After 16 years of hauling suitcases to the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, Ivan and Ann Highley-Gergel of Philadelphia no longer need to pack for vacations at the Caribbean island resort. About a year ago, the Highley-Gergels paid around $3.5 million for a furnished, four-bedroom villa that comes with a pool and a cottage and is…
During six years of singlehood in my 20s, I became a person I did not know. Before, I had always been a reader. I walked to the library several times a week as a kid and stayed up late into the night reading under my blankets with a flashlight. I checked out so many books…
Image Yelena Ambartsumian and Miroslav Grajewski began buying artwork together within six months of meeting. It led to a romance fueled by robust curiosity and the desire to build a legacy.CreditChristopher Lee for The New York Times Marriage, they say, is a negotiation, a protracted conversation built on trust, shared goals and infinite reserves of…
Q. Is there a purpose to a yawn? I know it means you’re sleepy, but is the body trying to accomplish something by the act of yawning? A. People yawn when they’re tired, but also when they wake from a night’s sleep. We yawn when we’re bored, but also when we’re anxious, or hungry, or…
Once upon a time, we traveled by map. In the United States, the map, whether it be a Conquistador sketch, a Rand McNally atlas or a foldout picked up at a Union 76 station, the sort you never fold the same way twice, is holy. Maps are the only way we know our country is…
VIDEO: Dr. Avinash Bhakta, colorectal cancer surgeon at the UK Markey Cancer Center and lead author on the study, discusses their research findings. view more LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2019) – A new University of Kentucky study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows a direct link between the adoption of the…
IMAGE: Dr Jana Gerstmeier und Markus Werner investigate the effect of active compounds on the formation of endogenous signalling substances in immune cells during an inflammatory reaction. This will help to… view more Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve pain and lower fever are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide. They are used…
Dublin, Thursday, February 21st, 2019 – A new study by researchers from Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital has reported for the first time that vitamin D can be measured in human hair. The paper has been published in the international, peer-reviewed journal of human nutrition, Nutrients. Vitamin D deficiency has reached epidemic proportions…
IMAGE: Dr. Erin McClure is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. view more Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina Tobacco isn’t the only thing being smoked in the Deep South, and for many, it’s only half of their habit. Marijuana, long thought…
IMAGE: Fully assembled mechano-active multi electrode array (MaMEA) with the schematic drawing illustrating the function of the device and the traces showing electrical activation of the tissue recorded by two gold-ion… view more Credit: University of Bern A hefty blow to the chest can have entirely opposite outcomes. While, for instance, some baseball players have died…