Previous research has suggested that there is a link between depression and tea drinking. Now, a new study is investigating this relationship further. Depression is common among older adults, with 7% of those over the age of 60 years reporting “major depressive disorder.” Accordingly, research is underway to identify possible causes, which include genetic predisposition,…
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Kasey Jingyi Ma and Dr. Bryan Juik Kang were married Jan. 18 in a self-uniting ceremony at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The bride, 31, is an engagement manager in Philadelphia at McKinsey & Company, the global management consultancy in New York. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, from which she also received…
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Amanda Marie Berntsen and Khamal Marquis Brown were married Jan. 18 at the Pierre Hotel in New York. The Rev. Joseph Yu, a Presbyterian minister, officiated. The couple met at Princeton, from which they graduated. Mrs. Brown, 26, is an associate specializing in securitized product at J. P. Morgan in New York. She is the…
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Karen Fu and Victor Alves were married Jan. 17 at San Francisco City Hall. Nancy Carlson, the deputy marriage commissioner, officiated. On April 11, Daniel Gelfarb, a friend of the groom, is to lead the couple in a second ceremony where they are to exchange vows at the Palms Hotel and Spa in Miami. The…
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Natalie Jane Knight and Matthew Brandon Ellison are to be married Jan. 19 at the Cedar Room in Charleston, S.C. Patrick Michael Duffy, a retired judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, for whom the bride clerked from 2017-18, is to officiate. The bride and groom, both 31, each…
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Marli Scharlin and Miles Northup Bergner are to be married Jan. 19 at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens in Miami. Rabbi Rachel Timoner is to officiate. The bride, 26, and groom 25, met at Brown, from which they graduated. The bride is a creative director and producer at Eko, an interactive entertainment company in New York.…
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Women who experience premature menopause are almost three times more likely to develop multiple, chronic medical problems in their 60s compared to women who went through the menopause at the age of 50 or 51. These are the findings from a study of 5107 women who were part of a national study of 11,258 Australian…
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Disparities in drug prescribing suggest that black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as their white peers, according to a new UCL-led study in the UK. Asian people with dementia are less likely to receive anti-dementia drugs, and take them for shorter periods, according to the findings published…
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Squirrels that strongly favour their left or right side are less good at learning, new research suggests. Just as humans are usually left- or right-handed, many animals favour one side of their body for certain tasks. The strength of this preference varies, with some individuals happy to use either side, while others strongly favour…
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Leaving school and getting a job both lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity, while becoming a mother is linked to increased weight gain, conclude two reviews published today and led by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Many people tend to put on weight as they leave adolescence and move into…
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