Recurrent UTIs could one day be prevented with a vaccine instead of antibiotics if promising results in mice and rabbits are replicated in clinical trials Health 23 November 2022 By Alice Klein E. coli bacteria seen through an electron microscopeSTEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A vaccine tablet that dissolves under the tongue protects against urinary tract infections (UTIs) in mice and rabbits. If it is shown to work in people, it could reduce the need to treat these infections with antibiotics. More than half of all women get at least one UTI in their lifetime and about 5 to 10 per…
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The Real Friends of WeHo comes to MTV on Friday, January 20, right after RuPaul’s Drag Race. Starring in the Real Housewives-inspired series are celebrity stylist Brad Goreski, entertainer and choreographer Todrick Hall, Insecure actor Curtis Hamilton, entertainment journalist Jaymes Vaughan, influencer Joey Zauzig, and Buttah Skin CEO Dorión Renaud. Unlike reality shows like The Kardashians and The Real Housewives, the stars of this series aren’t family or close friends when the show begins. Instead, The Real Friends of WeHo documents the six stars as they get to know one another in Hollywood’s bustling WeHo gay scene. The cast spoke…
Globally, it’s estimated that one in three women will experience sexual or physical violence in their lifetime. Following a recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, actor and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador Gugu Mbatha-Raw writes about the devastating impacts of gender-based violence on displaced women and girls in the area. Warning: This story contains a discussion about sexual assault. Names have been changed for their protection. I notice her right away, and we exchange shy smiles across the crowded room. Her young face is dimpled and sweet, covered with a colored head wrap. She seems…
Redmi K60 Gaming is said to be in the works as the next offering from the Chinese smartphone company. The details of the handset are yet to be officially announced by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, but ahead of it, the upcoming device has recently been spotted on the IMEI database with model number 23011310C. The listing suggests Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC on the Redmi K60 Gaming. It is expected to go official in Xiaomi’s home market early next year.As per a report by Xiaomiui, Redmi K60 Gaming has made its appearance on the IMEI database with the model number…
Maryland rapper Redveil has announced a string of spring tour dates behind his 2022 album, Learn 2 Swim. The North American trek will kick off April 11 in Philadelphia, and then wind through Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping up in New York on May 20. Femdot and D’mari Harris will join the bill for all the shows. Check out Redveil’s full schedule for the Water 2 Fire Tour below; scroll down for a fun tour promo video.Learn 2 Swim is the third project from the 18-year-old rapper and producer, who has been making music since…
Why Pete Davidson should win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try {…
I often struggled to find myself reflected in books when I was younger—an experience that so many people share, for so many different reasons. These days, as I listen my way through dozens and dozens of queer books every year, I sometimes think about the reader I was as a teenager and how amazed she would have been by the sheer amount of LGBTQ+ titles available now. Some of my favorite books to read now are the ones I affectionately call “Everybody’s Gay!” books. These are books with not one, not two, not three, but many queer characters. Everybody might not be…
A new, rapidly spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, means a rise in new infections could be around the corner. And while it likely won’t skirt immunity completely, the variant could dodge some of our defenses thanks to a mutational boost. XBB.1.5—unofficially nicknamed “Kraken” by some scientists online—is an Omicron subvariant that has caught the attention of virologists in recent weeks because of its significant advantage in how fast it spreads. Research by computational virologist Trevor Bedford and his team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle suggests XBB.1.5 currently has a reproduction number of around…
On Fire Country, Billy Burke is coming to the rescue — and showing off his voice in the January 20 episode. TV Insider has an exclusive clip of him doing both from the upcoming episode “Mama Bear,” in which a former inmate firefighter harboring a grudge against Sharon (Diane Farr) returns to carry out his revenge. While Vince (Burke) is onstage at the bar singing alongside his brother Luke (returning guest star Michael Trucco), a man approaches Sharon. “Do you go by Sharon these days or chief? Or Mama Bear, like the paper, calls you?” Odin (guest star Aleks Paunovic)…
Peter White Black and brown eyeliners will always be classics, but if you want to switch up your vibe and majorly enhance your already pretty peepers, white eyeliner is the way to go. Unlike darker alternatives, “white eyeliner brightens the appearance of your eyes and emphasizes the whites, giving a fresh boost to any look,” says celebrity makeup artist Jamie Greenberg. In fact, this colored eyeliner trend is hotter than ever right now. Follow red carpet moments and rock a traditional cat eye or apply white eyeliner to your waterline for a vivid, wide-awake effect, Greenberg says. (FYI, this is…
