Hallmark star Danica McKellar just made fans do a double-take. No, not because of a killer outfit she wore or another book release, but because of how much she and her son Draco look alike! On April 9, the Math Doesn’t Suck author shared a heartwarming snapshot from her Easter celebration with her lookalike son and her pops! She posted […]

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS One, researchers present the crystal structure of an anti-non-structural protein 9 (nsp) specific nanobody in complex with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nsp9, which they termed nsp9COV19. Study: Inside-out: Antibody-binding reveals potential folding hinge-points within the SARS-CoV-2 replication co-factor nsp9. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock.com Background Nsp9 is a small […]

Aging may be the greatest threat to your freedom and independence you’ll ever know, only because of what it does to your muscles. “The anabolic hormones that are responsible for maintaining muscle decline with age,” says Brandon Grubbs, PhD, assistant professor of exercise physiology and co-leader of the Positive Aging Consortium at Middle Tennessee State University. “Older adults also tend […]

Interest has exploded in a weight loss drug that was initially developed to help diabetics control their blood sugar. The drug, semaglutide, is a weekly shot sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. Only one, Wegovy, is approved by the FDA as a weight-loss drug to treat obesity. Ozempic is not approved for weight loss, but patients have reported […]

The US suicide rate rose in 2021, reaching its highest level since 2018 and reversing 2 consecutive years of decline, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 48,183 people died by suicide in the US in 2021, a rate of 14.1 per 100,000, up roughly 4% from 2020, when 45,979 people […]

With the goal of fostering awareness and identifying strategies to reduce bias within the medical genetics field and to improve health equity, members of the ACMG’s Social, Ethical and Legal Issues (SELI) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committees collaborated to address factors in which bias can occur in clinical genetic testing in a just-published statement, “Clinical, technical, and environmental […]

In a nationwide Swedish study of 207 births to women with an earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), researchers found an increased risk of both maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes. The study was published in eClinicalMedicine and is a collaboration between Washington University in St Louis and Karolinska Institutet. Early-onset colorectal cancer (diagnosed before age 50) has risen worldwide, resulting […]

In a recent study published in the Cell journal, researchers showed how a dietary tryptophan (Trp) metabolite synthesized by the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri (Lr) invaded the gut-distal tumor microenvironment (TME) of melanoma patients and facilitated their immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment. Study: Dietary tryptophan metabolite released by intratumoral Lactobacillus reuteri facilitates immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com Introduction In this way, they evidenced […]

Before having a baby of my own, I assumed breastfeeding would come naturally. In antenatal classes when the feeding expert squeezed a knitted boob at the group, we all laughed and thought there wouldn’t be much more to it. But for me, breastfeeding wasn’t a positive experience. This week, Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague faced backlash after revealing in a Youtube […]

In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers explored the regulation of gut microbiota via a two-phase and low-calorie diet among obese persons. Study: Modulation of Gut Microbiota through Low-Calorie and Two-Phase Diets in Obese Individuals Image Credit: sdecoret/Shuttertsock.com Background The gut microbiota (GM) involves a complex microbial community of fungi, bacteria, parasites, and viruses that exist symbiotically in the human gastrointestinal […]