If you have never heard of “plogging,” you may assume it has something to do with blogging or vlogging. But actually, this strange-yet-catchy word refers…
How to be happier in 2021
So you want to look trimmer, be smarter, and successful next year? You strive to exercise and call your friends more, and spend less? You…
Why Truck Drivers Should Be Next in Line for the Vaccine
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…
Blood pressure drug may be key to increasing lifespan, new study shows
Since time immemorial, people have been fascinated by ways to stop aging. Nearly every culture has stories to tell about people who lived for thousands…
What makes human intelligence exceptional? The answer may be hidden inside this game
Within a short span of time and with few instructions, people can solve complex problems from scratch, for instance, loading the trunk of a car…
For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time
SATURDAY, Dec. 12, 2020 — The holiday season can be difficult for people with cancer, especially with the added stress of the COVID-19 pandemic this…
Memory deficits resulting from epigenetic changes in Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed
Memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may be able to be restored by inhibiting certain enzymes involved in abnormal gene transcription, according to a…
Lockdowns May Be Keeping Kids’ Asthma Attacks at Bay: Study
FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 — For kids with asthma, more time spent at home and donning masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be providing…
Study in mice shows tumor cell reactivation by stress hormones can be slowed using beta-blockers
A team of researchers from a host of institutions in the U.S. and one in Germany, working with AstraZeneca, has found that natural stress hormones…
Organized criminal networks could be targeting COVID-19 vaccines, Interpol warns
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