Jordyn Woods Says She Will “Always” Have Love For Kylie Jenner

Jordyn Woods was put in the hot seat today when TMZ inquired if the model and designer would be willing to rekindle her friendship with Kylie Jenner. Charlie Cotton, an Australian TMZ camera guy, opened up with a softball question. “Can I just ask? How important has the Smiths’ support been during this period?” he wondered, referring to Jada Pinkett Smith’s family. Woods appeared on Smith’s Red Table Talk show to break her silence on cheating allegations with Tristan Thompson, Khloé Kardashian’s boyfriend, in March. “Honestly, the whole world’s support is amazing,” Jordyn responded while signing autographs. “Has it…

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Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity

More than a quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder are also diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders. For the first time, Yale researchers have identified a possible biological cause: a key mechanism that regulates emotion functions differently in the brains of the children who exhibit disruptive behavior. The study appears in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. “Disruptive behaviors such as aggression, irritability, and noncompliance are common in children with autism, and are among the main reasons for psychiatric treatment and even hospitalization,” said Denis Sukhodolsky, senior author and associate professor…

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IPO of Ride-Sharing Unicorn Gives Market a Lyft

The initial public offering of Lyft, the second-biggest ride-hailing company in the U.S., found a receptive market and helped boost the major stock indexes today. Shares for the unicorn (a private company valued at more than $1 billion) priced at the top end of its expected range and jumped 8.7 percent on its first day of trading. The shares were up more than 20 percent before falling in the afternoon. The Lyft lift and renewed optimism on the U.S.-China trade talks helped the stock indexes close out their best first quarter…

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New guidelines to athletes on protein intake

A review led by a sports scientist at the University of Stirling has set out new international guidelines for protein intake in track and field athletes. The findings of the paper form part of the updated International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) consensus statement on Sports Nutrition for Track and Field Athletes. Dr Oliver Witard, from Stirling’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, led the protein theme of the statement alongside experts at the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sport, and McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. Explaining…

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