A new kind of nail with a checkered history has emerged this summer. The new-gen French manicure, now with options like multicolored and animal print tips, is seemingly everywhere. For her 26th birthday, Gigi Hadid wore a rainbow of French tips by the celebrity nail artist Mei Kawajiri. Kylie Jenner has often worn some version…
Oeuf mayo, or egg mayo, seldom seen in the United States, is revered in France, where there’s even a society to “safeguard” the dish: the Association de sauvegarde de l’oeuf mayonnaise. At Bistrot Paul Bert, a favorite of mine, oeuf mayo was the first starter out of the kitchen when the restaurant reopened after closing…
The researchers then began crosschecking, comparing people’s weights and other measurements from one clinic visit to the next. Based on B.M.I., about 7 percent of the men and women had become obese within about six years of their first visit to the clinic. But B.M.I. is a loose approximation of body composition and not always…
If children aren’t local, Dr. Palmiter said, parents could arrange a weekly phone call or FaceTime and wait to establish that connection before broaching the subject of getting help. Ms. Garon said that if parents fear that a young adult may be suicidal or likely to harm others, it would be appropriate to act immediately…
As the Delta variant sweeps the world, researchers are tracking how well vaccines protect against it — and getting different answers. In Britain, researchers reported in May that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had an effectiveness of 88 percent protecting against symptomatic disease from Delta. A June study from Scotland concluded that the vaccine…
PARIS — For years the Chanel show was the biggest, most famous, most showy show in Paris. Guests would throng the steps of the Grand Palais, where it was traditionally held, decked out in their double-C finery (bags and boots and brooches), seeding selfies like ginkgo trees across their Instagram feeds. It would be impossible…
IMAGE: Controlling Individual Water Droplets as Biochemical Reactors – Scientists from Ritsumeikan University, Japan develop a method to better manipulate tiny droplets in lab-on-a-chip applications for biochemistry, cell culturing, and drug… view more Credit: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Miniaturization is rapidly reshaping the field of biochemistry, with emerging technologies such as microfluidics and “lab-on-a-chip” devices taking the…
BUFFALO, N.Y — Children who eat slower are less likely to be extroverted and impulsive, according to a new study co-led by the University at Buffalo and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The research, which sought to uncover the relationship between temperament and eating behaviors in early childhood, also found that kids who were highly responsive…
IMAGE: Lorraine Reitzel, Distinguished Professor of Education at University of Houston and director, Taking Texas Tobacco Free, is leading expansion of the program into underserved communities and targeting substance abusers view more Credit: University of Houston In Texas, only 14% of residents are cigarette smokers, thanks in part to groups like Taking Texas Tobacco Free (TTTF)…
Bahamian mosquitofish in habitats fragmented by human activity are more willing to explore their environment, more stressed by change and have smaller brain regions associated with fear response than mosquitofish from unaffected habitats. The new study from North Carolina State University shows that these fish have adapted quickly in specific ways to human-driven change, and…