LONDON — Hands. Face. Space. It’s been the British government’s germ-busting chant since the pandemic began, and while those three words may be saving lives, they’ve nearly killed businesses that rely on physical contact — at the spa or the beauty counter — to engage customers and sell products. Noella Gabriel, cofounder and global president of
Every Christmas you put up your Christmas tree the same way, including how you string the lights. We are right there with you — wrapping the lights around and around the tree, right? Well, what would you say if we told you there was a viral post that claims there is an easier way to
SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, has 35 operating rooms across multiple locations including academic and community facilities. As with most traditional perioperative departments, it was facing three major issues. THE PROBLEM First, low OR utilization despite demand for time. SUNY Upstate was not hitting its desired utilization targets and did not have
Bed bugs: How to prevent an infestation in your home Bed bugs are an intractable nuisance if you have them because they are roughly the size of a seed and often dwell in hard-to-reach places. Their presence does not go entirely undetected, however. Bed bugs have a taste for exposed skin and dinner time is
A study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has made a surprising connection between frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), two disorders of the nervous system, and the genetic mutation normally understood to cause Huntington’s disease. This large, international project, which included a collaboration between the National Institute of Neurological
Spain plans to vaccinate at least a third of its 47 million residents by June, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, with the COVID-19 immunisation campaign to start in January. Some 2.5 million people will be vaccinated in the initial stage, which will last two months, Sanchez said. Elderly care home residents and those
Bahar Aliakbarian is an expert in supply chain management in pharmaceuticals and a professor at the School of Packaging at Michigan State University. Below, she describes the vaccine supply chains of Pfizer and Moderna, which are expected to be the two major early suppliers of the COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. She also talks about
This article originally appeared in the December 2020 issue of Men’s Health. JOSÈ ANDRÈS was everywhere in 2020: in Lebanon after the Beirut port explosion, in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura, in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Through his organization World Central Kitchen, he says he’s helped feed more than 40 million meals to people affected
Florian first came to Wellington in 2014, for a trimester abroad from Göttingen University in Germany, and returned several years later to do his doctoral research. “In Germany it is rare that students can choose their own doctoral topics, so I was grateful for the chance to pursue my interest in gaming.” When he began,
If you want to build muscle and achieve your fitness goals, downing the right fuel after a workout is nearly as important as exercise itself, say experts within the nutrition field. “Nailing your post-workout nutrition promotes quicker recovery, reduces muscle soreness, builds muscle, improves immune system functioning, and replenishes glycogen — all key building blocks
While it’s really anyone’s guess as to what soon-to-be-ex-president Donald Trump, FLOTUS Melania Trump, and son Barron will be doing circa January 20, 2021 (after all, he still has yet to concede the presidency), hunkering down in/around Mar-a-Lago seems like a solid bet. Trump has, after all, spent a considerable amount of time at the
Vaccinations against COVID-19 in France will be free, the prime minister said Thursday, and will begin in January for one million elderly in retirement homes, February for 14 million at-risk people and spring for the rest of the population. Jean Castex said that thanks to orders already made at a European level, “France will have
As if the supermarket weren’t already confusing enough, there’s now something strange afoot in the butter section. Specifically, plant-based butter. Last year Country Crock announced the release of Country Crock Plant-Butter, joining a slew of other products such as Miyoko’s Cultured Vegan Butter, Melt Vegan Butter, and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! It’s Vegan
Anything Chip and Joanna Gaines touches turns to gold, and the the latest kitchen collection from their Magnolia line is no exception. Just in time for cozy winter and holiday cooking, the Fixer Upper duo just dropped the most swoon-worthy kitchen line to make your farmhouse dreams come true— and you’re going to want it
More than half of adults with type 2 diabetes had long-term remission following gastric bypass surgery, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Bariatric surgery helps people with severe obesity lose a lot of weight and improve their health. Two common types of bariatric surgery are
The Trader Joe’s podcast, Inside Trader Joe’s, is back after a two-month hiatus — and they’re spilling the deets on the near-dozen new products launching in stores this holiday season. “Wow,” Matt Sloan, TJ’s vice president of marketing product, starts the episode. “There is so much to say about the new products coming soon to
Recently, a research team led by Profs. Liu Qingsong and Liu Jing from the Institute of Health & Medical Technology of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) discovered a potent and selective PI3Kδ inhibitor IHMT-PI3Kδ-372, effective against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in vivo. COPD is a chronic progressive respiratory disease characterized by airflow
At long last, four months after E.L.F. announced that Alicia Keys would be joining its family with a new "lifestyle beauty brand," Keys Soulcare is here. And, as promised in a September update, three products, which the brand refers to as the First Ritual when used together, have arrived. Arguably the most highly anticipated of
Here's the least surprising fact, possibly, ever: "The number one thing that people ask me about, more than movies or music or anything, is my skin," says Jennifer Lopez, 51, who, for the record, has been in 31 movies and released eight studio albums and 47 singles. "It's always been on my mind, and it's
As far as skin-care lovers are concerned, Dr. Dennis Gross is synonymous with exfoliation. Although Gross is many things, including a brand founder and a practicing board-certified dermatologist, he's best known for the many variations of exfoliating products he's introduced to the world. (Gross's best-selling Alpha Beta Daily Face Peel Pads introduced me to the concept