Month: March 2021
Meet Elsie Eiler, the Sole Resident of Monowi, Nebraska
Monowi, in Boyd County, Nebraska, is a somewhere far from anywhere. The town — if you can call it that; according to the US Census it’s a “village” — sits smack-dab in the flat center of the continental United States, four miles from the South Dakota border and 60 miles ... more
Read moreVirus Variants Can Infect Mice, Scientists Report
Bats, humans, monkeys, minks, big cats and big apes — the coronavirus can make a home in many different animals. But now the list of potential hosts has expanded to include mice, according to an unnerving new study. Infected rodents pose no immediate risk to people, even in cities like ... more
Read moreCDC and White House Begs States to Reconsider Lifting Mask Mandates
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House are calling for continued vigilance and the reinstatement of mask mandates amid a worrying rise in COVID-19 cases as states relax their restrictions and reopen restaurants and other businesses. The U.S. has surpassed 30 million cases of COVID-19 ... more
Read more7 Natural Hair Removal Options That Work
Table of Contents[Hide][Show] Even though I’ve been known to use hair growth serum for healthier hair, there are some places hair isn’t welcome. There are plenty of hair removal options out there, from chemicals to shaving to electrocution. Here I cover natural hair removal options that work and are gentle ... more
Read moreSound Nutrition debuts snacks shaped by sound waves
Dive Brief: Sound Nutrition has created a clean-label sweet snack using a patented ultrasonic process that preserves nutrients and develops flavor while creating a rich, buttery mouthfeel, according to the company. Flavors of its new Sound Bites line include vanilla lime, mocha, chocolate raspberry and coconut surprise. The company claims ... more
Read moreHow to Lower Your Child’s Risk for Addiction
I wanted Finn to be able to talk to me about all his fears and anxiety around the move, and I knew that self-efficacy could help with that, too. It promotes open parent-child communication while helping kids resist peer pressure both directly and indirectly. Research shows that when a child ... more
Read moreIRI names Google exec as president and CEO
Dive Brief: IRI has named Kirk Perry, currently president of global client and agency solutions at Google, as its new president and CEO and a member of the company’s board of directors. He will assume the role on May 17. Perry replaces Andrew Appel, who spent nearly a decade in ... more
Read moreShe Suffered Balance Issues for Years. Was It a Brain Tumor?
But when he saw the dental CT, he immediately ordered a conventional CT of her head. The dental scan was developed to give a three-dimensional image of the jaw and teeth, so it can’t be expected to show the entire skull. The full CT confirmed that there was a small ... more
Read moreWalking and Other Aerobic Exercise May Aid the Aging Brain
Everyone in both groups worked out three times a week at first, for about half an hour and under supervision. They then added sessions on their own, until after six months, they were completing about five workouts most weeks. This program continued for a year, in total. About 20 volunteers ... more
Read moreHow to Lower Your Child’s Risk for Addiction
I wanted Finn to be able to talk to me about all his fears and anxiety around the move, and I knew that self-efficacy could help with that, too. It promotes open parent-child communication while helping kids resist peer pressure both directly and indirectly. Research shows that when a child ... more
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