DALLAS, March 11, 2021 — When NA1, a neuroprotectant, was delivered to the brain in nanoparticles, it reduced stroke severity and improved survival in a mouse model of stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a…
DALLAS, March 11, 2021– Stroke survivors may be more likely to attempt or die by suicide than people who have not had a stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a world premier meeting for researchers…
The first episode of “The Test Kitchen” was widely praised by podcast listeners who couldn’t wait for the next installment. Released in February, it aimed to capture a critical decade inside the food magazine Bon Appétit. It was a story of top editors, most of them white; contract recipe developers, some of them people of…
Having planted their flag all over the city, Rich Torrisi, Mario Carbone and Jeff Zalaznick, the restaurateurs behind Major Food Group, are going back to their roots. They are planning to open a new restaurant in the fall just a few steps from their original Torrisi Italian Specialties, an ode to Italian-American food and delis…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration published revised guidelines on Wednesday for nursing home visits during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing guests to go inside to see residents regardless of whether they or the residents have been vaccinated. The recommendations, released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with comment from the Centers for Disease Control…
“Hell hath no fury like a stationer scorned.” That was the opening salvo of an Instagram post last week from Lisa Krowinski, founder of Sapling Press, a letterpress design and print shop in Pittsburgh. Ms. Krowinski was reeling after Paper Source, the stationery chain with 158 stores, abruptly filed for bankruptcy on March 2. Her…
Under the stimulus bill passed by Congress this week and set to be signed by President Biden on Friday, nearly all those who buy their own insurance are eligible for a discount. The American Rescue Plan broadens the subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act for comprehensive health insurance — increasing them for people who…
Want to get the At Home newsletter in your inbox? Sign up here. Welcome. The comedy critic Jason Zinoman wrote this week about how he misses being a member of an audience. He recalls “the buzzing, drunkenly anticipatory energy of opening night of the Broadway blockbuster ‘The Producers,’” the collective gasp when the crowd is…
Just a few weeks after a promising gene therapy for sickle cell disease seemed to have hit a roadblock, prospects for the treatment now look better. Preliminary data suggesting that it might cause cancer have not held up. In the gene therapy, scientists insert a normal gene into patients’ DNA to help correct sickle cell…
Las hormonas sexuales que incluyen los estrógenos, la progesterona y la testosterona pueden adherirse a la superficie de las células inmunitarias e influir en la manera en que funcionan. Por ejemplo, la exposición a los estrógenos hace que las células inmunitarias produzcan más anticuerpos como repuesta a la vacuna contra la influenza. Además, según Klein,…