The latest addition to the Barbie Inspiring Women line has us cheering. Available today, the Helen Keller Inspiring Woman Barbie is yet another impressive move forward for the doll brand also known known for impossible hourglass figures and opulent dream houses. Related story Barbie's New Super-Organized DreamHouse May Make Your Kids Question Your Home Edit Skills The Helen Keller Barbie […]
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The discovery that hydroxyurea interferes with the functioning of the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in patients with diabetes came about from communication between one patient and one physician, setting an example for future similar situations. Dexcom sent notices to clinicians and patients in February 2020 following the report of the case, and additional information was added to the […]
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With evidence of the health hazards facing children from air pollution growing, the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday published a policy statement meant to bring those hazards to light and to encourage and direct policy to improve children’s health. Policy co-author Dr. Catherine Karr, a professor in the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and School of Medicine, […]
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Stretching back to pre-colonial Rwanda, a unique athletic performance akin to modern-day high jumping formed part of regular ceremonies in the royal court. Known as Gusimbuka Urukiramende, this type of jumping appears to have been practised in three main contexts. First by selected groups of youth, known as intore, performing before the king or chiefs; at royal festivals and weddings […]
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Canada’s Medicago and British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday announced positive interim results for their COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The companies voiced hope that the plant-based vaccine could be added to the global fight against the pandemic, a day after another GSK jab also showed promise in tests. “We are delighted to see that the results suggest a very strong immune […]
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UTSA has established a wearables and artificial intelligence laboratory to provide precision treatment plans to improve learning among those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers will automate data collection and analysis of behavioral sensing data that can be used as an AI-augmented treatment specializer. The AI-augmented learning and applied behavior analytics ABAi Lab is a joint venture between the […]
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have followed the progression of breast cancer in an animal model and discovered a path that transforms a slow-growing type of cancer known as estrogen receptor (ER)+/HER2+ into a fast-growing ER-/HER2+ type that aggressively spreads or metastasizes to other organs. The study, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has […]
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of Health Affairs. This work, a joint effort between Silvestri and researchers at the American Cancer Society, highlights the current dire barrier in medical care: Many […]
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Looking to improve organ transplant success, researchers are working to learn more about how an immune molecule, which also protects a fetus, helps protect some transplanted kidneys, and to develop a synthetic version of that molecule that could help more patients. They also are working from the other direction with a “humanized” mouse model that could better select the optimal […]
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FOREO LUNA 3 Sensitive The OG cleansing brush in my eyes, Foreo offers over 15 different types of sonic facial cleansing brushes, all tailored to different skin types and areas fo the face (like under your eyes. Our pick is the LUNA 3 Sensitive: it has 16 customisable intensities and a number of different firming massages to target different facial […]
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