Humor helps us deal with the stress of juggling work and family commitments, but only when we seek it out, according to a new study led by The Australian National University (ANU). It turns out colleagues sending us cat videos to make us laugh before an important meeting might actually be making our blood pressure […]
Sweet Selfie! See Reese Witherspoon’s Best Mom Moments Raising 3 Kids
Reese Witherspoon became a mom at age 23 and has been making candid motherhood confessions ever since. The actress welcomed daughter Ava with her ex-husband, Ryan Phillippe, in 1999, and the little one became a big sister four years later when son Deacon arrived. Following the Cruel Intentions costars’ 2006 split, Witherspoon wed Jim Toth […]
Changing diets—not less physical activity—may best explain childhood obesity crisis
Variation in consumption of market-acquired foods outside of the traditional diet—but not in total calories burned daily—is reliably related to indigenous Amazonian children’s body fat, according to a Baylor University study that offers insight into the global obesity epidemic. “The importance of a poor diet versus low energy expenditure on the development of childhood obesity […]
From gummies to a tracker app, which is the best for IBS?
Boost your gut feeling: From a tummy massager to gummies and a tracker app, which is the best for IBS? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects one in ten adults in the UK, causing bloating, diarrhoea, constipation and cramps. There is no one cause — which is why it’s notoriously difficult to treat — but triggers […]
Catelynn Lowell, Tyler Baltierra's Best Quotes About Expanding Their Family
Baby fever! Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra have shared their plans for growing their family over the years. The Teen Mom OG stars welcomed their first child, Carly, in 2009 and placed her for adoption. Baltierra defended their decision 10 years later, tweeting, “If PLACING my innocent daughter into an adoption plan at 16 with […]
Multiple simulations best for COVID-19 predictions
Computer modelling used to forecast COVID-19 mortality contains significant uncertainty in its predictions, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the CWI institute in the Netherlands. The authors of the study, performed for the Royal Society’s RAMP initiative for Rapid Assistance in Modelling the Pandemic, highlighted that however well constructed such […]
High intensity training best for older people
Five years of high-intensity interval training increased quality of life, improved fitness and might very well have extended the lives of participants in the Generation 100 study. “First of all, I have to say that exercise in general seems to be good for the health of the elderly. And our study results show that on […]
Travis Scott's Best Quotes About Fatherhood Since Welcoming Stormi
Gushing about his girl! Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner welcomed their daughter, Stormi, in February 2018, and the rapper has had sweet things to say about the little one ever since. “He is a very hands-on dad and engaged,” a source told Us Weekly exclusively following Stormi’s first birthday. “He spoils his daughter rotten and […]
The best neck stretches to give you instant pain relief
No matter if you’ve slept wrong, turned too quickly, or have been spending too much time looking at your phone, aches and pains, particularly in your neck, are no joke. And if you’ve been to a yoga class in the last few years, you’re likely familiar with the term “text neck.” The moniker has come […]
U.S. medical supply chains are fragile in the best of times—COVID-19 is testing their strength
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought medical supply chains into the spotlight. There has been a national shortage of testing kits, and at least one drug is already unavailable because of the outbreak, though it hasn’t been publicly named. As operations engineers who focus on how these supply chains work, we know that even in the […]