Does losing weight while you sleep sound too good to be true? According to a study by the University of Tsukuba, it seems that drinking oolong tea might help you do just that. While all tea comes from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, the degree of oxidation, a chemical reaction that turns tea leaves black, […]
In his Beasted webseries, former World’s Strongest Man winner Eddie Hall helps ordinary men pursue their fitness goals. In an episode recently posted to the Sports Bible channel, he coaches dad-of-two Andy through his first workout, commencing a program which he’ll be working on at home for the next six weeks. During the session, Eddie […]
As we struggle through various phases of COVID-19 restrictions, we are all looking towards what will be a long and tentative process of reopening. Yet the lessons from our first reopening strategies last spring make it clear that we have a number of very important questions arising about leisure, recreation and public space. Taking fishing, […]
For a few days in December, Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita. Hospitals hit capacity as the rate of new cases topped the nation, nearly double the rate in neighboring Connecticut. The state’s record for daily COVID-19 deaths, set in […]
For assistant professor of sociology James Doucet-Battle, diabetes research is personal. His grandmother was diabetic, and that’s part of what inspired him to delve into the issue through the lens of African American experience. “I’m interested in this notion that there is a racial component to risk for type 2 diabetes,” he said. “I wanted […]
COVID-19 vaccines are here and are slowly being rolled out, but not fast enough for Dr. Anthony Fauci. “We would’ve liked to have seen it run smoothly and have 20 million doses into people today, by the end of the (year) 2020, which was the projection,” said the infectious disease expert on Today. “Obviously, it […]
Weight room experts and workout warriors have long professed that the best way to build a big, strong chest is to hit the bench. They’re not necessarily wrong–but your chest-focused bench workouts shouldn’t start and end with the barbell bench press, or even with any other pressing variation that you might choose to fancy. To […]
The end of the pandemic depends on truck drivers transporting COVID-19 vaccines from factories and planes to hospitals and pharmacies, but they are not prioritized to get the vaccine they are delivering. Currently, healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities are up first for the vaccine. And as part of phase 1b, frontline essential […]
When using social media to nudge people toward safe and healthy behaviors, it’s critical to make sure the words match the pictures, according to a new study. After looking at social media posts, parents of young children were better able to recall safety messages such as how to put a baby safely to sleep when […]
California ‘did not prepare’ for surging coronavirus cases: Gasparino Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino argues Newsom, other governors are practicing ‘bad management’ by enacting lockdowns and forcing businesses to close. Despite the severe global toll of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization warns that the outbreak is "not necessarily the big one" — and […]
