Author: James Martin
CNN — Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents’ brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked their platforms more often were more likely to be sensitive to general social rewards and punishments, according to the study published Tuesday. “For youth who habitually check their social media, the brain is changing in a way that is becoming more and more sensitive to social feedback over time,” said lead study author Dr. Eva Telzer, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “And this is setting the stage for how…
Comment on this storyCommentGetting a PlayStation 5 has been notoriously difficult since the console’s launch in November 2020, but after over two years of relentless shortages, the drought may finally be over.Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan took the stage at the 2023 CES Wednesday to say that anyone looking to purchase a PS5 will “have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally starting from this point forward.” Ryan also noted that “PS5 supply improved toward the end of last year,” with December 2022 being the console’s b month of sales. The console, Ryan said, had…
CNN — Heart disease is a leading killer around the world and the top cause of death in the United States. It killed an estimated 17.9 million people in 2019, representing 32% of all deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization. But not all heart disease is the same. It can affect the blood vessels to the heart or brain, heart muscles and valves, and other areas of the body. Cardiovascular diseases can require long-term treatment, or they can come on suddenly and seriously. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field…
CNN — It’s a winning streak that just won’t quit. For the fifth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet was first across the finish line in the annual race for best diet, according to ratings announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. Tied for silver was the DASH diet, which stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension, and the Flexitarian diet, which encourages being a vegetarian most of the time, but is flexible enough to allow a burger now and again. “We’re always looking for more health conditions that we can address. But often there’s not enough scientific…
Comment on this storyCommentThe new year has been rung in by a buildup of recession chatter. From Washington to Singapore, anxiety about a downturn is intensifying. While there are good reasons to be dour about the prospects for the global economy, 2023 doesn’t have to be a write-off. It could even turn out relatively well, given the prevailing pessimism.Important forces that have dimmed the outlook will probably dissipate. China’s reopening will be bumpy and may buffet commerce before buttressing it. The world needs a China on its feet, even if doesn’t come close to replicating the kind of numbers that typified its…
CNN — For weeks, scientists have been watching a slew of Omicron descendants duke it out for dominance of Covid-19 transmission in the United States, with the BQs – BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 – seeming to edge out all the others to claim a slight lead. The result has been a gradual rise in cases and hospitalizations that never seemed to reach the peaks of this summer’s BA.5 wave and was certainly nothing like the tsunami of illness caused by the original Omicron strain a year ago. But on Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Covid-19 variant dashboard…
Comment on this storyCommentA new Covid variant called XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of infections. But susceptibility to it is not, as some contend, being fueled by vaccines. Still, the surges of ever more immune-evasive variants raise legitimate questions about whether vaccines and boosters are still protecting us from infection, or should only be recommended for their ability to prevent severe disease and death.Jeremy Luban, a virologist at the University of Massachusetts, says XBB.1.5 has made a massive leap above existing variants. He compares the other currently circulating variants to athletes slowly shaving off a hundredth of a second…
Harry Kane has admitted he will always be haunted by his World Cup penalty miss against France. The England captain lifted the ball high over the bar in the 84th minute of the 2-1 quarter-final defeat in Qatar and cut a broken figure afterwards.It was the first serious on-field setback of Kane’s senior career, after he established himself in the Tottenham team in the 2014-15 season, but he said he would not allow it to undermine his performances.Kane’s miss meant he remains level with Wayne Rooney on 53 England goals and he will hope to set the record in March…
CNN — Tennis superstar Martina Navratilova is starting treatment for stage I throat cancer and breast cancer this month, according to her agent. American Cancer Society CEO Karen Knudsen, a tennis fan, said she was sorry to hear the news but emphasized, “there’s some silver lining here in terms of the stage of disease that she’s dealing with: both her oral cancer and the breast cancer.” “The frequency of having what we call multiple primary – so cancers that are truly unrelated from each other in terms of their site of origin – is more frequent than you would think,”…
Soap & Glory is one of Boots’ best known brands and shoppers praise its luscious bath and body products for moisturising skin. The winter has caused skin to feel dryer so its perfect time to stock up on some hydrating products, and luckily shoppers can now a bargain deal.There’s nothing that feels more nourishing in the winter than pampering your body with hydrating products and this bundle from Soap & Glory has been praised by Boots shoppers for being full of incredible products.With 13 products, the Soap & Glory Home is Where the Spa is bundle contains a mixture of…