Alicia Keys’ Son Flirting with Taylor Swift is the Cutest Part of the 2019 iHeartRadio Awards

Tom Patriot

As Alicia Keys gave her acceptance speech for the Innovator award at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, she thanked the crowd for its “powerful, beautiful energy,” and shouted out “many amazing artists” like her seat mates Taylor Swift and Maren Morris. While the crowd was fixated on the “Girl on Fire” singer, she playfully called out her four-year-old son for being captivated by Taylor Swift’s presence, according to Huff Post. “My son, Genesis, I think is maybe trying to take Taylor out later tonight,” Keys joked about their adorable interaction. The audience camera…

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Differences in brain activity in children with anhedonia

Tom Patriot

Researchers have identified changes in brain connectivity and brain activity during rest and reward anticipation in children with anhedonia, a condition where people lose interest and pleasure in activities they used to enjoy. The study, by scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, sheds light on brain function associated with anhedonia and helps differentiate anhedonia from other related aspects of psychopathology. The findings appear in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Anhedonia is a risk factor for, and a symptom of, certain mental disorders…

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Maximal running shoes may increase injury risk to some runners

Tom Patriot

Lower leg pain and injuries have long been a problem for runners, but research at Oregon State University-Cascades has shown that one type of running shoe may increase such risks for some runners. Researchers in the Functional Orthopedic Research Center of Excellence (FORCE) Lab compared the biomechanics associated with “maximal” and “neutral” running shoes in tests with 15 female runners. The study concluded that runners experienced a higher impact peak and increased loading rate with the “maximal” shoes. Increases in both factors are associated with a greater likelihood of injury,…

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Psoriasis treated with compound derived from immune cells

Tom Patriot

A compound derived from immune cells treats psoriasis in mice and holds promise for other autoimmune diseases, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The compound suppresses an inflammatory pathway that is overactive in many autoimmune diseases, suggesting that it may be effective against multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other autoimmune diseases as well as psoriasis. “We are taking advantage of the body’s own anti-inflammatory power and showing that it can help in real situations when your own immune system is hurting…

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