Seed companies are struggling to keep up with demand, home bakers are testing the nation’s supply of flour and yeast, and the quickest way to get a face mask is to sew your own. As do-it-yourself activity surges during the pandemic, some of those seeking a guide to greater self-sufficiency may find their way to…
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DESIGNER D.I.Y. SERIES ImageCredit…Karsten Moran for The New York Times The latest installment of our Designer D.I.Y. at Home series teaches you how to whip up a present for the significant other you may not have seen for a while. May 19, 2020 At a time when everyone is isolated at home, nervous about spending…
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Eating foods high in flavonoids — a group of nutrients found in many fruits and vegetables — may lower your risk for dementia, researchers report. The study, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, looked at 2,801 men and women who were 50 and older and free of dementia at the start. Over an average…
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Could bike share programs lead to greater cycling safety? In April 2015, Philadelphia introduced a bike share program. By 2019, there were more than 1,300 bikes and 400 pedal-assisted electric bicycles available. People used them for about 50,000 trips a month. Before the introduction of the bike share program, the rate of bicycle-car accidents had…
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Here’s what you need to know: Video Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Emmanuel Macron of France proposed a $545 billion joint fund for European Union members hit hard by coronavirus.CreditCredit…Pool photo by Andreas Gora Merkel and Macron pitch a ‘one-off’ borrowing plan to help Europe’s hardest-hit countries. Faced with economic calamity and the…
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President Trump revealed on Monday that he had been taking an anti-malaria drug as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, the same medicine that he has been promoting for two months with scant evidence of its efficacy and despite several warnings of dangerous side effects. The drug, hydroxychloroquine, has been invoked by Mr. Trump repeatedly…
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Researchers in the Ludwig Center at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report they have identified a drug treatment that could—if given early enough—potentially reduce the risk of death from the most serious complication of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), also known as SARS-CoV-2 infection. Prazosin, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved alpha blocker that relaxes…
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Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a deadly condition affecting more than 150 million people worldwide with no treatment available besides transplant. But now, a team led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has uncovered key molecular step stones in ALD that may provide targets for drug therapy development. Their work was recently published in…
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Mount Sinai Health System («Mount Sinai») and Renalytix AI (LSE: RENX) today announced the formation of Kantaro Biosciences, LLC («Kantaro»), a Mount Sinai venture, to develop and scale production and distribution of a test kit based on the Mount Sinai-developed high-performance serologic assay for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Kantaro has partnered with Minneapolis-based Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH)…
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While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is a need to look ahead for innovative new ways to make public buildings safer for both visitors and employees. Zheng O’Neill of the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering and a team of Texas A&M University researchers are seeking to develop a smart ventilation control system…
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