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By Rachel Fairbank Many of us regularly wear an activity tracker, which counts the number of steps we take in a day. Based on these numbers, it can be hard to make sense of what they might mean for our overall health. Is it just the overall number of steps in a day that matter,...
By Nidhi Saha Alcohol abstinence increases the risk for dementia in later life, according to a recent study published in the journal Addiction. The researchers do not dispute other findings that alcohol consumption adversely affects brain health and can lead to systemic problems, such as metabolic diseases and certain cancers; what they say is that...
By Eric Schlosser The 12th Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense operates a dozen central storage facilities for nuclear weapons. Known as “Object S” sites and scattered across the Russian Federation, they contain thousands of nuclear warheads and hydrogen bombs with a wide variety of explosive yields. For the past three months, President...
By Joshua Hawkins Researchers with the University of Oxford and Google Deepmind have shared a chilling warning in a new paper. Published in AI Magazine last month, the paper claims that the threat of AI is greater than previously believed. It’s so great, in fact, that artificial intelligence is likely to one day rise up...
By Carrie Dennett Back in August, I wrote about how I wouldn’t promote the Mediterranean diet like I used to. One reason is that the heavy emphasis on this way of eating – although delicious and nutritious – rejects other traditional ways of eating. also It’s delicious and nutritious, but it hasn’t benefited from being...
Many of the healthy guidelines you live by might actually be myths. Last week, the rule that you need to get in 10,000 steps per day made news when it was reported that the number was actually a Japanese marketing ploy with little scientific basis. It’s hardly the only health fact that’s actually a fiction,...
By Erin Banco, Ashleigh Furlong and Lennart Pfahler When Covid-19 struck, the governments of the world weren’t prepared. From America to Europe to Asia, they veered from minimizing the threat to closing their borders in ill-fated attempts to quell a viral spread that soon enveloped the world. While the most powerful nations looked inward, four...
By Kiersten Hickman It’s a good thing medical experts recommend oatmeal as a healthy breakfast — there’s so much you can do with a container of oats. You can enjoy them warm, soak them overnight, bake them into bars or muffins, or even blend them into a waffle batter. Yet besides such delicious versatility, why...
By Sarah Zheng China has introduced a national standard for the use of English language on public signage in its latest bid to say farewell to widely mocked – and often widely loved – poor translations and “Chinglish.” The new policy, which went into effect in December, establishes guidelines for English translations in 13 areas,...
A survey of expats by InterNations ranks Ecuador first overall in the world for making friends. Titled “Inside and Outside the Expat Bubble,” the survey compared expats’ ability to make friends among the local population as well as with other expats. Countries considered outside the expat bubble are those where expats mix more easily with...
The World Health Organization chief’s comment that the end of the pandemic is within reach sparked lively online debate — and some censorship — in China, the only major country still trying to stop the spread of the virus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that “we have never been in a better position to end...
By Ian Sample A daily multivitamin and mineral supplement may reduce cognitive decline in older people, according to a US study that is the first to demonstrate they may benefit ageing brain function. The trial, involving more than 2,200 over-65s, suggests that daily supplements may slow cognitive decline by about 60%, or nearly two years,...
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