Why tidying your kitchen will help you polish off the pounds! Losing just 4lbs of excess weight can transform your health — and our 12 ingenious tweaks will help make it so much easier Over-indulged this festive season? Carrying a few extra pounds? Feeling sluggish and unfit? Fear not, help is just around the corner. […]
Health systems rush to use tech to tackle the coronavirus: A roundup of provider news 2020
Last New Year’s Eve, the first COVID-19 case was reported in Wuhan China. Since then the virus has spread all over the world. Today over 70 million coronavirus cases have been reported and nearly 1.6 million deaths associated with the virus, according to the World Health Organization. By February health systems were quickly responding and rethinking […]
Lyme disease-carrying ticks may invade new territory in the Midwest
Black-legged ticks may soon expand their territory across the midwestern U.S., carrying Lyme disease with them, a new study finds. The study researchers created a timeline of when and where the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) has spread since the 1960s, when the parasitic arachnid was first detected in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The team pinpointed several […]
New research highlights the importance of a forgotten organ in ensuring healthy pregnancies
An international research team led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) has uncovered for the first time the importance of a small gland tucked behind the sternum that works to prevent miscarriage and diabetes in pregnant women. The organ in question is the thymus, identified in a study published today in the journal Nature […]
The Reason It Feels So Good to Scratch an Itch
When you’ve got dry, itchy skin during the winter, nothing beats a good scratch. But what exactly is going on in your body when you scratch an itch that makes it feel so darn satisfying? First, know that winter itch is definitely a thing. As the temperature drops and you crank up the heat, exposure […]
Virginity is make-believe, but the damage it causes women is very real
Let me begin by telling you that virginity is a myth. It is a patriarchal social construct promoted by men who thought that their penis was so important, it had the power to fundamentally change who a woman is and how she should be viewed by society. Virginity is not medical, nor is it scientific. […]
Regulating copper in the brain stops memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques in the patient’s brain. These plaques sequester copper, and contain approximately five times as much as a healthy brain. Two CNRS scientists from the Coordination Chemistry Laboratory recently developed, with their colleagues from the Guangdong University of Technology and Shenzhen University (China), a molecule that […]
Yes, you still need to wear a mask after you get the COVID-19 vaccine
The country’s first coronavirus vaccinations are now being distributed. The FDA granted the Pfizer vaccine emergency authorization for use, and it’s expected that soon, possibly by this week, it will do the same for the Moderna vaccine. In trials, the Pfizer vaccine was 95% effective in preventing COVID-19, and the Moderna vaccine stands at 94%, […]
The Truth About Doug Emhoff’s New Job
Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and the future first gentleman of the United States, announced last month that he is leaving his law firm, but it looks like he won’t be focusing solely on his duties as first gentleman. The attorney has taken a teaching position at Georgetown University Law Center and […]
What You Should Know Before Seeing A Psychic For The First Time
Interest in psychics, mediums, and the paranormal is at an all-time high — and the holiday season often leads even more people to seek divine guidance or connection with loved ones on the other side. If you are considering seeing a psychic for the first time, there are a few things you’ll want to consider […]