Grief is a common, if not universal, human experience. But that doesn’t make it simple. It’s psychological, but it affects people physically. It’s a matter of science, but scientists who discuss it can sound poetic. Dr. Katherine Shear, professor of…
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Defining the Parkinson’s microbiome strengthens links to gut health
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have carried out a meta-analysis of the gut microbiome in Parkinson’s disease, giving the clearest picture to date of the changes associated with the condition. By re-analyzing data from ten different studies, a common pattern…
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Watch Shaun T Get Wrecked While Working Out to Shaun T
Shaun T, the famous trainer and founder of fitness transformation programs like Insanity and T25, lives by his own principles. In a video shared to Facebook this week, he revealed that he still works out to his old Insanity videos—and…
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Doctors urge Spain to use AstraZeneca vaccine more widely
Chafing under Spain’s sluggish vaccination rollout, regional health authorities and doctors are urging the central government in Madrid to widen the categories of people who can receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. While other European countries like Germany, France and Italy…
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The Best Foods To Eat To Cleanse Your Liver
While the term “cleanse” may bring up thoughts of water fasting and other intense methods made to enhance your liver’s function, cleansing your liver is actually just supporting its natural processes. Since the foods you eat directly impact various organs…
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Vaccinated and ready to party? Not so fast, says the CDC—but you can gather with other vaccinated people
If you’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19, is it safe to gather with friends and loved ones in person? According to guidelines issued Monday by the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention, yes, fully vaccinated people can gather in small groups…
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The One Thing Target Employees Want You To Stop Doing
Let’s be real: Target is a wonderland of everything one could ever want, need, or dream of. It’s easy to get lost in any store, wandering up and down every single aisle (sometimes more than once) in order to find…
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Research shows that BSers are more likely to fall for BS
People who frequently try to impress or persuade others with misleading exaggerations and distortions are themselves more likely to be fooled by impressive-sounding misinformation, new research from the University of Waterloo shows. The researchers found that people who frequently engage…
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Greater tobacco use linked to higher levels of inflammation in HIV-positive people
Inflammation in the body has been linked to the intensity of tobacco smoking among people with HIV, according to a team of University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers. Krishna Poudel, associate professor of community health education in the School of Public…
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US new daily COVID cases at five-month low as nations try to hold off surge
The United States recorded fewer than 40,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the first time in five months on Thursday, a piece of promising news as countries across the globe struggle to hold off another infection surge before inoculations…
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