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If you were given a choice of vaccine delivery method, would you rather a needle or a skin cream? Thought so. Well, the latter might be a viable option soon, as Stanford scientists have used a topical cream to strongly vaccinate mice against tetanus.The key is a bacteria that’s almost certainly living on your skin right now: Staphylococcus epidermidis. It’s thought to be mostly harmless, but in previous research the team found that it sparks a strong immune response in people. It seems to be a pre-emptive defense against the microbe entering the bloodstream through everyday cuts and scratches that…
Home is where the heart is, and for many of us in the developed world it’s also where a ton of stuff is! Our home environment truly shapes the course of our day (especially as a homeschool family). I try to have a calm space that meets my kid’s creative needs with outlets for creative play, exercise, and learning… while still keeping the kid’s toys and clutter under control. It’s a huge challenge. In many ways, homeschooling sometimes seems the opposite of a minimalist lifestyle. After all, we’re trying to fit a classroom in our home! Whether you homeschool or…
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Whether a medication is taken orally or intravenously, it ends up traveling throughout the body instead of going solely to the one place where it’s needed. Such could soon no longer be the case, however, thanks to a newly developed microparticle that looks like a flower.Over the past several years we’ve seen multiple types of particles designed for targeted drug delivery.In pretty much all cases, the microscopic objects are designed to be loaded up with a given medication, injected into the bloodstream, then externally steered to the site within the body where the drug is required. The particles can then…
Health care advocates protested care denials at UnitedHealthcare on July 15, 2024, in Minnetonka, Minn. The shooting of UHC CEO Brian Thompson has sparked an outcry online over issues with the U.S. health care system. David Berding/Getty Images for People’s Action Institute/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Berding/Getty Images for People’s Action Institute/Getty Images In the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing, there’s been a lot of attention on the dysfunction of the health insurance industry. The shooting triggered a flood of emotional posts online about health insurance denials. Since suspect Luigi Mangione’s arrest, attention has turned to…
by Caitlin H, Apr 1, 2024 There’s something special about enjoying brightly colored food that looks just as pretty as the flowers, fruits, and veggies that sprout in spring.Take advantage of this bountiful season by creating one of our 8 favorite spring side dishes — delicious items like roasted carrots, avocado deviled eggs, pasta salad, and more — all of which you can bring to any upcoming event to leave your guests feeling satisfied and asking for more. 1) Strawberry Spinach Salad Serves: 6-8 Calories: ~300Color meets taste in this citrusy blend of spinach, berries, pecans, goat cheese, and…
Scientists have accidentally discovered a particle that has mass when it’s traveling in one direction, but no mass while traveling in a different direction. Known as semi-Dirac fermions, particles with this bizarre behavior were first predicted 16 years ago.The discovery was made in a semi-metal material called ZrSiS, made up of zirconium, silicon and sulfur, while studying the properties of quasiparticles. These emerge from the collective behavior of many particles within a solid material.“This was totally unexpected,” said Yinming Shao, lead author on the study. “We weren’t even looking for a semi-Dirac fermion when we started working with this material,…
by Caitlin H, Apr 8, 2024 Many of us set out on a weight loss journey with all the passion, commitment, and dedication we need to succeed.And for a while, we’re doing it — sticking to our plans and celebrating as we achieve one milestone after another. The days turn into weeks and the weeks into months, and we get comfortable in our new healthy living routine. It becomes second nature.But then that day comes — and it very likely will come — where we inevitably fall off the wagon and relapse into old poor eating habits, forgo our fitness classes,…
Ski mountaineering – aka skimo – is an epic sport in which skiers make their way up to the summit of a mountain, then downhill-ski back to the base. The E-Skimo system is designed to make the trip up easier, by putting motorized treads on the skis.”Drawing inspiration from the ebike revolution,” E-Skimo is made by Swiss startup E-Outdoor. The system will be officially unveiled next month at CES.Each of the two skis in the setup features a removable 20-Nm (15-lb-ft) gearless hub motor, a 220-Wh lithium battery, and a splittable snowmobile-like rubber tread which is threaded through the body…
When someone you love is struggling emotionally, it can be hard to know what to say. Author Kelly Corrigan says using certain words can make a big difference. FilippoBacci/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FilippoBacci/E+/Getty Images When writer Kelly Corrigan’s daughters became tweens, Corrigan stood ready to help them with the troubles and travails of that delicate time. If one of her girls would came home from school angry and upset, she’d come up with ideas for how to deal with bullying, rejection, or whatever the problem was. It didn’t always go over well: “Their emotion would change, and they…