Butterfly kick is a jumping kick in martial arts such as taekwondo and capoeira Disha Patani can pull off a range of exercises, and of late she has been setting fitness goals for us especially with her acrobatic stunts. In fact, her latest fitness video showed how the Baaghi actor does not shy away from pushing herself to go to […]
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No hate here! Bekah Martinez encouraged her Instagram followers to accept a new normal after she photographed her son, Franklin, wearing a bow. Celeb Moms Clap Back at the Parenting Police “Do I do things sometimes like this to rile people up? Sure,” the Bachelor alum, 25, said on her Tuesday, October 13, Instagram Story. “I love to see them […]
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Doctors at Stanford University are at the forefront of a global movement of health experts who are criticizing lockdowns to control COVID-19 and say schools and businesses should reopen, but with a focus on protecting the elderly and infirm who are most vulnerable to the virus. Called the Great Barrington Declaration after the western Massachusetts town where it was hatched […]
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TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 — When older people hospitalized for heart failure are sent home, they are often given a whopping 10 medications to take for a variety of conditions. But is this “polypharmacy” practice necessary, or does it just place a bigger burden on already frail patients? It’s not a question so much of the quantity of the medications, […]
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Empathy for vulnerable people in risk groups motivates us to use face masks and keep our distance, so that we help to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the study, which has just been published in the journal Psychological Science. “We show that empathy for the most vulnerable is an important factor, and that it can be used actively […]
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New insight on the molecular mechanisms that allow malaria parasites to move and spread disease within their hosts has been published today in the open-access eLife journal. The movement and infectivity of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, and ultimately its ability to spread malaria among humans, rely on a large molecular complex called the glideosome. The new findings provide a blueprint […]
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TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 — When it comes to bonding with your cat, the eyes have it. Narrowing your eyes — the so-called “slow blink” — may make humans more attractive to their feline friends, British researchers suggest. It also may make kitty smile back. “As someone who has both studied animal behavior and is a cat owner, it’s great […]
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As vaccine trials progress and public health officials brace for a rise in COVID-19 cases, understanding how the body defends itself from SARS-CoV-2 infection is essential. New research, published in Clinical and Translational Immunology, provides a clearer picture of the protective antibodies induced by this virus and their role in serious illness and what’s needed for full protection. Based on […]
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TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 — Up to 7.7 million U.S. workers lost jobs with employer-sponsored health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic, and 6.9 million of their dependents also lost coverage, a new study finds. Workers in manufacturing, retail, accommodation and food services were especially hard-hit by job losses, but unequally impacted by losses in insurance coverage. Manufacturing accounted for 12% […]
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When it comes to vitamin D, most adults exhibit either frank deficiency, which results in clear clinical symptoms, or insufficiency, which often goes undetected. But how that insufficiency impacts physical health and the vulnerability of older adults to frailty as they age has been difficult to determine. Now a University at Buffalo study of 24-28–month-old mice, the equivalent of 65-to-80-year-old […]
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