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With a title like "God Is a Woman," you'd expect Ariana Grande's latest music video would have some epic imagery. It does not disappoint. ICYMI, one particularly holy scene features a body paint-bedecked Grande languidly floating in a tub filled with what looks like the world's sickest galaxy-inspired bath bomb. Now, thanks to the power of Twitter, Lush Cosmetics might […]
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Prince George is turning 5 on Sunday, thank the Lord. Because if any kid needs an over-the-top, tacky, Kardashian-esque party, it’s poor Prince George. His brand-new baby brother (the smiley Prince Louis) and little sister (firecracker Princess Charlotte) have been stealing the show of late, so we’re hoping most of his birthday gifts will be more, well, fun than what […]
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New research provides support for the long-term efficacy of a drug used to treat in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a common cause of kidney failure. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The hormone vasopressin promotes the progression of ADPKD, the fourth leading cause of […]
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(HealthDay)—The risk of cochlear disorders, especially tinnitus, is increased among patients with a history of migraine, according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Juen-Haur Hwang, M.D., Ph.D., from the Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital in Taiwan, and colleagues used claims data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 to identify 1,056 patients with […]
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Sun and Fun: 10 Caribbean Islands That Are a Must Visit For Families Planning a tropical family vacation that fits every member of the family’s interests may seem challenging, but when it comes to the Caribbean, it’s really hard to go wrong. There are a variety of destinations in the Caribbean that are perfect for every age, from all-inclusive, family-friendly […]
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Jennifer Lopez is single-handedly making long hair great again. (Who are we kidding? Hair — long, short, non-existent — is all great.) She's spent most of 2018 in 50 inch-long hair extensions, giving her hair so much length it falls below her waist — at a minimum. Lopez has also been spotted wearing knee-length extensions, as she did earlier this […]
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(HealthDay)—Hand-holding and squeezing a stress ball do not provide anxiety reduction among patients during excisional removal of non-melanoma skin cancer, according to a study published online July 18 in JAMA Dermatology. Arianna F. Yanes, from Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a randomized trial involving 135 adults who required excisional removal of non-melanoma skin cancer of the head or […]
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A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is its invasion of the central nervous system. ALL in the central nervous system is very difficult to treat, because most drugs are blocked from the organ system due to a “blood-brain barrier” designed to protect the brain. How cancer cells enter the central nervous system has been an unanswered question for […]
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(HealthDay)—Stroke rates are lower at 30 days and five years after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to a study published in the July 24 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Stuart J. Head, M.D., Ph.D., from Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and colleagues conducted a collaborative individual patient-data […]
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Researchers from the University of Liverpool have identified a new compound that protects against neurodegeneration in nematode worms. The discovery may enable novel treatments for human neurodegenerative diseases to be developed in the future. With the predicted growth of the global ageing population, cases of age-associated neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are […]
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