Treating wounds with an extract taken from wild blueberries may improve healing, according to a new study presented at the American Physiological Society’s annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2022. Researchers from the University of Maine previously found that a phenolic extract from wild blueberries improved vascularization and cell migration—critical steps in the healing process—in human […]
We are well into Spring and headed for Summer soon, so it is the perfect time to plan ahead and start thinking about protecting your skin, keeping melanomas and wrinkles at bay, and finding a great sunscreen. SPF is ridiculously important, but not all sunscreen is created equal. That’s why the Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty […]
Many of us spend hours a day in front of a screen. Shouldn’t it be joyful? Unfortunately, it isn’t always so easy. Prolonged screen time disrupts sleep and gives us a big hit of dopamine, often called the “feel-good” neurotransmitter — so much of it that if you go overboard, your body could compensate by […]
As CNN reports, an estimated 4.8 million people in the US now play pickleball. Participation has increased by 39.3% in the past two years, making it the country’s fastest-growing sport, says Laura Gainor, a marketing consultant for the USA Pickleball Association, the sport’s national governing body. There’s a pro pickleball tour, and some matches even […]
In addition to being an actress, Grammy-nominated singer, producer, and beauty entrepreneur, you can now add co-founder of a mental health company to Selena Gomez’s resumé. Gomez just has just announced that she’s launching Wondermind, a multimedia platform that focuses on improving and maintaining “mental fitness” through free expert-backed content, tools, and resources. The Only Murders […]
More than two years into the pandemic, those living with “long COVID,” medically known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, remain sick and forced to grapple with a “new normal.” Even people who had a “mild” version of COVID-19 and weren’t hospitalized are still experiencing symptoms. It has remained a perplexing problem for the medical community […]
Who needs a face mask? Dyson has announced its first wearable product that builds the firm’s air purification expertise into a set of Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones aimed at city dwellers wanting to avoid polluted air. It delivers purified air to the mouth and nose while simultaneously tackling noise pollution through its active noise cancelling […]
As consumers continue to feel the crunch at the grocery store checkout, eggs are the latest product predicted to surge in price. Prices are expected to climb amid the seasonal demand during Easter and Passover with the outbreak expected to make prices even more expensive. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant […]
Now that the pandemic seems to be easing (knock on wood), mask mandates are ceasing, and people are kind of returning to “normal,” those age-old “normal” viruses like the Stomach Flu (norovirus) are once again on the rise, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. For most of the U.S., roughly 99.5%, […]
Last week, the House of Representatives passed legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act passed 220-204 in a vote largely along party lines and is only the latest in a series of efforts to decriminalize the substance after a version of the measure cleared the chamber in […]