Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A treatment to prevent runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19 is a step closer after a University of Queensland-led study into how immune cells respond to the virus. Dr. Larisa Labzin and Professor Kate Schroder from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience with Dr. Sarah Londrigan at the Peter Doherty Institute …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Short-terms clinical trials have demonstrated the health benefits of low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and low-fat diets (LFDs) for weight loss and heart protection. Now a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine looks at the effects of these diets on mortality in middle-aged and older adults. In the study of 371,159 …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found a link between regular use of the internet and a lower risk of dementia. For the study, investigators followed 18,154 dementia-free adults aged 50 to 64.9 years for a median of 7.9 years and a maximum of 17.1 years. …
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in Pediatric Investigation provides evidence that face masks reduce the release of exhaled particles when used by school-aged children. For the study, 23 healthy children were asked to perform activities that ranged in intensity (breathe quietly, speak, sing, cough, and sneeze) while wearing no mask, a cloth mask, …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Glucocorticoid therapy is widely used during pregnancies at risk of premature delivery to promote fetal lung maturation. While it is an effective treatment, it can also trigger heart and blood vessel problems. New research published in The FASEB Journal uncovers the mechanisms behind the cardiovascular-related effects of the most commonly used …
Leave it to Lil Nas X to dominate the carpeted steps at the 2023 Met Gala. Tonight, the Grammy winning-musician appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art wearing nothing but a metallic thong, sparkling silver body paint, and tons of bejeweled crystals and pearls (which covered literally everything from his head to his toes). He …
YOU MAY be familiar with Vuori already, but allow us to reintroduce you. This Cali-based athleisure brand was founded in 2015 by Joe Kudla, a dude on a mission to create a premium activewear line that integrates west coast lifestyle, yoga, surf, and sport in one. While the quality competes with some of the priciest …
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HBO’s NEWEST limited series is a reimagining of the Watergate scandal from the perspective of two of Nixon’s most trusted men. Starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, the show follows E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy. The two men were part of the White House Special Investigation Unit (nicknamed the White House Plumbers, among …
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The following story contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 6 of Succession, “Living+.” NOW THAT we’re a few weeks removed from Logan Roy’s shocking death in Succession (and only a few days removed in the show’s world), the primary storyline for the show’s final season is starting to really take shape. Namely, how the sale …
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