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Handheld Bioprinter That Prints Skin Cells Onto Wounds Could Help Treat Serious Burns

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A handheld device that “prints” new skin cells onto a wound has been successfully trialed by a team of researchers in Canada. The 3D-printed layer of skin could be used to help patients with severe burn injuries too extensive to allow skin grafts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 180,000 deaths every year are caused by burns. Even non-fatal burn injuries are a leading cause of morbidity, disfigurement, and disability. Current methods for treating full-thickness burns, which destroy both the upper and lower layers of skin, include scaffolds…

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Exported Chinese Pork Dumplings Found To Contain African Swine Fever

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A shipment of pork dumplings exported from China to the Philippines has been found to be infected with a highly contagious virus that can quickly devastate livestock populations. Known as African swine fever (AFS), the fatal disease can kill a pig within just a few days, but produces no effects in humans. In a statement released over the weekend, the Philippine Bureau of Customs announced that the shipment had been intercepted at Manila North Harbor on December 11, after officials noticed that it lacked a sanitary permit from the Bureau…

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Beyonc & JAY-Z Sat During The National Anthem At The Super Bowl – & Twitter Had A LOT To Say About It… – Perez Hilton

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Twitter sure loves to make everything an end-of-the-world fight to the death, doesn’t it? Sunday night was no different because just as Demi Lovato was As you can see (below), clips like this circulated on social media during the Kansas City Chiefs‘ eventual win last night: Beyoncé and Jay Z watching Demi perform the national anthem But as you can probably already guess, most of those tweeters with the strongest reactions didn’t exactly come to that (obvious) conclusion. “Not only should Beyoncé and Jay Z be ashamed for sitting during our National…

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Jana Kramer & Mike Caussin Take Romantic Trip To ‘Rebuild’ Weeks After Split Speculation! – Perez Hilton

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The One Tree Hill alum took to Instagram to reveal she and her hubby are taking the steps to rebuild their relationship months after the couple was said to be on the rocks.  The couple were apparently still going through this rough patch at the beginning of 2020, but they’ve since vowed to continue working on their relationship — so they decided to “redo [their] New Years”… in mid-February! Photo: Jenna Dewan & Steve Kazee Are Engaged — See The Ring! “2 days away to connect, laugh, unplug and redo our New…

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Justin Bieber Explains Fear Of Staying ‘Faithful’ To Now-Wife Hailey Bieber – Perez Hilton

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Married life isn’t for everyone, and Justin Bieber wasn’t sure it would be for him! While chatting with Ellen DeGeneres for Tuesday’s episode of her daytime show, things got Yummy while he discussed his relationship with wife Hailey Bieber, his upcoming album release, and more. After discussing his newly released docuseries Justin Bieber: Seasons, available on YouTube, Ellen wanted to get into the nitty-gritty details of Mr. and Mrs. Bieber’s relationship. The longtime TV host complimented the singer on how much he’s grown up, and his successful relationship thus far with…

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Chilis Hearts On Fire Margarita Will Spice Up Your Life For Just $5 In February

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Chili’s Chili’s February 2020 Margarita Of The Month Will Turn Up The Heat By Daffany Chan Feb 2, 2020 It’s time to say cheers to the most romantic month of the year. Get ready to kick off Valentine’s season with Chili’s February Margarita of the Month. The bold beverage will definitely spice up your winter with its wild ingredients. You can grab Chili’s February Marg of the Month — the Hearts on Fire ‘Rita — all February long for just $5. The exciting new drink is packed with premium booze.…

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Methane Emissions From Fossil Fuels Might Have Been Severely Underestimated

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A new study suggests that methane emissions from fossil fuels has been severely underestimated. Methane is the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide. It is a lot more potent than CO2 in trapping heat in our atmosphere, but on the flip side, it tends to degrade and disappear in less than a decade compared to the century it takes for carbon dioxide.  As reported in the journal Nature, researchers have estimated how much methane is released from natural sources compared to that from human activity, mostly due to the burning of fossil fuels.…

