In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, have 3D printed unique fluid channels at the micron scale that could automate production of diagnostics, sensors, and assays used for a variety of medical tests and other applications. The team is…
The White House physician, Dr. Sean P. Conley, predicted in a memo released Thursday that President Trump could safely “return to public engagements” on Saturday, based on the date on which he tested positive for the coronavirus and his response to treatments. The document, which offered a brief overview of Mr. Trump’s vital signs, said…
ImageTanya Zuckerbrot at a 2018 event in the Hamptons.Credit…Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Hamptons Magazine Over the last three months, the Instagram influencer Emily Gellis has transfixed her followers by posting accusations about the high-fiber F-Factor diet and its creator Tanya Zuckerbrot. In thousands of Instagram posts, which have included video monologues and screenshots of messages…
When the Trump administration suspended federal funding in 2019 for most new scientific research projects involving fetal tissue derived from abortions, officials argued that whatever the scientific benefits, there was a pressing moral imperative to find alternative research methods. “Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very…
VALLEJO, Calif. — The adolescent patient turned sullen and withdrawn. He hadn’t eaten in 13 days. Treatment with steroids, phenobarbital and Valium failed to curb the symptoms of his epilepsy. Then, on Sept. 18, he had a terrible seizure — violently jerking his flippers and turning unconscious in the water. Cronutt, a 7-year-old sea lion,…
With all that’s happening in the world it’s easy to forget that October marks Breast Cancer Awareness month. But the most common cancer amongst American women deserves attention and brands like Jimmy Choo, Estée Lauder, and Ralph Lauren (which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Pink Pony Campaign) are rising up to help find…
It’s undeniable that Princess Diana is a style icon (she was wearing bike shorts and sweatshirts long before that became our daily quarantine uniform). She’s worn some pretty unforgettable outfits through the years—two of which you can now get your hands on thanks to Rowing Blazers’ new fall-winter collection that launched on Thursday. The first…
The high cost of health care is persisting during the pandemic, even for people lucky enough to still have job-based insurance. The average annual cost of a health plan covering a family rose to $21,342 in 2020, according to the latest survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit group that tracks employer-based coverage. Workers…
LOS ANGELES — The case of the unauthorized backyard photographs of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor has been solved. And the legal outcome, unveiled on Thursday by his parents, Prince Harry and Meghan, has left one of Hollywood’s biggest paparazzi agencies with its tail between its legs. In July, the couple filed an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit over photographs…
Bats were once of interest mainly to specialists and devoted conservationists. But the global pandemic pushed the animals squarely into the spotlight as the apparent original source of the novel coronavirus. Now, once arcane research into the large number of viruses that live in bats has acquired a new urgency, along with discussions of what…