Round two! Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer decided to ditch their son’s original middle name for a hilarious reason. “Our baby’s name is officially changed,” the actress, 38, revealed in the Tuesday, April 14, episode of “Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith” with Bridget Everett, Rachel Feinstein and Keith Robinson. “It’s now Gene David […]
Why health experts aren’t warning about coronavirus in food
Chicken with salmonella can make you sick. So can romaine lettuce with E. coli and buffets with lurking norovirus. So why aren’t health officials warning people about eating food contaminated with the new coronavirus? The answer has to do with the varying paths organisms take to make people sick. Respiratory viruses like the new coronavirus […]
Why Kourtney Kardashian Felt 'Really Unhappy' as a Working Mom
Doing it differently. Kourtney Kardashian has shifted her priorities after finding herself “really unhappy” as a working mom. “I feel like I’ve finally gotten to the place where I can balance being a mom and working,” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 40, told Jason Kennedy in a Friday, March 20, clip of In […]
Explainer: A history of the measles virus and why it’s so tenacious
The measles virus has been a part of human life for thousands of years. A recent study suggests that it appeared about 4,000 years ago, originating from a virus affecting livestock. That was also the time when cities were reaching population sizes above 250,000—enough to keep the virus spreading even though people who have had […]
Why productivity hacks mostly don’t live up to their promise
Productivity podcasts, apps, blogs and tools sell us the dream of becoming more efficient, more productive and more capable: the optimised version 2.0 of ourselves. Given we live in a time mind-blowingly different from the one our grandparents knew (and, in another couple of decades, it will become unrecognisable to us too) it is no […]
LOL! Why Kristen Bell's Daughters Sometimes Look at Her 'With Disgust'
No groupies here! Kristen Bell “absolutely” thinks that she’s cool, but her and Dax Shepard’s daughters don’t. “They don’t think I’m cool, and I can tell because every time I try to pick out an outfit for them, they just look at me with disgust,” the actress, 39, told Us Weekly and other reporters of […]
Why can’t Bertrand Might cry? Scientists offer an answer: missing water channels
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that cells from children with NGLY1 deficiency—a rare disorder first described in 2012—lack sufficient water channel proteins called aquaporins. The discovery was published in Cell Reports and may help explain the disorder’s wide-ranging symptoms—including the inability to produce tears, seizures and developmental delays—and opens new […]
Why you need more vitamin D in the winter
Winter is upon us and so is the risk of vitamin D deficiency and infections. Vitamin D, which is made in our skin following sunlight exposure and also found in oily fish (mackerel, tuna and sardines), mushrooms and fortified dairy and nondairy substitutes, is essential for good health. Humans need vitamin D to keep healthy […]
Why Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden Named Their Daughter Raddix
What’s in a name? Cameron Diaz and hubby Benji Madden surprised fans when they announced the birth of their daughter, Raddix Madden, on January 3 in a statement posted to both of their Instagram accounts. The couple wrote, “We are so happy, blessed and grateful to begin this decade by announcing the birth of our […]
Why purple sweet potatoes belong on your holiday table
You may be busting out your holiday cookbook over the next couple days—it’s that time of year. Cookies, ham, turkey, all the favorites. There’s much to be said for the familiar spread, but we have a suggestion to brighten up your table this year—the purple sweet potato. It may sound like something out of Dr. […]