2023 will be the year that the battle over data ownership takes to the streets. The United States Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe v. Wade has politicalized women’s bodies—and not only in the US. When the ruling was debated in Westminster, several UK parliamentarians took the opportunity to question a woman’s bodily autonomy.The reaction of every woman I know—and many men—was instinctive and visceral. We are being transported backwards—to the 70s, or before.But there is a difference. In those eras, we didn’t have artificial intelligence and big data. We did not have digital.We are all digital beings now. It’s been over…
Demi Lovato, Sabrina Carpenter and Jimmie Allen each performed intimate sets while celebrating their fellow songwriters at the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and Billboard Grammy Week Showcase, held at Nightingale Plaza in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (Feb. 1). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Lovato and Carpenter used the showcase to highlight the work of some of their closest collaborators, with Lovato capping off the evening by performing a pair of Holy Fvck songs — “Feed” and “4 Ever 4 Me” — that Laura Veltz, a key contributor to the album,…
The Last of Us is back with Episode 3, “Long Long Time.” And this episode shows the right way to adapt a great video game. In the game, the character of Bill has rigged up an entire town with traps, leading to a really fun setpiece where you have to evade traps and fight zombies. But this isn’t a game, this is a show. And on The Last of Us show, Bill is only concerned with his little street, not an entire town, making the whole scenario a lot more personal. And in the game we never meet Frank, Bill’s friend or…
The Carnegie Awards, established in 2012 by The American Library Association to reflect the expert judgment and insight of library professionals and booksellers who work closely with adult readers, this week announced The Swimmers (Knopf) by Julie Otsuka as the winner of the Medal for Excellence in Fiction and An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Random House) by Ed Yong as the Nonfiction winner. Fiction Winner: The Swimmers (Knopf) by Julie Otsuka In an underground pool, a collective “we” reports the comings and goings of the titular swimmers, regulars who have established their schedules,…
Is there a key to happiness? It’s among humanity’s biggest questions and one that we still don’t fully know the answer to. While scientists are getting closer to pinpointing certain factors that may increase happiness, there are several reasons why finding a universal formula isn’t straightforward. Happiness is a complex phenomenon that is difficult to define and measure in an objective way. Sam Jahara (opens in new tab), a psychotherapist at Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy in the U.K., told Live Science that happiness is usually linked to feelings of joy, ease and gratitude. Happy people often have a positive outlook on…
Velma is flipping the script on what viewers have known about the Mystery Inc. gang from Scooby-Doo, offering a reimagined glimpse into their past, and the stars and creatives behind HBO Max‘s series are offering some explanations behind the choices made in the new animated show. As new episodes arrive each week, viewers get a deeper look into the origin story of Velma Dinkley (Mindy Kaling), who is the unsung brains of the gang. While the show aims to make viewers laugh, it’s also laying the foundation for one solid mystery. “[Creator] Charlie [Grandy] and I are both such fans,”…
Ziwe can now officially add “runway model” to her résumé. The talk-show host and comedian, famous for her ability to goad her guests, just brought her fearless energy to Mugler. Ziwe made her runway debut at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 26, walking in the boundary-pushing fashion house’s fall 2023 show dressed in a lacy balconette bra and matching corset. Her all-black look included a micro miniskirt, romantic velvet accents, and lace details. Ziwe’s look was accessorized with knee-length boots, gloves that ran all the way up her arms and across her collarbone, and a headband that kept her hair…
Ghiassee, who published a report last year on the threat of radiological terrorism, also criticizes suggestions in some news coverage that the uranium found at Heathrow could have been intended for use in a dirty bomb: “For dirty bombs, you need highly radioactive material … and uranium is not suitable at all.”Nonetheless, British ports of entry screen for all kinds of radioactive substances. However, members of the public often don’t realize that some airports are able to detect even tiny amounts of radioactivity in buildings or cargo-processing areas. Marco Panniello is the sales director for Arktis, a company that makes radiation-detection devices…
Swedish pop artist Zara Larsson is back with upbeat, anthemic new single “Can’t Tame Her,” available today, January 26th via Sommer House/Black Butter Records. The new track has arrived with a cinematic, sci-fi inspired video in which the singer encounters an alternate version of herself and enters a trippy digital world. The synth-laden beat and bright drums keep the energy high throughout, and the earworm chorus for the song, which was co-written by Larsson, Karl Ivert, Kian Sang, and MNEK, demands a replay once the song comes to an end. “No you can’t tame the girl/ Cause she runs her…
With rumors continuing to swirl around Jason Momoa’s future in the DC Universe, the actor recently took to social media to celebrate a meeting with Warner Bros. Discovery and those behind the DCU. In a recent post to his Instagram stories, Momoa filmed himself coming out of a meeting, mentioning that four years ago he was excited to leave a meeting, and four years later, he’s equally happy. Later in the video, Momoa says he got some good news and expresses his love for DC Studios’ James Gunn and Peter Safran, as well as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.…
