What is petroleum jelly made of? Petroleum jelly (also called petrolatum) is a mixture of mineral oils and waxes, which form a semisolid jelly-like substance. This product hasn’t changed much since Robert Augustus Chesebrough discovered it in 1859. Chesebrough noticed that oil workers would use a gooey jelly to heal their wounds and burns. He eventually packaged this… Read More »
Despite its name, ringworm isn’t actually caused by a worm or any type of living parasite. Instead, it’s a skin condition that’s caused by a type of fungus called tinea. It lives on the dead tissues of skin, including your nails and hair. Ringworm causes a red, scaly, itchy patch on your skin. Over time, it takes the… Read More »
Early parental death is associated with lifelong tendencies toward depression and chronic stress. We tested the hypothesis that, early parental death is associated with higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in offspring. Design A population-based epidemiological study of dementia with detailed clinical evaluations, linked to one of the world’s richest sources of objective genealogical and vital statistics data.… Read More »
When we think about finding someone, falling in love, and settling down, we rarely like to think about one of the possible outcomes of getting married: getting divorced. Divorce is, unfortunately, a real part of some relationships. But there’s a thin line between realism and scaremongering—even though divorce definitely happens, that doesn’t mean it has to happen to you.… Read More »
A horrible thing happened to me today…..a thief broke into my house. It happened shortly after I awoke this morning. I got up and began rushing about. I had a thousand things on my list and was already running behind. Quickly, I gulped down breakfast, took a shower and got ready for work. In my rush, I forgot… Read More »
Mushrooms aren’t just for stir-fry and psychedelic experiences anymore. Researchers are working on creating building materials, medicine, cleaning products, textiles, biofuels, packaging, and countless other products out of the fungi. So what can’t mushrooms do? “Mushrooms can’t play tennis,” says Tradd Cotter, mushroom researcher and cultivator for a company called Mushroom Mountain. “As far as their versatility in agriculture,… Read More »
One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language’s speakers.[1] Under this definition, the dialects or varieties of a particular language are closely related and, despite their differences, are most often largely mutually intelligible, especially if close to one another on the dialect continuum. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns,… Read More »
Happiness is an allusive thing for many of us. We can spend a lifetime chasing it. Understand that when we talk about happiness, we aren’t talking about the annoying, rah-rah, fake cheer that makes people crazy. The happiness that we are looking for is the deep-rooted happiness you have when you accept and take control of your life. … Read More »
Demographic Trends Nonmarital fertility has increased substantially in both Europe and the USA. Official statistics for the USA suggest that, as of 1998, roughly one in three births (32.8 percent) were to unmarried women, a level about three times higher than that in 1970, at which time one in ten births (10.7 percent) were to unmarried women. These… Read More »
A couple that starts their relationship very much in love, with time, may exhibit certain behavior that shows that it’s not love but habit. Get to know what the differences are between love and habit. Spending so much time with a partner can give way to monotony and cause us to begin to question ourselves as to whether what we… Read More »