Cinnamon and Other Spices Can Contain Lead. Here’s What to Know
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Spices bring up feelings of comfort, cultural belonging and holidays. They can make our homes smell amazing and our food taste delicious. They can satisfy our cravings, expand our culinary horizons and help us eat things that we
Iron Deficiency and Anemia May Be More Common in Young Women Than Doctors Know
Rachel Feltman: Picture the teens in your life. Are they getting enough sleep? If not, you might assume they’re just falling prey to late nights on social media and school-related stress. But research suggests that for a huge percentage of kids and young adults, low iron levels may be to blame for their fatigue. It
Study: People with Higher Emotional Intelligence Use Emojis More Frequently
Higher emotional intelligence is linked to more emoji use with friends, while avoidant attachment is associated with less emoji use with friends and dating or romantic partners, according to a new study. The frequency of emoji use varies across genders and relationship types. Image credit: Pete Linforth. Emojis are characters depicting emotions, objects, animals, and
What’s at Stake in Supreme Court Case on Transgender Health Care
This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case that challenges Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The justices are considering whether these bans discriminate on the basis of sex under the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. The Court appears poised to uphold the Tennessee law, SB1, which
These Two Botanists Put Their Lives on the Line on the Colorado River All for Their Science
Two female botanists—Elzada Clover and Louis Jotter—made headlines for riding the rapids of the Colorado River in 1938 in an effort to document the Grand Canyon’s plant life. In Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon , author Melissa L. Sevigny retraces their journey
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