More infectious COVID-19 variants are spreading in the U.S. at the same time as cases are falling and the national vaccination campaign is picking up steam. Put it all together, a Harvard epidemiologist said Friday, and it may all add up to a lucky break for us, and we may […]
Demi Lovato Says She Has ‘Brain Damage’ After Having 3 Strokes: 'My Doctors Said That I Had 5 to 10 More Minutes'
More than two years after her near-fatal drug overdose, singer Demi Lovato is opening up about the details and how it has affected her life. On Wednesday, the trailer for Lovato's new YouTube documentary, "Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil," premiered—the singer's way of telling her fans and the public […]
Identification of Oligo-DNA that promotes skeletal muscle differentiation
Skeletal muscle is the largest tissue in the human body and is responsible not only for locomotion but for energy metabolism and heat production. Age-related muscle atrophy reduces motor function and contributes to the need for nursing care. In addition, muscle atrophy associated with various chronic diseases is known to […]
Researchers review geographic factors that affect HPV vaccination rates
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, with an estimated 79 million Americans currently infected with the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If a high-risk HPV infection does not go away, it can lead to the development of a variety of cancers, […]
Researchers seeking COVID-19 vaccine that prevents both the disease and viral transmission
Another day, another announcement about a COVID-19 vaccine. Whether that’s talk of results from clinical trials, emergency approval or plans for countries to prioritize certain groups for vaccination. But we still don’t know if current vaccines prevent disease and also prevent people transmitting the virus to others. This not only […]
Researchers identify critical molecules that coronaviruses hijack to infect human cells
When a coronavirus—including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19—infects someone, it hijacks the person’s cells, co-opting their molecular machinery for its own survival and spread. Researchers at Gladstone Institutes and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, in collaboration with scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Synthego Corporation, have identified critical molecular processes in […]
Novel gene variants that modify the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease discovered
Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly, affecting almost 44 million people worldwide. Despite decades of research, genetic factors that predispose individuals to LOAD are not clearly understood. With a growing elderly population in the U.S. and many other developed countries, there is […]
Run the Jewels Share the Playlists That Power Them Through Tough Times
This article originally appeared in the December 2020 issue of Men’s Health. JAIME MELINE and MICHAEL RENDER, a.k.a, El-P and Killer Mike, hip-hop powerhouse Run the Jewels, released their latest, RTJ4, two days earlier than planned—a decision fueled by the urge to address racial injustice protests. The album felt like […]