Matching Monikers! Shawn Johnson Names Daughter After Husband Andrew East

Like father, like daughter! Shawn Johnson revealed her daughter’s name on Friday, November 8, and it’s an adorable nod to her husband, Andrew East. “Drew Hazel East,” the Olympic gymnast, 27, captioned an Instagram family photo taken by Teale Photography. “8lbs 8oz. 20.5 inches long. 10/29/19. Named after the most incredible person I know… her daddy.” The professional football player, 28, […]

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Genetic diversity facilitates cancer therapy

The constant battle against infectious pathogens has had a decisive influence on the human immune system over the course of our evolution. A key role in our adaptation to pathogens is played by HLA molecules. These proteins activate the immune system by presenting it with fragments of pathogens that have entered the body. People with a wide variety of different […]

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Most comprehensive study of genetic, sudden-death heart condition posts first results

Researchers have revealed the initial results from the world’s largest comprehensive study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an abnormal thickening of the heart that often goes undiagnosed and can prove deadly. The condition can present at any age, and it is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. The early findings from the $14.4 million study suggest that […]

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Why Khloe Kardashian Didn't Take True to Get Baptized in Armenia

Mystery solved! Khloé Kardashian revealed why she didn’t bring her daughter, True, to get baptized in Armenia during an interview on the Tuesday, November 6, episode of The Real. Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian brought their children to the Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat, Armenia, to get baptized on October 6. They chronicled the special day in a series of Instagram […]

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Alex Rodriguez on Parenting With J. Lo: ‘Before She Gets Home, I’m the Boss’

Alex Rodriguez joked about who’s the “boss” in his blended family with wife-to-be, Jennifer Lopez — and no, it’s not him! During an appearance on Today with Hoda & Jenna, guest cohost Andy Cohen asked the former Yankees player “who wears the pants” in the power couple’s relationship. “Before she gets home, I’m the boss,” Rodriguez, 44, said on Wednesday, […]

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Connecting the brain and consciousness

What is consciousness? What does it mean to be ‘aware’, and how is our consciousness connected to the physical brain? A recent thesis from Uppsala University explores the philosophical aspects of the issue, and proposes a solution: the ‘intrinsic consciousness’ theory. “We need to combine empirical and conceptual work to assess the significant issues raised by these developments in brain […]

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