Scientists hunting for treatments and cures for multiple sclerosis may have found an unlikely ally — the yak. The high-altitude, cold-hardy relative of the cow could be the key to a medical breakthrough, according to a March13 study published in the journal Neuron. At the center of it all is the myelin sheath — a … Read more
He’s changing the notion of lotion. A Long Island man with cerebral palsy has unveiled a unique line of products using remedies he learned from his grandmother, mom and aunt in India as a little boy. “They would take yogurt and add spices like turmeric, saffron, cinnamon, and they would throw it on our faces … Read more
Perhaps it isn’t a night she’ll want to remember forever. A 15-year-old brother of a bride has claimed he was exiled from his sister’s wedding because she and their mother had a meltdown over his crutches being visible in family photos. The 22-year-old atomic bridezilla named Sophia showed little sympathy that her younger sibling, Boris, … Read more
This stone was no gem. Doctors in Lebanon found an incredibly rare vagina stone — the size of an orange — lodged in a woman’s pelvis. A recent case study published in Urology Case Reports detailed the extraordinary discovery — in this case, in a 27-year-old bedridden woman with cerebral palsy. Vagina stones can form … Read more
A comedian on Instagram is bravely sharing his story about the difficulties of online dating. Earlier this month, Jonathan Ventura, who goes by the username @jonathandoescomedy on social media, took to Instagram to get vulnerable about being ghosted — and is asking others where he could have gone wrong. “So I just left a restaurant … Read more