Coco Rocha has a new addition! The supermodel has welcomed her third child, a daughter named Iley Ryn Conran, a rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE. The baby girl was born on Sunday, Nov. 22, in New York City, weighing 7 lbs., 10 oz. Rocha, 32, and husband James Conran are also parents to son Iver Eames, 2½, and daughter Ioni […]
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A new study published in The BMJ shows that people who had surgery to improve blood flow in their legs under spinal or epidural anesthesia were less likely to die than those who were given general anesthesia. General anesthesia involves using drugs to make a patient unconscious and inserting a tube into their windpipe to help with breathing. Spinal and […]
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In 2015, hundreds of children were born with brain deformities resulting from a global outbreak of Zika virus infections. Recently, National Institutes of Health researchers used a variety of advanced drug screening techniques to test out more than 10,000 compounds in search of a cure. To their surprise, they found that the widely used antibiotic methacycline was effective at preventing […]
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'Tis the season to start thinking about all the holiday photo opps you've got planned – and since many of the traditional Instagram-worthy locations aren't available this year due to the pandemic (see ya, Santa's lap), we predict a focus on cozy moments at home. Luckily, your favorite brands have got you covered (literally) – delivering cozy, cute and camera-ready […]
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A proof-of-concept study conducted in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease offers new evidence that copper isotopes can be used to detect the amyloid-beta protein deposits that form in the brains of people living with—or at risk of developing—Alzheimer’s. Several types of isotopes give off positively charged particles called positrons that are detectable by positron emission tomography scanners. The copper […]
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Even though Rodolfo Reyes’ partner died of COVID-19 complications more than six months ago, he still buys her flowers almost every day. Her remains are in a small off-white urn on the kitchen counter he turned into an altar. It is surrounded by some of her favorite red and white roses, and votive candles. “I think about her every single […]
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TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 — History of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is associated with decreased seroprevalence of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G (IgG) among health care workers (HCWs), according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Magali Noval Rivas, Ph.D., from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and colleagues examined […]
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Scientists have developed a lung-on-chip model to study how the body responds to early tuberculosis (TB) infection, according to findings published today in eLife. TB is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) and most often affects the lungs. The model reveals that respiratory system cells, called alveolar epithelial cells, play an essential role in controlling early […]
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Thirteen African countries and an international network of research institutions have joined forces to launch the largest COVID-19 clinical trial in mild-to-moderate outpatients in Africa. The ANTICOV clinical trial aims to respond to the urgent need to identify treatments that can be used to treat mild and moderate cases of COVID-19 early and prevent spikes in hospitalization that could overwhelm […]
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The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNtech announced Nov. 20, 2020, that they will seek emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19. On Nov. 16, Moderna announced that a vaccine it has been working on has been shown to be close to 95% effective. But no vaccine will be anywhere nearly that effective […]
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