New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard will become the first ever transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics, having been selected for her nation’s Tokyo 2020 weightlifting team. Hubbard, 43, will now compete in the women’s 87 kg weightlifting category. “I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders,” Hubbard […]
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Specialists from several centers, including the University of Valencia, have developed customized software that makes it possible to study the spatial distribution of the COVID-19 pandemic online. The tool works by tracking patients in space and time and thus facilitates controlling the transmission of the virus and making decisions on eventual area-based confinements. The research has been published in journal […]
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Kelly Rowland, 40, shared a new swimsuit picture on the beach with her older son Titan. The singer is wearing a bright green snake print one-piece, and her body looks ridiculously toned a few months after giving birth to her second son. Kelly’s typical morning routine includes a healthy breakfast of oatmeal followed by a 90-minute workout session with her […]
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Australian children are among the least active in the world. In a recent study, Aussie kids ranked 140th out of 146 countries for physical activity. And in 2018, a physical activity “report card” gave Australian children a D-minus for overall physical activity levels. The grade was based on only 18% of young people meeting the physical activity guidelines—60 minutes of […]
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This has been a year like no other. The ever-present nature of racial trauma in society has been challenging for all of us, especially children and teens. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a rupture in society, magnifying inequities and redefining what it means to be vulnerable. The violent nature of racism has been on full display on television and in […]
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All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Amazon Prime Day 2021 might be in full swing, but that doesn't mean the deals are limited to one e-retailer. Quite the opposite, as other retailers are getting in on the action and offering […]
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Tetanus and diphtheria vaccines may produce protective effects against COVID-19. Preliminary data finds severe disease outcomes significantly reduced among people who have received vaccines. Scientists say that the vaccines could be achieving this by priming the innate immune response to fight. The way that COVID-19, the infectious respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, progresses is different for everyone. Although […]
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All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The chances that your Amazon cart is in a perpetual state of full are very high (who can resist two-day shipping, after all?). But while your shopping list may already be stacked, Amazon Prime […]
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A recent study conducted at the Cleveland Clinic demonstrates the impact of diets that are high in choline, which is often found in high quantities in red meat and egg yolks, and trimethylamine on increasing stroke severity and functional deficits in a murine model. Stroke. Image Credit: Piyaphat_Detbun/Shutterstock.com What is TMAO? Choline, betaine, and L-carnitine are all abundant compounds that […]
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