Instagram and the male body image

In a new study among males depicted on Instagram, the majority of posts showed men with low body fat, while only a small fraction depicted men with high body fat. Sixty-two percent of posts showed men with low body fat and 41% showed high muscularity, whereas only 6% showed men with high body fat and 17% showed low muscularity. Men […]

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COVID-19: What masks-protects Material most effectively? – Naturopathy Naturopathy Specialist Portal

What Material is self-built COVID should be-19-masks? The spread of the new Coronavirus, SARS-CoV stem 2, in many areas of public life currently, protective masks mandatory requirement, and some people make their own masks. There are combinations of substances which protect particularly effectively against a disease. If people connect to yourself masks for protection against COVID-19, you should be careful […]

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An Approved List of Things That Can Go Into Your Vagina

Remember that scene in Broad City when Ilana sees police officers in the subway station, so she stashes her weed in her vagina? She dubs it “nature’s pocket” and it turns out she’s not the only one using this pocket in unexpected ways. People with vaginas have attempted to smuggle or hide loaded pistols, Rolex watches, marijuana pipes, crack, lighters, […]

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How do epidemics spread and persist before and after introduction of a vaccine?

In the most detailed study to date of epidemic spread, an international team of researchers has modeled measles dynamics based on over 40 years of data collected in England and Wales. The models—which span the prevaccination period, introduction of measles vaccination, and local elimination by vaccination in the 1990s—reveal that, before the introduction of a vaccine, measles could persist in […]

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Europe cautiously eyes exit from virus lockdowns

Europe took uneven steps to phase out coronavirus restrictions Monday as debates rage over how quickly to ease lockdowns that are protecting lives but piling on economic misery. While schools and shops reopened in some parts of the continent, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson emerged after his own battle with the virus to call for patience in the UK, saying […]

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Faulty immune cells in the developing brain may contribute to autism

A recent study in mice investigates immune cells called microglia in the developing brain. The authors conclude that the failure of these cells to perform an essential housekeeping role may lead to autism spectrum disorder in boys. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display impaired social functioning, repetitive and inflexible behavior, and hypersensitivity to sound and light. Among 8-year-olds […]

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Scientists double understanding of genetic risk of melanoma

A global collaboration of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions on the human genome that influence the risk of developing melanoma. The research, involving the University of Leeds in the UK, QIMR Berghofer in Australia, and the National Cancer Institute in the US, has been published today in the journal Nature Genetics. Melanoma is a sometimes-deadly […]

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Scientists develop smart search app for COVID-19 literature

Scientists all over the world have been racing to find answers since the onset of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Seemingly overnight, a diverse array of the world’s top researchers shifted their focus to the study of COVID-19, leading to a constant stream of new pre-print articles. Now, University of Toronto scientists have developed a tool called CiteNet to help fellow […]

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Using ‘mini lungs’ to understand why some COVID-19 patients fare worse than others

As the novel coronavirus races around the globe, mystifying patterns are emerging. The virus seems to hit some people hard—including men, people over the age of 65 and individuals with pre-existing medical conditions. For others, particularly children, the symptoms may be mild or even nonexistent. To understand why these disparities occur, stem cell expert Evan Snyder, M.D., Ph.D., director of […]

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