When the video above starts, this wiggling, glowing blue blob seen under a new high-resolution microscope doesn’t look like much. But in just 26 seconds you and I can watch the blob’s tiny cells multiply, interact and organize into the first organ systems of a living mouse embryo. The hollow crater forming on the left…
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Calls for a Medicare for All system are growing louder. Many Democrats have embraced it, while President Trump said last week that it would raise health care costs drastically. Democrats say that giving people the option to partake in Medicare — no matter their age — will actually cut costs. American administrative costs for health…
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Now a growing number of experts are asking if all these operations are really necessary, especially those done at younger ages. Are all prospective patients giving lesser remedies a fair trial? How many knee replacements result from unrealistic patient expectations or the subtle influence of monetary gain among surgeons who perform them? One recent study…
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RUNGIS, France — Around midnight, as most Parisians head to sleep after a long day at work, a parallel universe rouses to life inside a giant food market — slightly larger than the size of Monaco — five miles south of the French capital. In a refrigerated hall the length of a soccer field, Pascal…
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And so she called the network, whose founders proclaimed, “We are for every woman having exactly as many children as she wants, when she wants, if she wants.” The Janes’ tactics were worthy of a spy novel. A woman seeking to end her pregnancy left a message on an answering machine. A “Callback Jane” phoned…
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After the author falls in love with a lesbian while still married, the two enthusiastically make a short comedy about female ejaculation. The Topple crew pitched in, building a giant vagina and helping with costumes. Mx. Soloway calls the film, inevitably, “If You Build It, She Will Come.” Pronoun play: Though Mx. Soloway now prefers…
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Princess Eugenie wowed with photos of her second wedding dress yesterday, after the Duke of York unveiled a shot of her and husband Jack Brooksbank arriving to their private reception. The royal looked radiant in a flowing Zac Posen gown that broke a royal tradition. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below According to Mail Online, Eugenie…
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Timothée Chalamet has never been one to shy away from bold fashion choices, just like Call Me Be Your Name co-star Armie Hammer. But is his Beautiful Boy premiere look the boldest yet? All Very Loud Floral Suit signs point to yes. The Internet’s Boyfriend™ attended the premiere of his new film last night in…
DetailsUsing cannabinoids to treat the symptoms of multiple sclerosis is controversial. This week, JAMA Network Open has published a systematic review and meta-analysis that might help settle the debate. Do cannabinoids reduce MS symptoms? A new analysis investigates. Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an autoimmune response, in which a person’s immune system attacks the myelin sheaths…
DetailsA new clinical trial to study a potential way of reducing the risk of early-onset atherosclerosis may be on the way. Atherosclerosis can lead to a range of cardiovascular problems. After evaluating previous research, a report published in the Journal of the American Heart Association concludes that a clinical trial might pave the way for…
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