A University of Illinois Chicago team has been awarded over $4 million to establish a research center focusing on the health and function of people with serious mental illness. The center’s research will identify the needs of adults and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic and test interventions to help patients access medical care, learn…
MELBOURNE, Australia, September 22, 2020 – Is the world prepared a wave of neurological consequences that may be on its way as a result of COVID-19? This question is at the forefront of research underway at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. A team of neuroscientists and clinicians are examining the potential link…
BOSTON – Light therapy is safe and has measurable effects in the brain, according to a pioneering study by researchers from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Senior investigators Rajiv Gupta, MD, PhD, director of the Ultra-High Resolution Volume CT Lab at MGH and Benjamin Vakoc, PhD, at the Wellman Center…
Having elevated cholesterol during the teens or early twenties increases a person’s risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event during middle age. That is the finding a new landmark study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). This increased risk persists even in those who were…
The COVID-19 crisis has taken a psychological toll on people of all ages, but one group especially affected is teenagers. School closures and enforced social distancing have cut off many teens from major means of psychological support, putting them at higher risk of developing anxiety and depression. To learn about how teens (as well as…
Back in 2000, Keith McNally’s SoHo brasserie Balthazar outgrew the kitchen used by its bakery downstairs. So Paula Oland, who ran it, packed up her proofing baskets and rolling pins and headed to a building in Englewood, N.J., to expand its wholesale division, which also sold retail items to walk-in customers. The pandemic has caused…
Among the events derailed by Covid-19 was a talk — to be given by Fred Plotkin at the Getty Center in Los Angeles in May — connecting Michelangelo, the subject of a new exhibit, with the wine and food of his era. Mr. Plotkin, an expert in music, art and food, had also planned a…
The pandemic has brought a proliferation of new virtual cooking classes. #AskChefsAnything was an early entry, auctioning off interactive sessions to benefit immigrant workers, among others. Now there is Delicious Experiences, from a company based in Israel. It connects viewers with food experts for personalized one-on-one classes. Learn about burgers from Nate Appleman, about wine…
If the pandemic has you tackling complex baking projects, you might want a change of pace. For that, turn to the detailed, uncompromising recipes in “Lemongrass & Lime” by Leah Cohen, an owner of Pig & Khao and Piggyback in Manhattan. Ms. Cohen — whose mother is Filipino and father, who recently died of Covid-19,…
Bollinger, a Champagne house with a long history, tends to produce wines that are more richly pinot noir-driven than many (at least 60 percent in any cuvée). Most notable is its Vieilles Vignes Françaises, produced only from pre-phylloxera pinot noir grapes, grown on a couple of tiny plots. Now it has introduced an entirely new…