genetic engineering, researchers at UT Southwestern and Indiana University have reprogrammed scar-forming cells in mouse spinal cords to create new nerve cells, spurring recovery after spinal cord injury. The findings, published online today in Cell Stem Cell, could offer hope for the hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who suffer a spinal cord injury […]
Young New Zealanders who are experiencing stress are more likely to seek help from friends and families than from counselors or other specialists, according to a new study published in Stress and Health, raising questions about how effective the help they receive may be. Young New Zealanders who are experiencing stress are more likely to […]
(HealthDay)—Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with cognitive impairment among individuals with schizophrenia, according to a review and meta-analysis published online March 3 in JAMA Psychiatry. Katsuhiko Hagi, Ph.D., from Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma in Tokyo, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the association between risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cognition […]
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 […]
Professor Christiani Jeyakumar Henry, Senior Advisor of Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and his team have developed a Glycemic Index (GI) glossary of non-Western foods. The research paper was published in Nutrition & Diabetes on 6 Jan 2021. Observational studies have shown that the consumption […]
New research from UNC-Chapel Hill suggests that those who have previously experienced a SARS-CoV-2 infection develop a significant antibody response to the first dose of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine. In fact, one dose of the vaccine could give the same level of antibody protection to those who have had COVID-19 as two doses of vaccine provide […]
Catching up with your BFF is fun, bonding time with your baby releases feel-good endorphins and walking the dog promotes a sense of calm. So it makes sense to buddy up in order to give your workout a lift and boost your motivation. Buddying up is nothing new — and even with social distancing still […]
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 […]
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 […]
When Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway introduced a bill in the Montana House two years ago that would have prohibited abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the Republican legislator knew it was unlikely to survive the veto pen of the Democratic governor. Sure enough, then-Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed that bill and two other anti-abortion measures passed by […]
