7 Early Warning Signs Of An HIV Infection
Illustration: Kim Salt for HuffPost; Photos: Getty Images Sore muscles and swollen lymph nodes could be subtle red flags. During the first few weeks of being infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), most people — roughly two-thirds — experience a mix of flu-like symptoms that indicate their body is reacting to the virus. After being […]
12 Statistics That Will Completely Change How You Think About HIV
Illustration: Kim Salt for HuffPost; Photos: Getty In the last 10 years, new HIV diagnosis rates have declined, but the virus still infects tens of thousands of people every year in the U.S. Certain ideas probably come to mind when you hear the word HIV — like what groups of people are most impacted and […]
The Hidden Mental Health Benefits Of Embracing Your ‘Señora Era’ Early
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Do you have a sudden passion for gardening, cleaning or watching people out your window as you sip your cafecito and eat your pastry? You might be in your señora era. “Entering my señora era” is a phrase that has become popular on TikTok to describe the habits that younger […]
Should Child Acting Just Be Banned Already?
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty/Alamy When Alexa Nikolas was a 12-year-old child star on Nickelodeon’s “Zoey 101,” she felt uncomfortable around the show’s creator, Dan Schneider. “My childhood brain was just like, ‘I don’t like being around this person, I don’t feel my best around this person, I don’t feel safe around this person,’” she […]
Researchers can turn a single photo into a video
Sometimes photos cannot truly capture a scene. How much more epic would that vacation photo of Niagara Falls be if the water were moving? Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a deep learning method that can do just that: If given a single photo of a waterfall, the system creates a video showing […]
Why ‘Before And After’ Photos Are More Problematic Than You Think
Before and after photos are ubiquitous for a reason. They’re what marketers call a “social trigger” — a type of content that prompts those who see it to feel or act a certain way. They make it clear to viewers that one situation (the “after”) is more desirable than another (the “before”). Think of before […]