Future family of five? Audrey Roloff and Jeremy Roloff are planning to give their two children a sibling soon. Full House! Jude Law and More Celeb Parents With Big Broods “We’ve always said we wanted to have a big family, and I do feel like my body [is] totally recovered […]
Exploring the ciliary body’s role in eye health
What if the degenerative eye conditions that lead to glaucoma, corneal dystrophy, and cataracts could be detected and treated before vision is impaired? Recent findings from the lab of Investigator Ting Xie, Ph.D., at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research point to the ciliary body as a key to unlocking […]
Hope for children with rare heart condition: Novel stem cell therapy to save the day
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a condition caused by the weakening of the heart muscle, affecting the ventricles (chambers in the heart that push blood around the body as it contracts). If allowed to progress unchecked, DCM can lead to heart failure and death, especially in children. The only cure, at […]
The cold truth about losing weight (and keeping germ free)
The cold truth about losing weight (and keeping germ free): Research shows keeping yourself cool DOES have a host of health benefits Three children who needed dropping off and picking up constantly; the house in disrepair; a partner often away on business and an unpredictable workflow. I was exhausted. The […]
A first look at how the drug salvinorin A works in the brain
Recent interest in developing therapies from hallucinogenic drugs has scientists exploring how these chemicals work in the brain. Recently, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers imaged the brains of people who had vaped salvinorin A, a drug used in Native Mexican rituals, and found that, like other psychedelic drugs, it increased the […]