In 1979, in a middle school homeroom in Detroit, Wendy Hopkins sat next to Anthony Forbers and developed a crush. “He was the smartest kid in the classroom,” she said. “We never met outside of school, just talked in the classroom. General kids conversating.” After heading off to different high schools, they lost touch. Mr.…
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This was not the wedding that Alyssa Bello and Christian Messina had imagined. Like so many other couples affected by the coronavirus, Ms. Bello said it was “an emotional roller coaster” to get to their May 30 ceremony at St. Athanasius, a Roman Catholic church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The couple met in December 2015 at…
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Dr. Richard Gregory Ellis and Jana Groh connected in April 2017 on Craigslist while he was looking for an apartment in Cambridge, Mass., and she was desperately seeking a roommate before her lease was up. “I had two different offers,’’ said Dr. Ellis, who was taking a medical Spanish course in Ecuador before starting a…
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WASHINGTON (June 12, 2020) – Brain function depends on inhibitory cells that balance or ‘brake’ excitation. These neurons allow the brain to process information and also prevent runaway seizures. A new study from the George Washington University (GW), however, reports that in some critical structures of the developing brain, the inhibitory neurons cause excitation rather…
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DURHAM, N.C., June 12, 2020 – Burt’s Bees, a leader in science-backed natural skin care, today announced new research supporting the proven power of nature-based solutions that deliver the tolerability and efficacy that are critical for dermatologists and their patients. These studies are being shared via ePosters in the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Virtual…
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In an opinion piece, authors say that adolescents could be more susceptible to negative effects of physical distancing during COIVD-19 as they are in a period of vulnerability where peer interaction is a vital aspect of their social development. They call for policymakers to give urgent consideration to young people when considering easing of physical…
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Emerging evidence suggests that COVID-19 may actually trigger the onset of diabetes in healthy people and also cause severe complications of pre-existing diabetes. A letter published today in the New England Journal of Medicine and signed by an international group of 17 leading diabetes experts involved in the CoviDiab Registry project, a collaborative international research…
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Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and colleagues assessed the connection between dietary advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and breast cancer risk in a study first published online March 2020 in Cancer Prevention Research. It supports an increasingly evident link between high levels of AGEs in the body and…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their clinicians have had questions and concerns about whether immunotherapies for MS could influence risk for infection or lead to an unfavorable outcome. In the Journal of Neurology, Rohit Bakshi, MD, a senior neurologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and international co-authors present the…
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Four out of ten university students have reported they are worried that they will run out of food as they deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. A collaboration of universities in the UK and USA surveyed students on their levels of food insecurity during April, after universities in…
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