Family of five! Arielle Charnas gave birth to baby No. 3 on Tuesday, June 1, after previously suffering an ectopic pregnancy. Rainbow Babies: Stars Who Had Children After Miscarriages “Navy Bea Charnas,” the influencer, 33, captioned a hospital photo with her newborn on Wednesday, June 2. “6.1.21.” Her husband added in a post of his own: “Navy Bea Charnas is […]
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Chris Hemsworth has made a habit of showing off his huge biceps. And with good reason; he’s been swole for a decade while playing Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he stepped up his training over the last year to bulk up to play Hulk Hogan in an upcoming biopic—and has been sharing glimpses of his intense workouts while […]
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Milind Soman revealed he does not wear closed shoes while running Milind Soman just stepped out for his first 10k run after recovering from Covid. Taking to Instagram, the 55-year-old wrote, “62 mins, comfortable, max heart rate during the run 142.” The actor, who earlier shared his journey towards recovery on social media, revealed he has been running 5-6km every […]
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Researchers have evaluated 3D printed sample collection swabs made in-house and found them to be a reliable alternative to commercial swabs. The detection of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is done by collecting samples from the nose and throat. The samples are usually collected using a swab, which has fibers that […]
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Researchers world-wide are focused on clearing the toxic mutant Huntingtin protein that leads to neuronal cell death and systemic dysfunction in Huntington's disease (HD), a devastating, incurable, progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder. Scientists in the Buck Institute's Ellerby lab have found that the targeting the protein called FK506-binding protein 51 or FKBP51 promotes the clearing of those toxic proteins via autophagy, […]
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It is estimated that during a heart attack, one billion cells in the heart are lost. In the wake of the heart attack, the lost tissue is replaced by scar tissue, which can lead to heart failure, arrhythmia and death. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown how cells in the scar tissue can be […]
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Costco is known for its large variety of items. Okay, and its food court. But mostly its large variety of items. They have a ton of weird, random items, and they have an excellent return policy. Among the more random items is flour. Now, you may be thinking that flour is a kitchen staple and can be found at any […]
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A novel drug, infigratinib (Truseltiq), is now available in the United States for adults with previously treated unresectable bile duct cancer harboring a fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) fusion or other rearrangement. The agent is an orally administered, ATP-competitive tyrosine kinase inhibitor of FGFR. It was granted an accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Moderna on Tuesday became the latest drug company to apply for full FDA approval for its coronavirus vaccine to use in people 18 or older. Last month, Pfizer applied to the FDA for approval of their vaccine in people 16 and older. “We look forward to […]
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A clinical trial examining the efficacy of two devices to monitor and detect atrial fibrillation (AF), or an irregular heartbeat, in ischemic stroke patients—one an implantable device that monitors over 12 months, the other an external device that monitors over a 30-day period—found the implantable device is more than three times more effective in detecting AF, and both are a […]
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