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A Star’s Auroras Light the Way to a New Exoplanet

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Jupiter’s moon Io—the solar system’s most volcanic world—has inspired a new way to find distant exoplanets. As the moon orbits Jupiter, it tugs on the planet’s magnetic field, generating bright auroras in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Even if we couldn’t see Io itself, the enormous auroras, pulsing to the beat of a hidden orbiting body, would tell us that something was out there. Original story reprinted with permission from Simons Foundation whose mission is to enhance public understanding of science by covering research developments and trends in mathematics and the physical and…

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A Cruise Ship Quarantine, a Hunt for Cheaters, and More Car News This Week

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Turns out transportation angles lurk in every story. This week, the global reach of the coronavirus was top of mind, so we investigated how cruise ships—and one cruise in particular—helped spread the virus worldwide. Then, for a change of pace (pun intended), we looked into how digital footprints helped one data obsessive track down (we did it again) marathon cheats. Meanwhile, in California, a labor law is changing the way Uber and its drivers do business, which may end up affecting the price of a ride. Plus, check out this…

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You Can Fill This Heart-Shaped Box With Your Fave Beer For A Boozy Valentine’s Day

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Courtesy of Bud Light Bud Light’s Heart-Shaped Valentine’s Day 2020 Box Is Too Cute By Cianna Garrison Feb 7, 2020 Last-minute shoppers can find a perfect gift this Valentine’s Day for the beer-lover in their life. Bud Light’s heart-shaped Valentine’s Day box even comes complete with a poem. That’s right, while everyone else will be getting chocolates, you can surprise someone special (or yourself) with a box of beer that looks just like a classic box of chocolates. Available on Anheuser-Busch’s gift shop page, the Bud Light heart-shaped box is…

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9 Types of Dreams You Have And What They Actually Mean

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Kim Quindlen Updated February 23, 2020 By SplitShire 1. Dreams About Your Teeth A dream like this may involve your teeth falling out, breaking apart, coming out from a slight tap, or crumbling into pieces after eating a particularly challenging mouthful of Jujubes. (No? Just me on that last one?) However it happens, this is an incredibly common and disturbing dream for many people. Many of you are probably clutching your mouth or skipping over this section as we speak. Experts say this dream could have both positive or negative meanings.…

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These New Cat Face Filters On Snapchat Look Super Realistic

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Denise Grabowski / EyeEm/EyeEm/Getty Images The 7 Best Cat Face Filters On Snapchat To Channel Your Inner Feline By Cianna Garrison Feb 16, 2020 At the end of 2019, cat face videos started flooding social media. The videos of people scaring their cat with a feline face filter caught fire because of the real kitties’ hilarious reactions to their pet parents. Sine the trend first caught on, there are now even more cat filters to choose from, so here are the 7 best cat face filters on Snapchat to channel…

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For the second time this week in New Orleans, a person was fatally hit by a float during Carnival parade

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(CNN)A person was killed Saturday night at the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans when they were hit by a float, authorities said. Cantrell said police responded to the fatality “in record time.” The final part of the parade was canceled, NOLA Ready tweeted. It is the second death during the Carnival season that precedes Mardi Gras. A woman was killed Wednesday night during the Krewe of Nyx parade. She was hit by a tandem float, authorities said. In 2017 a pickup truck went into the crowd and dozens…

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U.S. Readied Sanctions on Russian Oligarchs AssociatesThen Mysteriously Backed Off

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Something strange happened in mid-December involving Oleg Deripaska, the Russian oligarch. Late last year, the U.S. government signaled that it was about to level a new round of sanctions targeting people and entities linked to to convicted Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort as part of a decades-long relationship between the two men. Over the following months, Deripaskas allies estimated net worth of $4.5 billion, entered the Treasury Departments crosshairs in the wake of the Kremlins campaign to shape American opinion about the 2016 election. Manafort and Deripaska have known each…

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