We all know that alcohol isn’t the best pre-workout supplement, yet at some point or other, we’ve all tried to push through a gym session the morning after the night before. Writer Charlotte Robinson mulls over the unexpected fitness benefits she’s experienced since going teetotal. It’s a Sunday morning, and ordinarily, I would be wallowing in bed doing my best […]
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By quantifying the probability of infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in accordance with its viral load after a high-risk contact, researchers from France, Spain, and the United Kingdom show a substantial correlation of transmission probability and viral load increase in variants of concern. Their paper is published in the prestigious journal eLife. Even though aerosols […]
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Most people assume that products labeled “USDA Organic” come from farm animals who spend time outdoors, rooting and pecking in the grass. Though some organic farmers provide animals with meaningful outdoor access, a handful of large “fauxganic” companies are taking advantage of the vague animal welfare standards currently required by the National Organic Program to certify animals living in factory […]
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When we say Filipinos aren’t wasteful, we mean it. From pig ears (tenga ng baboy) and chitterlings (bulaklak) to chicken bottoms (puwet ng manok) and intestines (isaw), nothing is off the table — including developing bird embryos that are boiled and eaten from the shell. (Yes, we’re talking about balut.) And all of the aforementioned dishes — and more, like […]
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(Reuters) – Instagram has hit pause on a new app it is creating for kids, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc said on Monday, in a move that comes amid growing opposition for the project. Instagram Kids had been touted as requiring parental permission to join, and was supposed to provide ad-free, age-appropriate content, but U.S. lawmakers and advocacy […]
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding nearly $1 billion to community health centers across the nation, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The funds are to support construction and renovation projects to expand facilities, as well as for mobile medical units, telehealth technology, freezers for vaccine storage and other capital needs related to COVID-19, according to the […]
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As tumors grow within an organ, they also release cells that enter the bloodstream. These cells can travel to other organs, seeding new tumors called metastases. MIT engineers have now developed a technique that, for the first time, allows them to measure the generation rate of these circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in mice. Their approach, which also reveals how long […]
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(HealthDay)—COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective under real-world conditions in preventing symptomatic disease in health care personnel, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Tamara Pilishvili, Ph.D., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and colleagues assessed the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in a real-world setting using data from […]
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Three researchers who have been integral to the discovery and development of using light-sensitive proteins to determine the function of neurons — and possibly control them — have won the 2021 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. The technique, known as optogenetics, has been adopted by laboratories around the globe to help assess what’s at play in neurological disease and […]
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Back in April, hall-of-fame NFL quarterback Troy Aikman shared a shirtless photo to his social media that showed the FOX Sports analyst is still surprisingly ripped, sporting six-pack abs at 54. The reveal left many fans wondering what kind of routine the Cowboys legend sticks to in order to maintain the lean physique of someone half his age. Yesterday, in […]
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