New research has found that growing up in a bilingual home can provide unexpected cognitive benefits later in life. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, demonstrates for the first time that adults who acquired their second language as a young child (early bilinguals) are quicker at shifting attention and quicker at detecting visual changes compared to adults who […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for January 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Gel packs used for maintaining COVID-19 vaccine temperatures during transport are again in question amid potentially ruined jabs. As states clamor for more supply, shipments of the Moderna vaccine have arrived at sites at out-of-range temperatures, affecting 4,400 doses […]
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Did you know Neanderthals baked and highlighted their faces? Or that Ramses the Great employed someone under the title, Chief of the Scented Oils and Pastes for Rubbing His Majesty’s Body? David Yi, WWD alum and founder of popular men’s beauty publication Very Good Light, unearths the above and more in “Pretty Boys,” his book that will be published by […]
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You can train your chest with heavy weights, using bench presses and incline presses. But one issue with many of those exercises is this: Your core doesn’t always have to be active. Very often, you arch your back during a bench press or incline press, and yes, that can prevent you from truly carving detail into your pecs. But there […]
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Sri Lanka on Friday approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 amid warnings from doctors that front-line health workers should be quickly inoculated to stop the system from collapsing. Minister for Pharmaceutical Production and Regulation Channa Jayasumana said the British vaccine has been approved for emergency use, the first in Sri Lanka, while several other candidates are in the pipeline at […]
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Diabetes type 2: Dr Zoe Williams discusses high blood sugar risks Type 2 diabetes is a condition whereby the sufferer experiences dangerous levels of high blood sugar and this can also affect their blood vessels and limit the blood flow to the feet. This causes a chain reaction. If the feet aren’t getting enough circulation, fewer infection-fighting cells are making […]
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Are you getting eight hours of sleep a night, yet still feeling exhausted? It could be due to the emotional rollercoaster that is lockdown. Have you ever finished a long day at work, an intense studying session or just a period of deep concentration feeling completely knackered? While we often consider how much our physical exertion relates to our fatigue, […]
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Why a dog (or cat) is your brain’s best friend: Your pet can be a catalyst for social interaction with strangers… a vital part of keeping your mind healthy and reducing your dementia risk Neurosurgeon Dr Sanjay Gupta explains best ways to keep your brain sharp Caring for a cat, dog, or bird can be a catalyst to vital social […]
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Following promises to approach the coronavirus pandemic that has left more than 400,000 Americans dead in just under a year (and the current daily death toll in the thousands) the President Joe Biden shared the first glimpse of his “full-scale wartime effort” on the federal level to get the virus under control. The 200-page plan, released on the Whitehouse website […]
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With all the strides we’ve collectively made toward body positivity and neutrality in fitness spaces, there remains a lot of internalized fatphobia in fashion spaces (especially fitness fashion spaces) that continue to make people in fat bodies feel unwelcome and unseen. There’s plenty to be said (and that has been said) about how inclusive sizing and inclusive community-building is a […]
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