New technique allows for identification of potential drugs to fight resistant bacteria

Washington, DC – June 20, 2021 – Researchers from the Miami University in Ohio have optimized a new technique that will allow scientists to evaluate how potential inhibitors work on antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This technique, called native state mass spectrometry, provides a quick way for scientists to identify the best candidates for effective clinical drugs, particularly…

Fathers’ wellbeing highlighted; part of new interactive resources for new parents’ mental health

On International Fathers’ Mental Health Day, the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), in partnership with Dr Ranjana Das and Dr Paul Hodkinson from the University of Surrey, is delighted to announce the launch of three new ‘Factographics’ interactive resources – designed to better support the mental health of new mothers and fathers. Mental health problems…

E-Cards Are Back, Thanks to the Pandemic

Nearly a generation after the electronic postcard was introduced, digital greeting cards experienced an increase in demand last year as the pandemic isolated people from their social circles. With in-person interactions reduced and stores closed, people seeking to connect with family, friends and co-workers embraced e-cards, a gimmick that had a heyday in an earlier…

Gerald Stratford Knows How to Garden

Gerald Stratford’s big vegetables and ordinary life changed with a tweet. He posted two pictures of himself wearing a red T-shirt and matching pants held up by thick blue suspenders in May 2020. In the first photograph he’s standing and holding a giant bundle of rocket — or arugula as it’s called in the United…

Vintage Vases Find New Life as Bongs

Kat Briceno, 34, has been smoking marijuana for years but didn’t own a bong until 2017, when they converted an antique vase into a smoking device. (Mx. Briceno uses the pronouns they and them.) Mass-market bongs were just too ugly, “like a piece of hardware” or something you have to hide in the closet, Mx.…

What is MLBB Lipstick?

The most time-honored beauty tips involve some degree of pain: Bite your lips until they redden, or scrub them with a toothbrush, or pinch your fingertips or cheeks. But to find the elusive shade that has come to be known as “my lips but better” — in theory undetectable from natural lip color, but typically…