Jan. 3, 2023 — For anybody who’s ever mentioned that females are higher than males at understanding how different folks really feel, a brand new examine has arrived to verify that widespread view.

That is true at any age and in any nation, in accordance with the massive examine printed within the journal PNAS.

Researchers at Cambridge, Harvard, IMT College for Superior Research in Italy, and Bar-Ilan College, and Haifa College in Israel used a web-based check – often known as the “Eyes Check” —  to measure empathetic reactions of greater than 300,000 folks from 16 to 70 in

Jan. 3, 2023 — A brand new subvariant of Omicron is accountable for a surge in home COVID-19 instances, in line with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. 

Known as XBB, it accounted for 3.6% of whole instances in america over the past week of 2022, the CDC says. Its cousin, XBB.1.5, was accountable for 40.5%. Each are subvariants of Omicron and are particularly dominant within the Northeast, the place three of 4 instances are linked to XBB.1.5.

The nation continues to document about 400 deaths a day. 

XBB emerged in India in August and has since unfold

Jan. 4, 2023 — The winter stolstice handed on Dec. 21, ushering in a season of considerable snow, with 1000’s of People heading out to shovel their driveways within the coming months.

However snow shoveling may be harmful: One examine discovered it’s accountable for 11,500 critical accidents and nearly 100 deaths yearly. So earlier than you attain in your shovel, and even your snow blower, familiarize your self with the dangers and take precautions.

How Strenuous Is Shoveling?

Snow shoveling locations huge stress on the center, says Barry Franklin, PhD, professor of Inner Medication on the Oakland College William Beaumont