One of the more complex problems facing social psychologists today is whether any intervention can move people to change their behavior about climate change and protecting the environment for the sake of future generations. Now researchers Hanne Melgård Watkins at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Geoffrey Goodwin at the University of Pennsylvania report after […]
Abby Lee Miller Is Standing On Her Own After More Than A Year Using A Wheelchair
Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller just shared an Instagram of herself standing in a pool. The photo shows her progress since becoming mostly wheelchair-bound in mid-2018. Abby has posted other videos of herself walking with a walker and walking in a pool. Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has been sharing updates with fans […]
‘Superbugs’ on the rise, new CDC report says
Six years after a federal government warning that lifesaving antibiotics were losing their punch, a new update Wednesday revealed that the problem of antibiotic-resistant infections is, by some measures, getting worse. More than 2.8 million people become infected with drug-resistant bacteria and fungi each year, and at least 35,900 die as a result, the U.S. […]
The effects of a mock shelter environment on sleep
In the Building Environment Laboratory at Toyohashi University of Technology’s Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, researchers study the effects that indoor environments have on the people that live in these spaces. As part of this research, the laboratory conducted an experiment on the nature of sleep in an evacuation shelter environment. This experiment was […]
Study sheds new light on how epigenetic events might spur disease
Scientists are increasingly tracing a variety of diseases back to the so-called epigenome, a type of indexing system imposed on DNA that dictates how genes should be read by the cells. Now, a new study finds that changes in two epigenetics mechanisms—DNA and histone methylation—may interact to spur disease. The scientists looked at two developmental […]
Wheelchair-bound bride shocks groom by walking down aisle on wedding day
Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 1 Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 1 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A British veteran who has been using a wheelchair for the past seven years shocked her husband-to-be on their wedding day when she arrived at the end of the aisle — […]
Toddler with huge growths on his jaw was born with hundreds of cysts
Toddler with huge growths on his jaw was born with hundreds of tiny cysts under his skin because of a condition which affects only one in 4,000 children Gavin Silvestri, 18 months, suffers from lymphatic malformation in his head Parents Victoria and Joseph, from Jacksonville, Florida, were initially ‘terrified’ At four days old, Gavin embarked on […]
Zooming in on neuronal behavior
There are more than 86 billion neurons in the brain. These cells communicate by sending electrical and chemical signals across pathways and are responsible for controlling everything from simple movement to the processing and storing of complex thoughts and memories. The sheer enormity of this neural network makes the brain a difficult frontier for exploration, […]
10-year limit on storing frozen eggs is a 'breach of human rights'
Government’s 10-year limit on storing frozen eggs is a ‘clear breach of human rights’ because it is forcing women to destroy them before they are ready to have children, fertility experts warn Eggs can be frozen for several decades with the latest medical technology However, current laws in the UK say they should be destroyed […]
My Day on a Plate: Hayden Quinn
Foodie, author and TV host, Hayden Quinn, 33, shares his day on a plate. Hayden Quinn. 7am After a few laps at Sydney’s Manly Pool, I cook up eggs for a breakfast taco on a charred tortilla with avo, cheese, hot sauce and sour cream. 8am I make a smoothie with frozen banana, water, Vital […]