Terms You Should Think Twice About Before Putting Up Your House Listing

Kids Health

Because of the pandemic, the 2020 housing market progressed differently than many had predicted. Experts anticipated interest rates would remain low, thereby encouraging potential buyers to commit. However, the dire financial straights many families have found themselves in — along with stay-at-home orders and other COVID-related deterrents to traveling, touring homes, and relocating — have brought a significant decrease to home […]

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Can’t stop putting your hand in the candy dish? Scientists may have found why

Health Problems

A national team of scientists has identified a circuit in the brain that appears to be associated with psychiatric disorders ranging from overeating to gambling, drug abuse and even Parkinson’s disease. “We discovered the brain connections that keep impulsivity in check,” said Scott Kanoski, a neuroscientist and associate professor at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. “The key […]

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Putting the Kids First! Celebs Who Crush Coparenting

Kids Health

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have different ideas about how to raise kids. But the former couple prioritize coparenting for the sake of their children Violet, Seraphina and Samuel.  “You have to be on the same page. You have to cooperate,” the Batman actor explained to Today.com in November 2017. “If you recognize that you both have the best interest […]

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Putting the brakes on sepsis

Health Problems

Sepsis—an extreme response to infection—can cause damage to multiple organ systems when it triggers an uncontrolled inflammatory response. C. Henrique Serezani, Ph.D., and colleagues are seeking molecular “brakes” that will dampen sepsis-induced inflammation and prevent organ damage. They investigated a role for an enzyme called PTEN, a lipid and protein phosphatase that regulates various pathways of the immune response. They […]

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