A Digital Metamorphosis at Elemis

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

At SUNY, machine learning in OR scheduling enables big wins

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

Researchers link cases of ALS and FTD to a Huntington’s disease-associated mutation

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 to vaccinate third of population by June: PM

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

Research finds impacts of games psychologically complex

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,

9 Post-Workout Foods That Will Help You Build Muscle and Recover Faster

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

Melania Trump is Looking at New Schools for Barron Further South

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

France says COVID-19 vaccinations will be free

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

Don’t Get Conned by ‘Plant-Based Butter’

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

Gastric bypass surgery leads to long-term diabetes remission

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

Researchers discover inhibitor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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

This Dermatologist-Loved Face Peel Just Got a Major Upgrade

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