For most people, the first time they see the Grand Canyon or Yosemite Valley or Niagara Falls, their eyes widen, their jaws hit the floor and life is quiet for a moment. In other words, they are in awe. Researchers often describe awe as an emotion that combines an experience of vastness with both pleasure […]
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She showed up anyway. At worst, she figured, the school would just turn her away. Apparently, they took note only of her mother’s consent. Saying nothing, Elizabeth stuck out her arm. Now she is in a pickle. The school is requiring students to be vaccinated for the fall semester and she says her father has […]
Experts say couples can emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever by learning from the past and looking toward the future. Source link
Toma la luz del sol cada mañana Si no sales de casa para ir al trabajo, puede ser fácil pasarte todas las mañanas bajo techo. Pero la exposición a la luz del sol tiene un propósito importante: desactiva la liberación de melatonina, una hormona que promueve el sueño. “La mayor parte de la niebla cerebral […]
On a warm April afternoon in Washington Square Park, I squared off with my friend Noelle, a petite Filipino policy researcher, and shoved her. She slapped the ground as she fell, landing seat-first with a dull thud. Dazed yet grinning, she braced both hands on the ground behind her, lifted her leg, angled her foot […]
Older adults often take more medications than they need, or than is safe. Increasingly, geriatric experts and their patients are exploring the benefits of “deprescribing.” Source link
The Food and Drug Administration is on the verge of announcing one of its most contentious decisions in years: the fate of an Alzheimer’s drug that could be the first treatment approved after nearly two decades of failed efforts to find ways to curb the debilitating disease. On Monday, the agency will rule on the […]
On the morning of my high school graduation, a strand of pearls made a sound like a maraca as I drew them from the box. Her note read: “There seemed to be a tradition in my family that when girls graduated from high school, they received a string of pearls. Well, my string of pearls […]
A team of scientists announced Monday that they had partially restored the sight of a blind man by building light-catching proteins in one of his eyes. Their report, which appeared in the journal Nature Medicine, is the first published study to describe the successful use of this treatment. “Seeing for the first time that it […]
Navigate tough topics. When change is needed, it’s important to keep your parent at the center of the conversation as much as possible, said Ms. Darden Gardyne, by listening to them and getting their input on finding solutions. “If you start dictating, it’s not going to go well,” she said. “It’s better to ask, ‘Who […]