Author: Michelle Korhonen
Smartphone Data Uncovers the Link Between Fast Food Outlets and Diet-Related Diseases – A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) has found that the number of fast-food outlets you come across throughout your day may be a better predictor of your risk of diet-related disease than your self-reported fast-food intake.The study, which was published in the journal JAMA Network Open, used smartphone mobility data to track the daily trajectories of a representative sample of the LA population. They found that people who visited more fast-food outlets were more likely to be obese and have diabetes.“This is the…
Under the Biden Administration’s new guidance, most U.S. cities would have to replace lead pipes within the next 10 years. About 9 million lead pipes are still bringing water into American buildings. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Today the EPA proposed the strictest rules on lead pipes in three decades. Under the new guidance, most U.S. cities would have to replace lead pipes within the next decade. To give you an idea, the EPA estimates about 9 million lead pipes are still bringing water into American homes and businesses and schools. Let’s bring in Angela Guyadeen. She directs the Safe Water…
The Loy Krathong festival in Thailand, a funeral service for Rosalynn Carter in Georgia, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, an eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily, hostage and prisoner releases in Israel and the West Bank, a greenhouse laboratory in France, an autumn-colored vineyard in California, ski jumping in Finland, and much more
Herpes zoster vaccination and healthy aging: What Is the link? Herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, is a painful skin rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. While chickenpox typically occurs in childhood, the VZV remains dormant in nerve cells after the initial infection. As the immune system weakens with age, this dormant virus can become reactivated, leading to HZ.The incidence of HZ is steadily increasing worldwide, primarily due to the aging population. In the United States alone, over one million cases of HZ are reported annually, with the majority occurring in adults…
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., performed the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa as she was choking Thursday during a closed-door GOP lunch. Here, Paul and Ernst look over a folder provided to them by the White House, during a luncheon in 2017 in the State Dinning Room of the White House. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., performed the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa as she was choking Thursday during a closed-door GOP lunch. Here, Paul and Ernst look over a folder provided to them by the White House,…
ChatGPT is one year old today, and it’s accomplished a lot in its first trip around the sun. The chatbot has upended or outright killed high-school and college essay writing and thoroughly scrambled the brains of academics, creating an on-campus arms race that professors have already lost. It has been used to write books, article summaries, and political content, and it has flooded online marketplaces with computer-generated slop.As we’ve gotten to know ChatGPT, we’ve noticed how malleable it is. The li’l bot loves clichés. Its underlying technology has been integrated into internet search. ChatGPT is a time waster—a toy—but also,…
Cylicins Found to be Crucial for Sperm Formation and Fertility – A groundbreaking study published in the esteemed journal eLife unveiled the critical role of cylicins in sperm development and fertility, shedding light on a crucial aspect of human reproduction. Cylicins, integral components of the sperm cytoskeleton, play a fundamental role in orchestrating acrosome formation, a specialized cap-like structure that adorns the sperm head. This intricate structure harbors enzymes that empower the sperm to penetrate the egg, a pivotal step in achieving fertilization.Employing the innovative CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technique, researchers meticulously tailored mice lacking either cylicin 1 or cylicin 2.…
People gathered at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. in July at a rally held by the Center for Medicare Advocacy. They protested denials and delays in private Medicare Advantage plans. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images People gathered at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. in July at a rally held by the Center for Medicare Advocacy. They protested denials and delays in private Medicare Advantage plans. Alex Wong/Getty Images After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare Advantage and drug plans, the Biden administration hopes to unleash a special…
Sharing 10 more frequently asked fitness questions and my thoughts. Check out the first post in this series here! For today’s post, I wanted to share some more fitness FAQs since ya’ll seemed to enjoy the last one I did! So let’s dive into your questions about plateaus, time, motivation, where to focus our energy, and more below. Have a burning fitness question? Leave it in the comments section and I’d love to take a look! 10 more frequently asked fitness questions 11. I’ve hit a plateau – why is this happening?! When you hit a plateau, this is a…
Last fall, when RSV and flu came roaring back from a prolonged and erratic hiatus, and COVID was still killing thousands of Americans each week, many of the United States’ leading infectious-disease experts offered the nation a glimmer of hope. The overwhelm, they predicted, was probably temporary—viruses making up ground they’d lost during the worst of the pandemic. Next year would be better.And so far, this year has been better. Some of the most prominent and best-tracked viruses, at least, are behaving less aberrantly than they did the previous autumn. Although neither RSV nor flu is shaping up to be…