Author: Tom Patriot

Breastfeeding boosts metabolites important for brain growth

Tom Patriot

“Our previous research established that vulnerable preterm infants who are fed breast milk early in life have improved brain growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes. It was unclear what makes breastfeeding so beneficial for newborns’ developing brains,” says Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., director of MRI Research of the Developing Brain at Children’s National. “Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a non-invasive imaging technique that describes the chemical composition of specific brain structures, enables us to measure metabolites essential for growth and answer that lingering question.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about…

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Swiping Right on a New Investor? Do This First.

Tom Patriot

It’s difficult to keep up with everything going on in the news today, but those of us in the technology space have been more than a little wary of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and her plan to break up large tech companies and regulate tech mergers. While Warren may have the best intentions and believe that the likes of Amazon, Google and Facebook “squash small businesses,” her plan to keep tech giants from acquiring startups would, in my opinion, severely dampen innovation and seriously hurt the industry. My argument? Acquisitions require consent. Startups…

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Number of women who aren’t physically active enough is high and growing

Tom Patriot

Using data from a national survey representing more than 19 million U.S. women with established cardiovascular disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say that more than half of women with the condition do not do enough physical activity and those numbers have grown over the last decade. These results imply that targeted counseling to exercise more could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease as well as associated health care costs over their lifetimes. The researchers say their results suggest that women diagnosed with such disorders as coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure,…

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5 WAYS TO APPLY SKIN CARE IN PUBLIC WITHOUT LOOKING INSANE

Tom Patriot

As skin care has grown in popularity and the routines have become more involved, it’s no surprise that we’ve graduated to doing parts of our regimen or touch-ups throughout the day. It’s become standard fare, and it isn’t out of place to see someone sheet-masking while unwinding on a long flight or patting on an eye cream on the train. There are lots of other ways to skin care in public though — we’ve rounded up our favorite options ahead. OPTION 1: USE A MOISTURE MASK Moisture masks are precisely the kind of visible…

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