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Warning: These videos are not for the faint of heart. But if you have a strong stomach, 20 minutes to spare, and find pimple-popping clips satisfying, you may feel tempted to hit “play” on the latest viral blackheads popping video. Last week, Dr. Lalit Kasana, a cosmetologist and aesthetician in India, shared two YouTube videos from a particularly challenging (and […]
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When learning something new, there are instances where trial and error helps rather than hinders, according to recent findings by Baycrest researchers. Contrary to popular belief, when a person makes a mistake while learning, it improves their memory for the right information, but only if the error is close to the correct answer, according to a study published in the […]
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Amazon is reportedly looking for people who are willing to have their bodies scanned in 3-D in order to track and measure subtle changes in their sizes and shapes. It’s part of the company’s broader push to sell more clothes by more accurately predicting how garments will fit different body shapes. But Amazon may not be considering the psychological effects […]
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You go for a walk in the woods, return home, and later notice a tiny new bump behind your ear. A closer look reveals the bump to be a passenger from the forest. You have a tick. Now what? The first step is to remove that sucker with tweezers, said University Distinguished Professor of Biology Kim Lewis, who directs Northeastern’s Antimicrobial […]
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To a certain degree, everyone experiences stress: We feel nervous meeting with a job interviewer, have anxiety about making it to an appointment on time or feel ourselves holding our breath while watching a tense playoff game. These are normal, everyday stressors. But many people suffer from more severe or long-term stress, which can have damaging effects on our mind, […]
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(HealthDay)—Over the past decade, smartphones and social media have blanketed the planet like a technological tsunami. The result is that nearly 70 million new photos and 5 billion new posts are uploaded to Instagram and Facebook every day, respectively. But a new study suggests that constantly sharing the moments of your life online may undermine your ability to remember the […]
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Who we are, and what makes us “us” has been the topic of much debate throughout history. At the individual level, the ingredients for the unique essence of a person consist mostly of personality concepts. Things like kindness, warmth, hostility and selfishness. Deeper than this, however, is how we react to the world around us, respond socially, our moral reasoning, […]
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Many people accept deteriorating eyesight as an inevitable part of getting older, but blurry or distorted vision – such as when straight lines appear wavy – could be signs of age-related macular degeneration. The condition is the most common cause of severe vision loss in people age 50 and older in developed countries. It occurs when waste products build up […]
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As we head toward winter, health professionals and the public are anxious about another influenza season like 2017, when record numbers of Australians were diagnosed with flu. The flu is usually a mild illness that leaves us out of action for a few days. But for some, especially the elderly and children, the flu can be much more severe. In […]
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