8 Tips From Massage Therapists To Save You From Embarrassment
Moyo Studio via Getty Images The whole point of a massage is to relax yourself ― to soothe sore muscles, reduce pain and lower stress. But lying on a massage table with nothing but a sheet between you and a virtual stranger is an experience that leaves both the client and massage therapists vulnerable. Both […]
Whole Genome Sequencing Boosts Diagnosis of Rare Disease in Infants
Whole genome sequencing captured almost twice as many genetic abnormalities that may be responsible for disease in infants, compared with a standard targeted test, researchers found. In the Genomic Medicine for Ill Neonates and Infants (GEMINI) study, the diagnostic yield of whole genome sequencing was 49%, compared with 27% with NewbornDx, a standard targeted gene […]
Global diet study challenges advice to limit high-fat dairy foods
Unprocessed red meat and whole grains can be included or left out of a healthy diet, according to a study conducted in 80 countries across all inhabited continents and published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Diets emphasising fruit, vegetables, dairy (mainly whole-fat), nuts, legumes and fish […]
Does One Bad Apple Really Spoil The Bunch? Here’s What To Do With Rotten, Moldy Food
You’ve surely heard the expression about one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch. While it’s a metaphor for someone whose behavior makes a whole group look bad, it might also literally refer to the actual fruits and vegetables in your fridge. When you find one rotten grape in a pack or moldy bell pepper in […]
Cap’n Crunch Is A Liar And A Fraud
My whole life has just been shattered into a pile of stale cereal crumbs. Seriously, guys. Your design team had one job. You couldn’t have at least gotten the old man’s uniform right? Now, adults and children alike are lamenting the fact that the cheery Santa Claus in a blue Napoleon hat is really just […]
Flip-flop genome
Our DNA acts like a blueprint for the cellular machinery that lets cells, organs, and whole organisms function. Mutations in the DNA can result in genetic diseases. Such genetic variation can include point mutations at a single site, as well as deletions, duplications, and inversions. The term ‘inversion’ describes a piece of DNA flipping its […]
‘Down-There’ Grooming Questions Answered
From waxes, to lasers and vajazzles – there is a whole booming business built around grooming lady bits. Why are we so obsessed with coifing our nether regions and what are the hair-down-there questions we’re too embarrassed to ask?
Nordic diet lowers cholesterol and blood sugar – even if you don’t lose weight
Berries, veggies, fish, whole grains and rapeseed oil. These are the main ingredients of the Nordic diet concept that, for the past decade, have been recognized as extremely healthy, tasty and sustainable. The diet can prevent obesity and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Until now, […]
How To Cope With The Disappointment Of Fertility Struggles
Fertility struggles can bring up a whole host of difficult feelings ― a sense of loss and grief, a lack of control, overwhelming resentment, shame and more. But the first emotion that tends to come up is disappointment. “Disappointment is one of the most common emotions felt for people dealing with fertility struggles,” Maya Grobel, […]
Look who’s talking now: The fishes! Widespread sound communication among fish
There’s a whole lot of talking going on beneath the waves. A new study from Cornell University finds that fish are far more likely to communicate with sound than generally thought — and some fish have been doing this for at least 155 million years. These findings were just published in the journal Ichthyology & […]