Preschoolers living in impoverished communities who have access to a nurturing home environment have significantly higher intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in adolescence compared to those raised without nurturing care. That is the finding of a new international study conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, which examined data from more than 1600 […]
Majority feel they’re well informed on COVID-19
Almost nine in ten (85%) people rate their own knowledge about COVID-19 as ‘good’ or ‘very good’, up from 72% in March, find UCL researchers as part of the COVID-19 Social Study. This contrasts with just 5% who think they have poor or very poor knowledge, down from 10% in March, the start of the […]
Study on placenta membrane cells identifies genetic markers associated with preterm birth
A new research study from the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center led by investigators at the University of Chicago has identified new genetic markers associated with gestational length, providing new insights into potential risk factors for preterm birth. In a collaboration between multiple labs and funded through the March of Dimes Foundation, the investigators […]
Chrissy Teigen Reflects on 'Brutal' 2 Months Following Pregnancy Loss
The road to healing. Chrissy Teigen opened up about the ups and downs she has experienced following her September pregnancy loss. See Chrissy Teigen, John Legend’s Pics With Luna and Miles “When I’m old and grey, I will look back on the last two months as being brutal, exhausting, sad, physically challenging, mentally painful bitches […]
HCQ has no significant impact on heart rhythm in lupus patients, even those with CKD
New research shows that adults with lupus who take the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, do not have any differences in their corrected QT (QTc) intervals, an electrocardiogram (EKG) measurement of the heart’s electrical signals, even if they have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a complication of lupus that can be associated with increased levels of the medication. […]
The real reason stores are putting limits on toilet paper again
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring had citizens concerned not only for their health, but access to essential household items. We surely all remember the days of walking into our local grocery store only to be met with empty shelves and fellow panicked customers. One item in particular seemed to cause the most […]
New insights on a common protein could lead to novel cancer treatments
A new University of Colorado Boulder-led study sheds light on a protein key to controlling how cells grow, proliferate and function and long implicated in tumor development. The findings, published this week in the journal Genes and Development, could lead not only to new therapies for hard-to-treat cancers, but also inform novel treatments for neurological […]
Focus on COVID-19 deaths in under-65s for better insights into infection rates across populations, say researchers
Simply comparing the total number of deaths across countries may provide a misleading representation of the underlying level of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, because of large differences in reported COVID-19 death rates in elderly populations in different countries. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Institut […]
How Matthew McConaughey Helped Jennifer Garner Find Time to Pump on Set
Lending a hand! Matthew McConaughey helped Jennifer Garner thrive as a working mom on the Dallas Buyers Club set in 2013. See Bachelor’s Tenley Molzahn and More Celeb Moms Pumping Breast Milk The actress, 48, had recently welcomed her son, Samuel, now 8, and “there was never a 10-minute break” for her to pump breast […]
Impacts of family structure on puberty onset in girls
Girls who do not live with both parents from birth to age two may be at higher risk of starting puberty at a younger age than girls living with both parents, research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics suggests. The authors suggest that their findings support the hypothesis that stress in early life […]