Respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 (causing COVID-19) can often catalyze an overactive immune response that leads to a life-threatening cycle, known as a cytokine storm. Analyzing cytokine responses from patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and similar common respiratory viruses has unearthed glaringly important differences in how SARS-CoV-2 affects cytokines compared to other common respiratory viruses. The […]
Why Sleeping Naked Is Actually Good For You
There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep in your bed, especially during the winter months when it’s cold outside. Sunk deep in your sheets and covered by your comforter and comfy flannel jammies, it almost feels like your bed is giving you a big bear hug. But even if you love snoozing in layers, you […]
Why cats and dogs may need their own COVID-19 vaccines
Cats and dogs may eventually need their own COVID-19 vaccines to prevent the coronavirus from evolving further and “spilling” back to humans, according to one group of researchers. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is known to infect a number of animals besides humans, including cats, dogs, minks, tigers and gorillas. However, at this time, […]
Why it’s too soon for Australia to legalize ecstasy and magic mushrooms to treat mental illness
While the public focus remains on COVID vaccines, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) continues to evaluate a range of proposals around the provision of medical treatments in Australia. The regulatory body is currently considering whether psychiatrists should be allowed to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin to treat mental illness. The TGA will announce its interim decision […]
LOL! Why Kristen Bell Says She Has ‘Officially Failed as a Parent'
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard may not be comfortable with sharing photos of their daughters, Lincoln and Delta, but the couple have been more than forthcoming about their experiences as parents. Scroll to revisit every time the pair delivered a dose of real talk about raising kids. In order to view the gallery, please allow […]
Why tidying your kitchen will help you polish off the pounds!
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. […]
Here’s Why You Need Both COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, is finally here. Just three days after the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), U.S. health care professionals began receiving their first shots. (Those in long-term care facilities are expected to start receiving theirs next week.) The key thing to note: This vaccine has two shots. To be fully effective—we’re taking […]
Why Alicia Silverstone's Son Bear's Haircut Has Been a 'Hard Adjustment'
Growing up! Alicia Silverstone gushed about her 9-year-old son Bear’s haircut one month after he buzzed his long locks. Yoga! Baths! Alicia Silverstone’s Best Quotes About Raising Son Bear “It was down to his waist,” the actress, 44, told Access Hollywood on Monday, December 14. “He buzzed it. He took it off. I saved [the […]
Why can’t some people admit defeat when they lose?
When US President-Elect Joe Biden and Deputy Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris gave their victory speeches on Saturday evening, local time, the tally of Electoral College votes showed they had decisively passed the crucial 270-vote threshold, delivering them to the White House this January. Tradition dictates the losing candidate also gives their own speech to concede […]
Researching why our brains are able learn and memorize
The long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) of the strength of hippocampal excitatory synapse involved in learning and memory formation in brain have been separately explained, but the molecular mechanism that comprehensively explains them has not been elucidated. Associate Professor Dr. Tomonari Sumi, Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, and Assistant Professor Dr. […]