Health and Fitness

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For people with cancer, chemotherapy saves lives, but for some patients, the treatment comes with a side effect—heart damage. Screening cancer drugs for cardiotoxicity has been an ongoing challenge, as heart cells don’t naturally grow in a dish, requiring researchers to do this critical testing using cardiac tissue from rodent models. …

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The following story contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of The Mandalorian, titled “The Return.” IT WAS an absolutely action-packed and emotion-fueled Season 3 finale for The Mandalorian, one that saw an incredible aerial battle between a Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff)-led army of Mandalorian warriors (including The Armorer (Emily Swallow)), a final showdown between …

What The Mandalorian‘s Season 3 Finale After-Credits Scene (or Lack Thereof) Means for Star Wars Read More »

DURING A surprising end credits scene following The Mandalorian Season 3 finale, we see a hand, gloved, dark, gripping the edge of a destroyed landing pad, and then hoisting into camera frame a face—bloodied, missing an eye, the cheek tendons exposed alongside bare teeth: Moff Gideon, back from the dead, his camera stare signaling a …

Moff Gideon Is Definitely Maybe Dead on The Mandalorian but Also Probably Alive Read More »

Outside of George Lucas himself, there aren’t many people who have had a larger impact on Star Wars, over a more sustained period of time, than Dave Filoni. While Filoni isn’t as much of a household name as Lucas (who created Star Wars), J.J. Abrams (who directed two of the three sequel trilogy films), or …

Ahsoka Will Fill Your Mandalorian Void Very Soon Read More »

Best gold digital watch G-Shock GM5600G-9 Best gold digital watch G-Shock GM5600G-9 For the sleekest form of time-reading, G-Shock has got you covered. Its gold-toned recognizable ‘80s-throwback look also contains a tapestry of good deeds: shock resistance, 200-meter water resistance, a 1/100-second stopwatch, an alarm, and a countdown timer. Case size 43.2mm Material Stainless steel …

The 18 Best Gold Watches for Every Guy’s Taste and Budget Read More »

Ashley Graham is very busy these days, especially after being crowned numero uno on the Maxim‘s Hot 100 list. To celebrate her win, the model took her Instagram followers on an epic behind-the-scenes journey of her entire photoshoot. The mom of three, 35, looked stunning and confident in the content she shared, which included BTS …

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April 19, 2023 — Deborah Schranz, a 34-year-old librarian in Teaneck, NJ, has dinner with her family — including her 3- and 6-year-old sons — several nights a week, as well as Saturday lunch. Based on her Orthodox Jewish practice, Sabbath lunch is also a formal meal. Friday night and Saturday lunch meals tend to …

Longer Mealtimes Helps Kids Eat More Fruits and Veggies Read More »

HIV treatment (antiretroviral therapy) has changed the face of HIV/AIDS. Successful treatment now allows millions of infected people to keep the virus in check – even undetectable – and lead healthy lives. But as with all medications, it can come with side effects. In some people, weight gain is one of them.  Recent studies show …

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April 19, 2023 – New research is shedding light on how an infection with COVID-19 may reactivate, or even cause, psoriasis.  The  skin condition affects about 7.5 million adults in the United States, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation.  Psoriasis has several well-established triggers, including stress, skin injury, cold or warm air, and allergies. Illnesses like …

COVID-19 and Psoriasis: Is There a Link? Read More »

April 19, 2023 – More than 183,000 people in the United States died in 2019 largely because of poverty. That’s as many lives as claimed by Alzheimer’s disease, accidents, strokes, and diabetes, and 10 times the number of homicides that year. That figure comes from a new analysis of data from the Panel Study of Income …

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