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Women ages 35 years and younger were 44% more likely to have an ischemic stroke (caused by blocked blood vessels in the brain) than their male counterparts, according to a new review of more than a dozen international studies on sex differences in stroke occurrence, published today in a Go Red for Women® 2022 spotlight

Leave it to supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to look like a goddess in her third trimester! On Jan 23, Huntington-Whiteley posted a series of mirror selfies with the simple caption of an hourglass emoji and a baby angel emoji. But these mirror selfies are making everyone’s jaws drop for multiple reasons. For one thing, she looks

Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests. Developing drugs that target these proteins could be one way of slowing the aging process, according to the largest genetic study of aging. As we age, our bodies begin to decline after we reach adulthood,

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Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests. Developing drugs that target these proteins could be one way of slowing the aging process, according to the largest genetic study of aging. As we age, our bodies begin to decline after we reach adulthood,

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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Giada De Laurentiis just saved us hours of brainstorming for dinner meals this week, all in one video. On Jan 21, De Laurentiis posted a photo of her and her boyfriend cooking up some

Medical expert on the need for COVID severity tests NYU Medical associate professor Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil discusses a ‘medical bias’ with positive COVID test results. A lawmaker in Washington state wants to make it a crime to use or sell a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. Northwest News Network reports that the measure, sponsored by Democratic

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. We know it feels like 2022 just started, but Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it. And, if you want to make the special people in your life feel…well, extra special, there’s

What are the odds of catching COVID-19 after a night at the movie theater? How about an afternoon at the gym, unmasked? Or an early morning jog in a neighborhood park? It’s well known that certain places and activities carry varying risks of coronavirus exposure, but a new study takes away much of the guesswork,

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Burgers and sandwiches are great and everything, but when we get an order from the deli, what we’re really looking forward to is the pickle. Just take a look at our fridge if you

TetraScience, the R&D Data Cloud company, announced today that CellPort Software, a SaaS company that digitizes workflows for cell development and manufacturing, has joined the Tetra Partner Network (TPN) to accelerate delivery of cell-based therapeutics. We welcome a partnership with CellPort, recognizing their crucial contribution to eliminating paper lab notebooks in cell manufacturing processes. CellPort

Cocoa is most commonly associated with chocolate and has a variety of nutritional benefits that can confirm positive health attributes. The cocoa bean is an accident source of dietary polyphenols, containing more finale antioxidants than most foods. It is well known that polyphenols are associated with beneficial health effects, therefore cocoa is rich in polyphenols,

Iowa State University scientists may have uncovered an important clue that sheds light on why pigs don’t get sick when exposed to the coronavirus. Studies since the start of the pandemic have noted that pigs can be infected by the virus if exposed to high doses, but the infection is self-limited and pigs don’t show

In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs that aim to get rapid covid tests into the hands of every American. But the design of both efforts disadvantages people who already face the greatest barriers to testing. From the limit placed on test orders to the languages available on websites, the programs stand

A U.N.-backed organization announced Thursday that it has signed agreements with more than two dozen generic drug makers to produce versions of Merck’s COVID-19 pill to supply 105 developing countries. The Medicines Patent Pool said the deals would allow drug companies to make both the raw ingredients for molnupiravir and the finished product itself. Molnupiravir,

In order for nurses to lead in health and health care innovation, schools of nursing and nursing programs must think strategically about the knowledge and skills the next generation of nurses will need and then support those innovation needs at all levels of research, education, and practice.   An article recently published in the Journal of

Promising new education interventions are potentially being ‘unnecessarily scrapped’ because trials to test their effectiveness may be insufficiently faithful to the original research, a study has warned. The cautionary note is being raised after researchers ran a large-scale computer simulation of more than 11,000 research trials to examine how much ‘fidelity’ influenced the results. In

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An ongoing first-in-human trial suggests that pancreatic cells grown from stem cells can be safely implanted into patients with type 1 diabetes, and in some cases, begin producing insulin. “I was surprised by how well the device implant and explant surgeries were tolerated by these patients, and to be able

Stay-at-home moms are valuable — in fact, a survey conducted by the software company Salary estimated that the work done by SAHMs is equal to $178,201 per year (and that was pre-pandemic!). But one thing that makes the often-thankless job of childcare and housework seem worth it on hard days, it is a partner’s support