A research team led by Michael Fox, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has identified the type of brain cell that produces collagen 19, a protein that is crucial for the formation of inhibitory circuits in the brain. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, depicts a previously unknown molecular mechanism underlying healthy brain development. […]
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This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time—due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mortality data for this year will not be available for months. But preliminary numbers suggest that the United States is on track to see more than 3.2 million deaths this year, or at least 400,000 […]
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When Billy Loredo died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the age of 45, he left behind a love letter to his wife of over two decades as his final goodbye. Loredo, who worked as a lawyer in Edinburgh, Texas, died on Dec. 13 at the McAllen Medical Center, according to his obituary published in The Monitor. His wife of […]
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In terms of trend forecasting for the last year, there was a lot to get wrong. Who would’ve anticipated a global pandemic totally restructuring how we eat, sleep, work and, uh, [insert grown-up non-sleep activities here]? But, for all we got wrong, 2020 was, as predicted, totally the year of the vibrator. Related story Save Up to $100 on Dyson […]
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Harry Styles' mum on her father having Parkinson's disease Parkinson’s disease is a progressive condition whereby the signals communicated between the brain and nervous system are disrupted. This causes a number of impairments, many of which relate to movement. The symptoms are often subtle at first but become quite pronounced as the condition advances. When this occurs, the eyes may […]
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With the Michigan high school and collegiate sports season influx due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by Sports Medicine researchers at Henry Ford Health System provides a new perspective on performance levels of female professional athletes after they return from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstructive surgery. The study published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine found […]
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Concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people’s willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas than dense urban ones, according to newly published findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of the United States. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of […]
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mr5YmPWC9JQ It's a double dose of rainbow baby joy for Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham! Two days after announcing they are expecting again after suffering a miscarriage earlier this year, The Bachelor spouses revealed in a YouTube video on Monday that they will actually be welcoming twins next summer. The sweet video sees Luyendyk Jr., 39, and Burnham, 29, […]
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(HealthDay)—As scientists have labored to understand COVID-19 and develop a vaccine to combat it, interest in infectious disease careers seems to be growing. Academic leaders from the United States and Israel have noted the increased interest among medical students. “We just went through an applications season for fellows, and we had more applicants than in recent years,” said Richard D’Aquila, […]
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered an important process in how our immune system detects signs of disease and activates a protective response. This understanding could improve efforts to find new and effective immunotherapy treatments for diseases like cancer. In their study, published in Nature Immunology, the scientists found a mechanism by which specific immune cells, called dendritic […]
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