FILE PHOTO: A medical worker waits for people to test them with a free antigen quick test in a tent on the ground of the Dresden fair, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Dresden, Germany, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias RietschelBERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 22,657 to 2,713,180, data from the Robert […]
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Meet Dylan Matthew Darby! On Wednesday, the Real Housewives of Potomac star, 32, revealed the name of her newborn son, who she welcomed with husband Michael Darby on March 2. Ashley announced the exciting news alongside a series of professional photos of her baby boy on Instagram. "It is with the biggest, happiest and most grateful hearts we introduce our little angel, […]
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For the first time, activation of nuclear receptor coactivator 3 (NCOA3) has been shown to promote the development of melanoma through regulation of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) sensitivity, cell cycle progression and circumvention of the DNA damage response. Results of a pre-clinical study led by Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, M.D., Medical Director of the Cancer Center at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) […]
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Announcing the upcoming arrival of a new baby makes many couples want to sing from the rafters and dance a happy dance, and mom-to-be Chastity Monroe channeled that energetic joy into one of the most amazing pregnancy announcements we’ve ever seen. This hot mama has some serious moves and stage presence that allowed her to channel the queen herself, Beyoncé, […]
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A new study by the IFCC‑IOF Committee for Bone Metabolism shows large within- and between-assay variation for ß-CTX measurement; until harmonization is achieved, proposes measuring ß-CTX by the same assay on EDTA plasma, especially for research. Bone turnover markers, and specifically bone resorption markers, are commonly used to monitor patients' response to pharmacological treatment and adherence. In 2011, the Joint […]
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The mental health crisis that has resulted from the imposition of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 has been widely observed around the world. Now, University at Buffalo researchers have determined in a preclinical study that social isolation affects adolescent males and females in markedly different ways. The research, published on March 23 in Cell Reports, provides evidence that […]
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COVID-19 has been shown to spread on airplanes by infected passengers, so minimizing the risk of secondary infections aboard aircraft may save lives. New research in the INFORMS journal Service Science uses two models to help solve the airplane seating assignment problem (ASAP). The models can lower the transmission risk of COVID-19 more so than the strategy of blocking the […]
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In Slovakia, in counties subject to two rounds of rapid antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 where those who tested positive then isolated, the approach helped decrease the prevalence of positive tests by more than 50% in a week – all while primary schools and workplaces remained open. "While it was impossible to disentangle the precise contribution of control measures and mass […]
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When clinical trials were conducted to determine the immunogenicity — the ability to elicit an immune response — for the first two vaccines marshaled against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, one group was not among those included: people who have received solid organ transplants and others (such as those with autoimmune disorders) who are immunocompromised. Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine […]
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Have you ever experienced an involuntary shiver while peeing? Turns out, it’s a pretty widespread and well-documneted phenomenon known as post-micturition convulsion syndrome. While anecdotally it appears to be more common in men, there are no studies that entirely explain it or connect it exclusively to male anatomy, and it can actually happen to anyone—even babies, who have been known […]
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