Facebook’s seemingly never-ending quest to make itself appealing to younger, teenage smartphone owners has now resulted in an app called LOL, a simple piece of software featuring a feed of memes and GIFs categorized by topics like “animals” and “pranks,” and Facebook is currently testing it with 100 high school users (with the consent of […]
University of California, Irvine and Japan’s University of Tsukuba recently combined efforts to study whether lower-intensity exercise would be enough to stimulate parts of the brain involved with memory, as well as determine whether physical activity improves cognitive functioning in general. In the study, researchers used magnetic resonance imaging to examine brain activity in […]
Superfoods are all the rage these days. Certain berries, fish, leafy greens and nuts all fall into that broad classification of foods that can impart big health benefits. Counted among them is a quirky grain-like seed called quinoa that you may be hearing more about these days. What Is Quinoa? Cultivated in the high […]
If you’re like most people, you’ve been spending a lot of time indoors lately. Unfortunately, there are several more months of winter to get through before we start seeing signs of spring. Before you throw your hands up in despair, why not break the monotony by working on your house? Okay, so adding insulation doesn’t […]
Verizon has just announced that it will offer free spam and robocall protection to its subscribers starting this March. The “Call Filter” service, which was previously available as a $3 add-on, will be offered for free to all Verizon customers with phones that support the features, including iPhones and Android phones. It’s about time: competing […]
Women: if you want to stave off dementia in your later years, researchers say you should get moving now. The medical journal Neurology recently reported findings from a study that revealed middle-aged women with high cardiovascular fitness levels were almost 90% less likely to develop dementia in older age than women with just moderate degree […]
Ever since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry became an item, the world became interested in her fashion choices, an interest that now borders on obsession since they tied the knot last year and Markle officially became the “Duchess of Sussex.” The need to know what Meghan’s wearing certainly hasn’t subsided since she announced she’s got […]
In just a few short years, Rihanna has become quite the fashion and beauty maven, establishing herself with her collaboration with Puma, her Savage x Fenty lingerie collections, and her very own Fenty Beauty line. But according to a report in Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), it seems the superstar has an even bigger project in […]
It’s easy to get cabin fever this time of year. We’re all going through it. But working on home projects is a great way to keep yourself active, add value to your home, and beautify or improve your living space. It’s a win-win! One top priority in these winter months is getting the house […]
Did you know that children of fit mothers are 75% less likely to develop obesity? It’s a startling statistic that the researchers at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health recently found when they gathered data from monitoring almost 25,000 kids and almost 17,000 Moms. The study’s analysis focused on the association between a […]