Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me? It likely provides protection for both. Studies on the new coronavirus and other germs show wearing a mask helps stop infected people from spreading disease to others. Evidence also suggests that masks may offer some protection for the people wearing them. The virus spreads from droplets people spray […]
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NIMS has developed a low-cost self-assembled particle-based injectable gel for promoting blood vessel formation—a regenerative medicine process vital in cell and tissue transplantation. This material may be used as an effective, low cost regenerative medicine technology and may serve as an alternative to expensive and deactivation-prone growth factors. Current approaches to regenerating damaged biological tissues comprise transplantation of cells (i.e., […]
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After a delicious meal, you may feel bloated for a little while afterwards. You may not need to wait out that disagreeable position. Instead, sipping on a lukewarm brew could help. Gas trapped in your intestines can begin to feel painful, but how does it get there in the first place? It could be down to the foods you’re eating […]
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Active lifestyle choices such as eating vegetables, exercising and quitting smoking can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease, a new study from Australian and Swedish researchers has found. Published in The Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, researchers from Griffith University and Karolinska Instituet, Sweden, undertook a systematic review of more than 100 published research papers to determine […]
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in humans. Worldwide, as the population ages, the burden of treating heart failure is increasing; opportunities for heart transplantation cannot keep pace. As adult cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells) are terminally differentiated and do not proliferate, regeneration may be the answer. Support cells like fibroblasts can be directly reprogrammed in vitro, but these […]
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A team of researchers from Emory University and Cornell University has found that young voles are adversely impacted when they receive less than the normal amount of attention from their parents as they grow. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes experiments they conducted with voles and what they learned about them. Prior research has […]
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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would not allow widespread use of blood plasma to treat COVID-19 patients without more evidence that the therapy works. Yesterday (Aug. 23), the agency apparently reversed this decision and issued an “emergency use authorization” for the treatment, according to a statement. An emergency use authorization does not require as […]
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It's back-to-school time for Jessica Simpson's brood! On Tuesday, the singer, actress and fashion designer shared a sweet snap of son Ace Knute, 7, and daughter Maxwell Drew, 8, hugging while wearing backpacks on their first day of classes. "First day of 2nd and 3rd grade for these two kiddos," Simpson, 40, captioned the shot of her two oldest children, […]
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Tia Mowry Shares Her Go-To Quarantine Meals and Tricks for Keeping It Fresh in the Kitchen While her son Cree Taylor, 9, "enjoys seeing Mommy on television," he has his preferences. For instance, "he's a huge fan of Family Reunion" on Netflix — but other projects from her past, not so much. "Twitches was on and he was like, 'Eh,' and […]
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Type 2 diabetes can seem negligible at first because the symptoms are often subtle or non-existent in the beginning. Over time, however, the condition can lead to grave health problems. This is because the mechanisms involved in diabetes take a while to produce their harmful outcomes. Type 2 diabetes means one of two things: your pancreas does not produce enough […]
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