All parents crave alone time now and then, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, families have been spending much more time together than usual. That’s why Kunis admitted she and Kutcher jumped at the opportunity to be without their two children for a little while, even if they were doing so by going to work. Read on to see what Kunis had to say about doing the Super Bowl ad for Cheetos featuring rapper Shaggy and why she’s turned down Super Bowl commercials in the past....

According to a report by Bloomberg, Airbnb saw more nights booked for U.S. listings between May 17 and June 3 of this year compared to the same time period in 2019. The company also reports seeing a similar boost in domestic travel in countries like Germany, Portugal, South Korea, and New Zealand. “People, after having been stuck in their homes for a few months, do want to get out of their houses … But they don’t necessarily want to get on an airplane and are not yet comfortable leaving their countries,” Brian Chesky, Airbnb’s chief executive officer, told Bloomberg....

Daniel Griffin, MD, an infectious diseases clinician and researcher at Columbia University, told The Verge that while the vaccine doesn’t help all long haulers, it does seem to relieve symptoms for a good amount of them. “It’s not 100 percent, but it does seem like to be around a third,” he said. “For some of them it was short lived. But for a chunk, it actually persisted—they went ahead, got their second shot out, and are saying, wow, they really feel like there’s light at the end of the tunnel....

The study, which was conducted by researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, used models to predict that the world population will likely peak in 2064 at around 9.7 billion, before declining to 8.8 billion by 2100. The research indicates that by the end of the century, projected fertility rates in 183 of 195 countries will not be high enough to maintain current populations “without liberal immigration policies....

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Prevention (CDC) data, the national seven-day average rose to 72,790 new vaccinations on July 30. This surpasses last summer’s peak average of around 68,700, but that was months before vaccines became widely available to the public. “While we desperately want to be done with this pandemic, COVID-19 is clearly not done with us and so, our battle must last a little longer,” Rochelle Walensky, MD, CDC director, said during a White House COVID briefing on August 2 while discussing the national surge....

A new ONS report analyzed the symptoms of a random sample of 6,000 patients who tested positive for COVID in England between Nov. 15, 2020 and Jan. 16, 2021. The researchers’ aim was to identify which particular symptoms are more and less closely associated with the new variant when compared with other cases of the virus. Ultimately they found that one symptom stood out as being less common in cases of the U....

A new Healthy Lifestyle Cities Report scored 44 international cities across 10 healthy living metrics and found that two popular American cities recently received a failing grade: Washington D.C. and New York City. Read on to learn why these cities ranked near last, and for more insights from around the country, check out This Is the Most Dangerous State in America. First, let’s set the record straight, in defense of two of our nation’s great cities: the survey assessed just six major metropolitan areas in America, sparing plenty of cities from consideration....

Data analyzed by the COVID Tracking Project shows that as of Feb. 23, there’s a clear national downward trend, with 41 states seeing a significant decrease in their seven-day averages over the past week. But five states saw an increase in the same statistic, with two of them even experiencing a triple-digit percentage rise in their new cases over the same time period. Many officials have taken to warning the public that the national trend can lead to dangerous complacency....

The Harvard Global Health Institute might be able to help: Researchers recently released a map of the country that assesses the level of COVID risk in every state. According to these experts, the states with the most severe outbreaks—those that appear in red on the map—no longer have the option of considering potential stay-at-home orders. By Harvard’s calculations, lockdown in these states should be mandatory. And for more states to keep an eye on, The 2 States Where Coronavirus Is Spreading Fastest Will Surprise You....

Luckily, COVID-19’s mutation rate remains low, according to a July study out of Università di Bologna published by Frontiers in Microbiology. That means the mutation of the virus won’t hinder the development of effective vaccines. Researchers examined 48,635 coronavirus genomes from all over the world to map out the spread and mutations of the virus as it traverses continents. These are the six strains the study identified. And for more on COVID’s spread, Dr....

However, happiness is not solely dependent on financial wealth. In fact, Money reported in 2018 that a scientific analysis of a Gallup World Poll revealed that happiness tends only to increase with wealth up to an income range between $75,000 and $95,000 a year. Therefore, in order to rank the happiest states in the U.S., WalletHub evaluated 31 metrics—from social well-being to unemployment rates—across three main categories: emotional and physical well-being; work environment; and community and environment....

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Dining from the sneeze-guarded lineups of hot trays may have always been slightly dubious health-wise. But now, doctors say piling your plate from a buffet during the pandemic is wildly risky due to potential viral contamination. And for more on why dining out is more dangerous these days, check out This Is Why Coronavirus Is Skyrocketing in the South, Harvard Doctor Says. Pumping iron or hitting a spin class may have been the best way to stay in shape before coronavirus hit....

RELATED: If You Take These 2 Supplements, Your Stroke Risk May Be High, Study Says. Researchers from the Creighton University’s Bone Metabolism Unit sought to discover whether long-term use of calcium and vitamin D supplements is safe, publishing their findings in a 2014 study in the journal Menopause. The researchers observed 163 healthy, post-menopausal women between the ages of 57 and 85 after randomly assigning them to receive a vitamin D supplement of 400, 800, 1600, 2400, 3200, 4000, or 4800 international units a day....

During the March 9 episode of Good Morning Britain, Morgan faced criticism from his co-host Alex Beresford over controversial comments Morgan had made about Duchess Meghan Markle following her shocking sit-down interview with husband Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Oprah Winfrey. “I understand that you [Morgan] don’t like Meghan Markle. You’ve made it so clear a number of times on this program. And I understand that you’ve got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle, or had one, and she cut you off....

In the 18 months since Harry and Meghan left Britain, they have seemed perfectly in sync with each other and their goals, but recent events have some insiders speculating there may be some trouble ahead for the couple. Read on to find out the one thing that could take a toll on their relationship. Last year, shortly after it was announced the Sussexes had purchased a home in Montecito, California, a source told Best Life: “Prince Harry has lived his entire life in front of the cameras and has always hated it....

1 How Can Dogs See With Their Noses? Johnson and her colleagues at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine studied the MRIs of 23 dogs, discovering an extensive pathway between the olfactory bulb (for scent) and their occipital lobe (for vision). “The most interesting thing about this research are the connections from the nose up to the occipital lobe, which houses the visual cortex,” Johnson says. 2 Dogs Vs. Humans...

RELATED: Fully Vaccinated People Account for 1 in 4 COVID Cases Here, New CDC Report Says. According to The New York Times, the chances of the average vaccinated person in the U.S. contracting COVID is about 1 in 5,000 per day. They note that this number is even lower for those who take precautions or live in a community with a high vaccination rate. The newspaper found that in places with fewer COVID cases, such as the Northeast, the chances are probably more like 1 in 10,000....

RELATED: Dr. Fauci Just Laid Out the Worst Case Scenario for the End of the Pandemic. It’s too early to say for sure, but new research has revealed promising results. A Nov. 21 study from Northwestern University offers new insight into what the antibody response in a healthy adult looks like after receiving a COVID booster shot. The researchers analyzed more than 30 participants who were fully vaccinated five to nine months prior to getting a booster, finding that all recipients experienced a significant increase in their antibody response following an additional shot of Pfizer or Moderna....

To analyze the best states for retirement, we first calculated the percent of each state’s population that’s age 65 and older, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. We then used U.S. News and World Report’s state health care rankings, which scored each state based on health care access, health care quality, and public health factors (rates of obesity, smoking, mental health disorders, and more), on a scale of 1 to 50 (1 being the best, 50 being the worst)....