A beating heart. A complicated organ that pumps blood around the body of animals and humans. Not exactly something you associate with a Petri dish in a laboratory. But that may change in the future, and save the lives of people whose own organs fail. And the research is now one step closer to that. To design artificial organs you first have to understand stem cells and the genetic instructions that govern their remarkable properties. Professor Joshua Mark Brickman at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) has unearthed the evolutionary origins of a master gene that…
More than 42 million Americans are functionally illiterate; they can’t follow the directions on a can of soup. Millions of students leave grade school with insufficient reading skills to adequately do their work and learn. How and why did this happen? And what does this say about the way we are educating our children? Dr. Claire Rubman, a cognitive development psychologist and college professor, attempts to address those issues and provide solutions in her new book, This May Be Difficult to Read. She provided more insight in this recent author interview with BookTrib. Watch the full interview here on the BookTrib…
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, together with their colleagues at the Universities of Stockholm and Tokyo, report in a new study in PNAS that larvae of the cabbage white butterfly use two gut enzymes to effectively disarm the mustard oil bomb, the major chemical defense system of their host plants. Cabbage white butterflies appear to be able to target the various glucosinolates, defense compounds of cabbage and related plants, and render them harmless by a finely tuned use of their detoxification enzymes. Using genome editing techniques, the researchers were able to demonstrate the function…
Legendary rock musician David Crosby has died at the age of 81. His cause of death is unknown. Crosby was a member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, which later became Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Throughout his career, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (Both for his work in The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash) and throughout his career was nominated for a Grammy Award ten times. Graham Nash, of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, paid tribute to his former bandmate on Facebook, even though they hadn’t spoken in recent…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. There are few things I love more than a great pair of denim, and no matter how out of control my collection’s becoming, I’m constantly looking to update my wardrobe with comfy jeans that are equal parts chic and durable. As a shopping editor, I do my due diligence to stay up to date on all of the latest and greatest styles that are…
“Is Twitter dying?” billionaire Elon Musk mused in April, five days before offering to buy the social media platform.The reality, according to internal Twitter research seen by Reuters, goes far beyond the handful of examples of celebrities ghosting their own accounts. Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users – who are vital to the business – engaged, underscoring a challenge faced by the Tesla Inc chief executive as he approaches a deadline to close his $44 billion (Rs. 3.6 lakh crore) deal to buy the company.These “heavy tweeters” account for less than 10 percent of monthly overall users but…
Though it’s only January, the third episode of HBO’s post-apocalyptic survival series The Last of Us is already certain to end 2023 as one of the most acclaimed TV episodes of the year. The tearjerking episode, which focused on a decades-spanning love story between two new characters, has been rapturously received in nearly all corners of the media and the internet — and has also led to another streaming success story, this time for Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Linda Ronstadt. Ronstadt’s devastating ballad “Long, Long Time,” which served as her breakout solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100…
Fair Play – first-look review 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if (msgIsString) { json =…
On January 30, James Gunn and Peter Safran, the new architects of the DC Universe in film and television, announced the first ten projects for the brand-new DC Studios. There had been a lot of speculation leading up to this announcement, given DC’s deep catalog of characters and their consistent failure to, um, make good stuff with them. Some of the announcements are unsurprising; some are exciting; some are baffling. So I’m here to break down “Gods and Monsters,” a.k.a. “the first part of Chapter 1 of the DCU” into three categories: the Good, the Bad, and the Bizarre. (Actually,…
Scientists from multiple institutions address the challenges and limitations of current fire-fighting gear by introducing wearable, breathable sensors and electrodes to better serve firefighters. Credit: Nano Research, Tsinghua University Press Firefighting may look vastly different in the future thanks to intelligent fire suits and masks developed by multiple research institutions in China. Researchers published results showing breathable electrodes woven into fabric used in fire suits have proven to be stable at temperatures over 520ºC. At these temperatures, the fabric is found to be essentially non-combustible with high rates of thermal protection time. The study was published on January 12, 2023…