A new sweetie for the surfer! Bethany Hamilton gave birth on Sunday, February 14, to her third baby boy. Mickey Guyton and More Stars Welcoming Babies in 2021: Pics “Our third child was born on Valentine’s Day!” the Soul Surfer author, 31, captioned a Tuesday, February 16, YouTube video. “It’s a boy! His name is Micah. Mama is happy and healthy. […]
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Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues have demonstrated that nanoengineered biodegradable microcapsules can guide the development of hippocampal neurons in an in vitro experiment. The microcapsules deliver nerve growth factor, a peptide necessary for neuron growth. The paper describing this work was published in the journal Pharmaceutics. Many neurodegenerative conditions that can lead to severe disorders are associated with depleted […]
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Joe Rogan said he will not get the Covid-19 vaccine on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the most popular podcast on Spotify, because he is healthy and isn’t sure about the vaccine safety—both issues that have been debunked on his very podcast. When asked by guest Jamar Neighbors if he would take the vaccine, Rogan said, “No. […]
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(Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Sanofi SA were ordered by a U.S. judge on Monday to pay more than $834 million to the state of Hawaii for failing to properly warn non-white patients of health risks from its blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel). The companies had failed to change the drug’s label to warn doctors and patients despite knowing some […]
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Using advanced RNA sequencing, scientists have identified two unique subtypes of a prominent mutation present in many patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)—called NPM1—that could help predict survival and improve treatment response for patients whose leukemic cells bear the mutation. In research published Feb. 16, in Nature Communications, a team led by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Senior Scientists, Drs. Benjamin […]
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments should be on guard against fraudsters offering fake COVID-19 vaccines, the bloc’s anti-fraud office said on Monday, as the continent struggles to roll out mass inoculation while lockdowns ravage its economy. The EU aims to vaccinate 70% of its adult population by the end of the summer. That’s a tall order — the inoculation […]
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While PCR testing has been used widely for COVID-19 diagnosis, it only provides information on who is currently infected. Antibody testing can tell who has been previously exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, a metric that is essential for tracking spread across a population. It may also, as a study recently published in the journal Nature Communications shows, […]
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Metabolic diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, have risen to epidemic proportions in the U.S. and occur in about 30 percent of the population. Skeletal muscle plays a prominent role in controlling the body’s glucose levels, which is important for the development of metabolic diseases like diabetes. In a recent study, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, […]
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Jasiri, Shujaa and Tumaini only landed in Kenya just over two weeks ago, but they’re already playing an important role in curbing the spread of the country’s coronavirus epidemic. The three glossy white robots, made in China and donated by Japan and the United Nations Development Programme, have been put to work at Nairobi’s main international airport, […]
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has been awarded the $1 million Dan David Prize for "defending science" and advocating for vaccine administration to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The annual Israeli award, associated with Tel Aviv University, was given to Fauci — the United States' director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) — on Monday. Six other researchers […]
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