COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The pandemic is pushing more people to seek treatment for obesity, Novo Nordisk’s top boss said on Thursday, referring to strong sales of the newly launched drug, Wegovy, which helped the drugmaker raise its earnings forecast for the full year. Sales of prescriptions drugs to treat obesity have failed to take off in the past due to […]
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Removal of an offender's hand, tongue or ear: punishments described in Babylon's Hammurabi Code, depended on the nature of the crime. Published in 1771 B.C., the code set the first formal standards for business interactions. But scientists disagree about whether punishment is necessary to maintain mutually-beneficial interactions between animals and plants in nature. In a new study in Proceedings of […]
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DENVER ― Low to moderate levels of physical activity in later life significantly mitigate the increased risk for age-related dementia, new research suggests. New data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA) show that adults aged 80 years and older who engaged in moderate to high levels of physical activity were at lower risk for all-cause dementia than inactive […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Security personnel ask customers for proof of vaccination as they enter City Winery in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Musto can’t bring himself to ask his regulars at his Staten Island restaurant, Cargo Cafe, to prove they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus. So if […]
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A study of lung tissue from patients with end-stage bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) as a complication of lung transplantation yielded molecular and morphologic insights into the development of chronic rejection. These insights may help develop therapies to optimize long-term outcomes for lung transplantation patients, report investigators in The American Journal of Pathology. BOS, a common form of chronic lung allograft […]
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Blake Lively has opened up about struggling with body confidence after having her third daughter, but she recently landed on the red carpet for Free Guy looking incredibly fit and strong. Blake, 33, wore a gorgeous pink metallic gown by Prabal Gurung with cut-outs that casually showed off her toned abs and arms. Blake even gave a shout-out to her […]
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If improving your performance and building muscle is your goal, you should pay attention to what your menstrual cycle is doing. It turns out, amenorrhea can lead to a bigger risk of injury. Whether it’s finding period pants that don’t create a VPL under your leggings or workingthrough bloat, cramps and fatigue at different points in the month, menstrual cycles […]
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox issued a preliminary injunction against the law that Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed in April banning mask requirements by […]
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Standing on a thick pad at Brooklyn Boulders climbing gym, Juan Guardiola (pictured above) stares at the wall in front of him, which is dotted with big, knobby holds for hands and feet. He tries to talk himself up for his first-ever attempt to get to the top of a bouldering route. But he’s stuck playing out worst-case fall scenarios […]
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Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio are collaborating to create a computer model of the intricate structures of the human heart as part of a larger effort to develop a new, potentially life-saving heart surgery. The work, led by Dr. Keith Bartels of SwRI's Mechanical Engineering Division and Dr. Hai-Chao Han of UTSA's College of […]
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