Author: Tom Patriot

New flexible, transparent, wearable biopatch, improves cellular observation, drug delivery

Tom Patriot

Purdue University researchers have developed a new flexible and translucent base for silicon nanoneedle patches to deliver exact doses of biomolecules directly into cells and expand observational opportunities. “This means that eight or nine silicon nanoneedles can be injected into a single cell without significantly damaging a cell. So we can use these nanoneedles to deliver biomolecules into cells or even tissues with minimal invasiveness,” said Chi Hwan Lee, an assistant professor in Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and School of Mechanical Engineering. A surgeon performs surgery on…

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7 Benefits of MCT Oil

Tom Patriot

Healthy fats are all the rage, and among these, MCT oil falls in a special category. A concentration of fats found in coconut oil, it promises to deliver quick energy and a host of other benefits—from easier weight management to better memory and heart health. “MCT” is an abbreviation for the oil’s chemical structure, medium-chain triglycerides, also called medium-chain fatty acids. Fats are made of chains of molecules bound together and, depending upon the number of carbon atoms in a chain, are classified as short, medium, or long chain. MCT oils…

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Jessica Alba Describes Her Ultimate Self-Care Day—and Why She Really Hates Celery Juice

Tom Patriot

Jessica Alba is the type of friend every woman needs in her inner circle. First of all, she is ridiculously inspiring. Case in point: The celebrated actress has many starring roles under her belt and another one right around the corner. L.A.’s Finest, which costars Gabrielle Union, will premiere May 13 on Spectrum (Jessica is also an executive producer). She’s the founder of the Honest Company, a super-successful business that she built around the idea of creating safe products for the entire family. The company offers up everything from diapers to retinol cream. On…

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Child’s elevated mental ill-health risk if mother treated for infection during pregnancy

Tom Patriot

Risks for autism and depression are higher if one’s mother was in hospital with an infection during pregnancy. This is shown by a major Swedish observational study of nearly 1.8 million children. “The results indicate that safeguarding against and preventing infection during pregnancy as far as possible by, for instance, following flu vaccination recommendations, may be called for,” says Verena Sengpiel, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and last author of the study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Maternal infection with certain infectious agents,…

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