The worst of the pandemic may finally be over, according to new modeling results from a consortium of researchers advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The team’s COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub, which is co-coordinated by researchers at…
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What Does It Mean When Your Right Breast Hurts
Olena Yakobchuk/Shutterstock By Sam Cohen/Aug. 31, 2021 7:35 pm EDT Breast health is incredibly important, as certain conditions are more easily treatable if they’re caught and identified early. This is one of the main reasons why women are advised to perform…
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What Happens To Your Body When You Have An Allergic Reaction
Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Aug. 26, 2021 4:05 pm EDT While there is obviously a major difference in level of concern involved when someone says their “allergies are bothering them” versus they are “having an allergic reaction,” what’s happening in their…
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Word gap: When moneys tight, parents talk less to kids
Three decades ago, child development researchers found that low-income children heard tens of millions fewer words in their homes than their more affluent peers by the time they reached kindergarten. This “word gap” was and continues to be linked to…
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When Can Kids Under 12 Expect To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine?
In May of 2021, parents of younger American teenagers breathed a sigh of relief as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was approved for kids ages 12-15 (via the CDC). It was already approved for 16 and up, meaning most American kids…
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Parents’ input key when screening toddlers for autism
Early screening for autism can speed up diagnosis and treatment, and now new research shows that pediatricians are more likely to act when parents express concerns. According to pediatricians surveyed in the study, only 39% of toddlers who had failed…
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What Does It Mean When Your Jaw Always Hurts?
According to Harvard Health Publishing, 30 to 40 percent of people in the United States experience orofacial pain, which includes jaw pain and jaw problems. Medical News Today states that some causes of these discomforts and issues may include injury…
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‘I started at 23, and at 59, I’m still dancing’: Shiamak Davar
"Deepika is a really good dancer. Alia picks up everything. Nora is a lovely, gifted dancer. But, my favorite would be Helen ji — an epitome of class," says the ace Bollywood choreographer on the occasion of International Dance Day…
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What Really Happens To Your Body When You Hold In A Yawn
There are times in life, either at work or during a conversation, when letting out a huge yawn can be deemed inappropriate. Because of this, it’s pretty common that people will hold in their yawns to not offend others or appear…
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Brain cells decide on their own when to release pleasure hormone
In addition to smoothing out wrinkles, researchers have found that the drug Botox can reveal the inner workings of the brain. A new study used it to show that feedback from individual nerve cells controls the release of dopamine, a…
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