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Haiye Ren, graduate medical student, Hong-Lei Liu, associate chief physicianDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence to: H-L Liu hong-lei-liu{at}163.comThis woman in her 50s presented with bilateral digital shortening, sclerodactyly, and pallor of the fingertips. She described a 30 year history of progressive finger skin thickening and hardening, and Raynaud’s phenomenon. She had a family history of connective tissue disease, had never smoked, had no respiratory symptoms, and had not previously sought …
On busy weeknights, when you want to get in and out of the kitchen in 20 minutes, these quick and easy pasta recipes are perfect dinners. Proteins, creamy cheese and savory vegetables come together for a comforting meal that everyone at your table will love. Plus, you only need one pot or pan, so nighttime dishes are a breeze. Try our One-Pot Spinach, Chicken Sausage & Feta Pasta for a hearty and satisfying dish, or give our One-Pot Lemon-Broccoli Pasta with Parmesan a shot for a simple but delicious evening meal. Love any of these recipes? Join MyRecipes to save, search and…
Again, someone’s zodiac sign never guarantees whether they’ll play hard to get, and each of the 12 signs can be coy in its own way. Nevertheless, Scorpio, Aquarius, and Capricorn tend to be the most likely to play hard to get, even when they’re interested.
WNBA’s Kate Martin fuels performance with hydration, DripDrop electrolytes and balanced meals.Her pregame go-to is chicken with butter noodles, and she loves a chicken Caesar wrap postgame.She shares that her travel musts include water, board games, a good book and snacks. From NCAA standout to Vegas rookie and now Golden State Valkyries star, Kate Martin has proved her talent on the court again and again. Last week, her team made history as the first WNBA expansion team to clinch the playoffs in their inaugural season. And ahead of tonight’s game, we learned how she fuels her body for optimal performance.…
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Microbiome SMRT Grant for HiFi shotgun metagenomics. This year’s program received hundreds of amazing proposals from researchers around the globe, each one on the pursuit to learn even more from the microbiome. With so many groundbreaking ideas, we couldn’t stop at just one awardee, so we picked four! Join us in congratulating these bold scientists who are charting the future of human microbiome and metagenomics research. We can’t wait to see the discoveries they’ll uncover with the power of high-accuracy, long-read HiFi sequencing. Winners: Hannah Glesener, BSPhD Candidate…
Success isn’t the goal for Lewis Howes. That may sound a bit strange coming from a wildly successful New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, industry-leading show host, and former pro-athlete, but to feel true harmony and gratification, he argues you need to strive for greatness—not success. (That’s exactly why he titled his book The Greatness Mindset.)
The Lasker Foundation announced this year’s winners of the Lasker Awards today (September 11). Lucy Shapiro, a developmental biologist at Stanford University, won the 2025 Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science for a 55-year career in biomedical sciences that revolutionized the understanding of spatial organization in bacterial cells. Her pioneering discoveries laid the groundwork for the development of novel drugs to combat antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases.Shapiro’s research using the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus revealed important insights about spatial organization in bacterial cells, overturning the then-prevalent notion that bacteria are sacs of jumbled enzymes.Christopher Michel“I was quite shocked, truly,” said…
“As a nurse and a woman who has struggled with weight loss and a slow metabolism her whole adult life, trying Lumen was eye-opening and validating. Combining modern technology with time-tested nutrition science, it provides a unique approach to understanding and managing your bodily functions. Of course, as with any lifestyle change, making a habit in a short amount of time can be tricky.”
More than 1000 NHS patients across the UK will be offered a new blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease in a trial to assess their effectiveness. If approved the tests could form a pathway to accessing new drugs.The Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and plasma p-tau 217 (ADAPT) team—led by University College London (UCL) researchers Jonathan Schott and Ashvini Keshavan—is investigating the blood test that measures levels of p-tau217.Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which is the leading cause of death in the UK.1 It is linked to a buildup of amyloid and tau proteins in the brain, with…
Have you ever taken a sip of tea and felt a bitter, dry coating in your mouth almost immediately? You can thank what’s called a tannin in the tea for that. Tannins are compounds classified as polyphenols, and they have both positive and negative effects on your health. While some tannins acts as antioxidants and can help combat inflammation, protect your heart health and reduce your risk of developing cancer, others, like tannic acid, act as anti-nutrients, interfering with the way certain minerals, like iron, are absorbed. Most teas contain tannins, but some types of teas have higher amounts than…