Have you been wondering: is condensation on windows bad? If so, Live Science is here to help answer all of your questions. Here you’ll find expert advice on what to do if you wake up to pools of water around your windowsills or black mold around the frame of your window. So, where does condensation come […]
If you have a green thumb, you probably have several indoor plants, and perhaps just as many outside, if you have space. You likely have several gorgeous green plants throughout your house, helping improve the air quality (via Casper), and providing additional health benefits. However, if you’ve done much reading about plants in your bedroom […]
Artificial intelligence holds great promise for improving human health by helping doctors make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions. It can also lead to discrimination that can harm minorities, women and economically disadvantaged people. The question is, when health care algorithms discriminate, what recourse do people have? A prominent example of this kind of discrimination is […]
Kendall Jenner admitted she struggles with body image after receiving a slew of compliments about her figure. Birthday Girl Kendall Jenner’s Best Red Carpet Looks The model, 25, appeared in a Skims lingerie campaign alongside sisters Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner on Friday, February 12. Kendall posed in a red bra and matching underwear in […]
Put down that latte. Drinking coffee from a paper cup could be ‘seriously’ bad for your health, new research warns. This is because you might be consuming thousands of microplastic particles as you sip your hot drink, due to the plastic lining in cups that makes them waterproof. And those particles could cause disease. Study […]
The world has changed a lot in the three and a half years since I started taking antidepressants. I’ve changed a lot, too. Like most people who are prescribed medication to manage their mood, taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — a type of antidepressant — was never really my Plan A. Nor was it […]
Lockdown could be bad for you back. Thanks to measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are now working from home. This means you might not be moving around as much, and your home desk setup (and the posture you adopt while working) might not be as good as it should be. These […]
Back in 2009, I went on a 10-day vacation to Barcelona with my best girlfriends from school. I was 19, and being in this vibrant city with my girls, the trip was filled with drinking and partying. Right after I got back home to the UK, I started having symptoms of what I thought was […]
In a briefing yesterday, Bill Bryan, an undersecretary at the Homeland Security Department, discussed some research on what’s believed to kill the novel coronavirus effectively. In a comment about what might be useful to use in “potentially contaminated indoor spaces,” Bryan explained what had been tested—bleach, isopropyl alcohol, and “we’re also looking at other disinfectants.” […]
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2020 — It’s a dangerous equation: Poor sleep triggers a bad diet, and the two can equal a higher risk for obesity and heart disease in women, a new study contends. “Women are particularly prone to sleep disturbances across the life span, because they often shoulder the responsibilities of caring for children […]
