FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 — Late-life exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <2.5 µm (PM2.5) is associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) pattern similarity (AD-PS) scores among women, corresponding to an increase in AD risk, according to a study published online Nov. 18 in Neurology. Diana Younan, Ph.D., from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and colleagues examined […]
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Female workforce participation has risen for the past two decades in Australia, and in turn, more young kids have been attending formal childcare. So it’s very surprising the latest Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey shows a steep fall in the use of formal childcare among single-parent households, which by and large are headed by women. The […]
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Baby-making magic! Jax Taylor did not hold back when talking about when he and wife Brittany Cartwright conceived their first child. Bumping Along! See Pregnant Brittany Cartwright’s Pregnancy Journey “We were in Kentucky when we conceived. This was our second try,” Taylor, 41, told Vanderpump Rules costar Katie Maloney on the Friday, November 20, episode of her “You’re Gonna Love […]
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When Imogen Golder was four years old, she began to have life-threatening seizures. It took 12 years for her to finally get a diagnosis of rasmussen’s encephalitis, a rare inflammatory neurological disease that can cause dementia. Sufferers of the illness experience frequent and severe seizures, loss of motor skills and speech, weakness on one side of the body, inflammation of […]
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India’s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began crossed 9 million on Friday. Nevertheless the country’s new daily cases have seen a steady decline for weeks now and the total number of cases represents 0.6% of India’s 1.3 billion population. The Health Ministry reported 45,882 new infections and 584 fatalities in the past 24 hours on Friday. The […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. It’s well known that a COVID-19 infection becomes more severe in those with underlying health conditions or the elderly. Now a study reveals a sixth most common symptom increases death risk by 24 percent. Why does the […]
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Sophie Turner's tattoo collection continues to grow. On Wednesday, the Game of Thrones star, 24, casually debuted new body art baring her 3-month-old daughter Willa's initial in a selfie on her Instagram Stories. In the shot, Turner wears several gold necklaces and a black T-shirt that reads "Get Your Emotions In Motion." As she strikes a pose, a small "W" […]
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Scientists are still solving the many puzzling aspects of how the novel coronavirus attacks the lungs and other parts of the body. One of the biggest and most life-threatening mysteries is how the virus causes “silent hypoxia,” a condition when oxygen levels in the body are abnormally low, which can irreparably damage vital organs if gone undetected for too long. […]
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Determined to travel for Thanksgiving? Doing so increases your risk of being exposed to the coronavirus and of possibly spreading it to others, experts warn. Nonetheless, millions of Americans are expected to take to the skies for the holiday. Although it marks a 48% decline from last year, AAA estimates that 2.4 million Americans will still travel by air for […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. COVID-19 vaccine development in the US has yielded two highly effective working samples, with Moderna and Pfizer’s respective samples proving successful 95 percent of the time. They still have some hurdles left to pass before health officials […]
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