Columbus, OH

Sometimes, nothing can make our pain go away in the moment. Pain passes, and sometimes we need to give it time to do so. We can learn how to be present with our pain so we are not suffering. “Hi.”. Violet walks into the room with her sunglasses on, and...

When Life Hurts, What Can You Do?

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Cat ladies are everywhere, and finally people are talking about them. Plain-stated beliefs offer the chance for new understandings, especially about those who are marginalized. Staying silent invites further misunderstanding and increased gulf between parents and non-parents. “Hello, childless cat lady,” gushed my friend’s shirttail relative. The two hadn’t talked...

Calling All Cat Ladies and Other Non-Parents

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For more than 160 years, Macy's has been much more than a department store. It's a cornerstone of American shopping, with generations eager to buy everything from back-to-school clothes to holiday gifts. But now it is a surprise that the store has been forced to close, leaving millions to wonder how such a powerful and fast-moving brand could be defeated. Macy's, the US retail giant, now faces a difficult future. Signs of trouble have been showing for several years, including declining traffic, aging stores, and an inability to keep up with a fast-paced retail environment. However, experts say the real story is corporate mismanagement, intense competition, and a lack of innovation.

The Fall of Macy's: Inside the Collapse of America's Largest Merchant

Resilience, grit, and self-efficacy are all concepts used to help understand how people cope with stress. New research on the six qualities of mental toughness shows the value of inner strength for happiness. Adopting the mindset of an athletic trainer can help you build your happiness from the inside out.

The 6 Qualities of Mental Toughness

Left-right confusion is mostly harmless in everyday life, but it can be fatal during surgery. About 14.7% of medical students report to frequently confuse left and right. Marking the side to operate on before surgery can be used to prevent left-right confusion. Most of us have, at one point in...

How Common Is It for Doctors to Confuse Left and Right?

North Carolina State

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Eating while driving can be a form of distracted driving, which increases the risk of accidents. However, in North Carolina, NCDOT says don’t eat while driving. Impact: Distracted driving led to 157 deaths and 18,552 injuries in North Carolina in 2020.

Can you eat fast food while driving in North Carolina? Here’s what state law says

In the conscious field, conscious contents are "encapsulated," protected from each other. Ambiguity does not exist in the conscious field, at least not at one moment in time. To understand encapsulation, it is useful to think of the mixing console at a recording studio. In some ways, the conscious field...

The Nature of the Conscious Field

Until now, some researchers thought there was a single set of genes responsible for developing schizophrenia. Research from past decades has shown that there is no single genetic variant responsible for the condition. Schizophrenia is now thought to be a polygenic disorder, meaning multiple genes are involved. Many TV shows,...

No Single Gene Is Responsible for Schizophrenia

It seems like we’re able to identify phenomena, put them into these conceptual, semantic boxes, talk to other people about them and so on. But let's really look at this assumption and see if it holds up. Look at your experience, at what’s presenting itself in this moment. For...

Freedom From the Known

Scientists may have discovered an innovative method to address one of the major challenges in neurodegenerative disease research. Last Friday, a study published in Science by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrated a novel way to create a more realistic environment for studying late-onset Alzheimer’s by converting a patient’s own skin cells into neurons using microRNAs to reveal important findings.

Alzheimer's Researchers Form Neurons From Skin Cells via MicroRNA

New research explored who enjoys magic. Two seemingly opposed personalities enjoy magic performances. On the one hand, skeptical, rational folk enjoy magic. On the other hand, superstitious and paranormal folk enjoy magic. Hello from MAGIC Live in Vegas. MAGIC Live is one of the biggest magic conventions in the world,...

Who Enjoys Magic?

Jacksonville Beach, FL

We need to establish what the whole body is doing if we want to improve how we are feeling in our minds. Physical ailments, specifically gut imbalances, can affect a person's mood. Taking the time to investigate different body systems is vital for understanding the root cause of symptoms. This...

Mental Health Isn’t Made Only in the Mind

Unstructured projects can paralyze people of all ages with ADHD. The greatest barrier to initiation is your perception of the task. Improve motivation by creating a plan for redirecting focus when it drifts. Do you have a tough time getting unstructured projects at work or school completed on time? Many...

How to Boost Motivation When You Have ADHD

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Imagine a big, welcoming house. Light streams in through the open windows. Surrounding the house are acres of green lawns, meandering footpaths, and sweet-smelling gardens. The food here is nutritious and plentiful. The staff is pleasant and friendly. You spend your days doing things that give your life meaning. If...

The Problem with Utopias

Emotional deprivation is an extreme absence of emotional connection from a parent, often accompanied by abuse. In contrast, emotional neglect is a shortage of emotional connection. It often happens in non-abusive homes. Each of these childhood experiences does harm to the child. That harm can last a lifetime or can...

Emotional Deprivation or Neglect? How to Tell the Difference

Adequate sleep improves health and performance among athletes. Many sports environments are not conducive to adequate sleep. Interventions for sleep should be both individualized and environmental. Despite growing evidence that adequate sleep improves well-being and performance among athletes, sports environments are not conducive to obtaining appropriate sleep and sleep is...

Is Sleep the New Performance Enhancing Drug?

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

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Protect Your Brain and Body Health While Exploring the World

Serious infections can develop whilst traveling abroad from the bite of an infected mosquito, tick, or animal. Encephalitis is one infection that can have devastating consequences,...

Protect Your Brain and Body Health While Exploring the World

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