Any normal person would be completely exhausted after a week-long stint of make-ahead Thanksgiving prep and cooking, but Ina Garten and her phenomenal cooking skills are anything but. In fact, the Barefoot Contessa is sharing yet another delicious recipe on Instagram in celebration of Hanukkah — and it’s a classic staple that Garten warns will “go fast.”  https://www.instagram.com/p/CW0h3dTr664/ A post […]

Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition characterised by unruly […]

As a newly-minted face of CoverGirl, America Ferrera wishes she could have a “time machine,” so she could “go let Little America know she’s not too much of this, or too little of that,” she wrote on Instagram, adding, “Nah, baby girl, you’re a CoverGirl!!” In an interview with People announcing her new partnership with the iconic cosmetics brand, the […]

I'm a Celeb: Richard Madeley's advice to Naughty Boy We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Richard Madeley has been taken to hospital in the early hours […]

Scientists used animated humanoid avatars to study how nonverbal cues influence people’s behavior. Reported in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, the research offers insight into the brain mechanisms that drive social and economic decision-making. The study revealed that participants were more willing to cooperate with animated avatars than with static figures representing their negotiation partners. It also found—somewhat surprisingly—that people […]

Last week, Boots announced a special Black Friday deal – offering 50% off the normal price of emergency contraception. The chemist’s online service prescribes a number of different morning after pills, but with the discount, the Levonelle tablet costs £14.12, instead of £28.25, and Levonorgestral costs £8 instead of £15.99. Some people slammed Boots for the move, saying vital women’s […]

Several safe and effective vaccines have been developed and approved against the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in a remarkably short duration of time. Although vaccines have been shown to provide robust protection against SARS-CoV-2, studies have shown that vaccine-induced immunity wanes over time. The decline in vaccine-induced immunity with time, along with the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, […]

"With the internet of things taking precedence in our daily lives, we must find productive ways of blending technology with fun and learning", says Charu Noheria By Charu Noheria We live in an ‘always on’ overwhelming world that can be exciting and tiring at the same time. Alongside adults, even young children and students are caught in a cobweb of […]

Bacteria from the digestive system seem to have the potential to cause damage to pancreatic cells, increasing the risk of malignant tumors. Now for the first time, live bacteria from cystic pancreatic lesions that are precursors to pancreatic cancer, have been analyzed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study, which is published in Gut Microbes, can lead to […]

As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen from China continues to cause new infections worldwide, causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), genomic surveillance has demonstrated the emergence of several new variants of the virus. These have, in some cases, been associated with increased transmissibility and/or immune evasion. Now, a new preprint suggests that they could also extend the […]