As working class mothers across the world bemoan lack of reliable childcare centers for their young kids, middle-aged grandparents are stepping in to help out, and loving it.
Indiana University (IU) scientists have teamed up with Facebook's Instagram to make a complex algorithm for predicting the next top models who walked down runways during New York Fashion Week (NYFW), with 80 percent accuracy. The researchers teamed up with the social network to combine physical and work experience data about fashion models, with Instagram data collected during the fall of 2014.
Stress at work can have a devastating effect on employees' physical and mental health, based on the findings of a new study. After reviewing a large amount of scientific data and related past studies, researchers concluded that the negative health impact of workplace stressors can be as bad as secondhand smoking, and can result in a greater risk of illness, disease, and death.
Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer will take place on September 7, Monday, and will include the usual three-day weekend crowds; and the closure of governments, schools, and banks. AAA's Tow to Go Program can help alcohol drinkers get home safely after consuming beer, wine and hard liquor at parties, cookouts, and beach vacations. This program will help reduce the risk of drunk driving while under the influence or intoxicated, and thus also lower the chance of vehicular accidents.
Researchers at the Imperial College London issued a statement on September 5, Saturday that provided a possible cure for people with motion sickness, including those who experience dizziness, nausea, cold sweats, and vomiting due to seasickness. They developed a new technique that sends a mild electric current into the scalp, with the shock providing relief before people ride boats, ships, or roller coasters.
A new study has backed up the stereotype of the independent cat with scientific evidence. It suggests that unlike dogs, man's "best friend" and baby humans, felines do not develop a reliance on caregivers.
European researchers might have learned how microbes such as bacteria and fungi in dirt can help protect children from getting allergies, hay fever, and asthma. They discovered that soil in dairy farms triggers an immune response in mice's lungs, and then cells produce a compound that manages the process.
Shanghai Memories, a private museum in Shanghai, is being kicked out of its current space by the end of the month. The owner is in the process of looking for another space, so that the museum will not share the fate of several other private museums.
China's central bank has released V-J Day anniversary commemorative coins. A set includes gold, silver and nickel-plated coins.
An increase in diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) in young children in the United States has been highlighted in a newly released report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Barry's Bootcamp famed star trainer Derek DeGrazio who trains the likes of Adriana Lima and Ellie Goulding, shares some super tricks for that quick weight loss post summer
While insufficient sleep has long been associated with heart disease and obesity, too much sleep can also pose as a health risk and maybe an indicator of an impending illness researchers warn.
Being chronically critical can drain the life out of the most promising love relationships. Extreme neurotic/narcissistic tendencies can spell trouble, or even up the divorce rate of American couples.
A United States federal agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has just approved a new digital device called the Eko Core, which connects to a standard analog stethoscope. It magnifies and records sound signals that the instrument picks up, and then sends the data to an iPhone smartphone's app.
Dai Dali, 70, and Jiang Zhijun, 65, might be the two oldest pole dancers in the country. The two elderly women similarly joined professional competitions and even participated in talent shows.
