Fresh focus. Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick shared their New Year’s resolutions exclusively with Us Weekly. Cutest Celebrity Baby Announcements Over the Years The banker, 32, plans to work on his “mental” health, he said on Thursday, December 31, explaining, “I think we always think New Year’s Eve [is] physical, like, what kind of weight […]
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a ‘glimmer of hope’
The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots dispensed to about 4 million, government health officials said Sunday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, also said on ABC’s “This Week” that President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to administer 100 million shots of […]
How to Do a Bird Dog Without Wasting Your Time
The bird dog is a valuable addition to your training routine that can help to strengthen your core, but are you sure you’re even doing the exercise correctly? For this movement, you shouldn’t settle for anything other than perfect form—especially because it’s such a killer exercise that can serve as a simple addition to your […]
For young Californians, climate change is a mental health crisis too
Maddie Cole in eighth grade stopped running cross country. She’d competed the year before, but the air quality in her native Sacramento, California, was so bad that she got sick during a race; she soon learned she had asthma. The next year the sky above Sacramento turned gray with smoke from the 2018 Camp fire. […]
Iggy Azalea Blasts Ex Playboi Carti Again: ‘A Baby Is Not a Pawn’
Round two. Iggy Azalea blasted her ex-boyfriend Playboi Carti just two days after publicly calling him out for missing Christmas with their son, Onyx. The Biggest Celeb Feuds of All Time “A baby is not a pawn!! Shall I continue?” the “Fancy” rapper, 30, wrote on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, December 26, alongside a […]
Research team reports new class of antibiotics active against a wide range of bacteria
Wistar Institute scientists have discovered a new class of compounds that uniquely combine direct antibiotic killing of pan drug-resistant bacterial pathogens with a simultaneous rapid immune response for combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). These finding were published today in Nature. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared AMR as one of the top 10 global public […]
A community-level intervention reduces alcohol-related crashes
New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation shows that a community-level alcohol intervention in California resulted in a 17% reduction in alcohol-involved crashes among drivers aged 15-30. The research study assessed an intervention aimed at reducing excessive drinking and harm among teens and young adults, including driving […]
HEALTH NOTES: Happiness is a slice of cake and a loved one
HEALTH NOTES: Happiness is a slice of cake and a loved one Indulging in freshly baked treats ranked above finishing work and stroking pets as the activity that brings us the most joy One in five Britons are happiest when tucking into a slice of cake, according to new research. Indulging in freshly baked treats […]
A DVD-technology-based system that quickly and inexpensively detects SARS-CoV-2 antigens and specific antibodies
Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have developed a new system at laboratory scale that allows the rapid, cheap and effective detection of COVID-19. The system consists of a biosensor based on DVD technologies that detects specific antibodies (G, M and A) and SARS-CoV-2 antigens in saliva or blood serum in less than […]
An avocado a day keeps your gut microbes happy
Eating avocado as part of your daily diet can help improve gut health, a new study from University of Illinois shows. Avocados are a healthy food that is high in dietary fiber and monounsaturated fat. However, it was not clear how avocados impact the microbes in the gastrointestinal system or “gut.” “We know eating avocados […]