LOL! Why Kevin Jonas’ Daughter Valentina Didn’t Like Priyanka at First

Green with envy! Kevin Jonas admitted that his 2-year-old daughter, Valentina, originally didn’t like Nick Jonas’ wife, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, because she was “territorial” over her uncle. “She’s very connected to Nick,” the eldest Jonas Brother, 31, said on the Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday, March 4. “When she met Priyanka, Priyanka put her hand around his […]

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Does that medicine work for women? Why signing up for a medical study could be your next feminist move

You’ve marched in the Women’s March, cheered for women in Congress, grappled with the wide-ranging implications of the MeToo movement, talked with your kids (of both genders) about sexual harassment. Wait—did you forget to sign up for a medical study? In the new pantheon of Women’s Causes We Care About, inclusion in medical research has often ranked somewhere below concern […]

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Why screen time can disrupt sleep—scientists uncover how certain retinal cells respond to artificial illumination

For most, the time spent staring at screens—on computers, phones, iPads—constitutes many hours and can often disrupt sleep. Now, Salk Institute researchers have pinpointed how certain cells in the eye process ambient light and reset our internal clocks, the daily cycles of physiological processes known as the circadian rhythm. When these cells are exposed to artificial light late into the […]

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Why some cancers affect only young women

Among several forms of pancreatic cancer, one of them specifically affects women, often young. How is this possible, even though the pancreas is an organ with little exposure to sex hormones? This pancreatic cancer, known as “mucinous cyst”, has strange similarities with another mucinous cancer, affecting the ovaries. By conducting large-scale analyses of genomic data, researchers at the University of […]

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Why does diabetes cause heart failure?

Men with diabetes are 2.4 times more likely than non-diabetics to suffer heart failure and women are five times more likely. A new Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study reveals how, on a cellular level, diabetes can cause heart failure. The findings could lead to medications to treat and perhaps prevent heart failure in diabetes patients, researchers said. […]

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Why don’t we understand statistics? Fixed mindsets may be to blame

Unfavorable methods of teaching statistics in schools and universities may be to blame for people ignoring simple solutions to statistical problems, making them hard to solve. This can have serious consequences when applied to professional settings like court cases. Published in Frontiers in Psychology, the study shows for the first time that fixed mindsets—potentially triggered by suboptimal education curricula—lead to […]

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This Is Why You Always Feel Bloated

A bloated stomach is a problem for various people. The feeling is unpleasant and sometimes has a negative impact on one’s self-esteem. It is thus important to examine the reasons responsible for this issue to treat the problem as quickly as possible. When a person is feeling bloated, a doctor normally looks for these usual conditions: Overgrowth of intestinal yeast […]

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