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When the days get shorter and temperatures drop, there’s nothing we’d rather do than stay in bed. But the actions we take on a daily basis are vital for our overall well-being—including the state of our immune system. “The immune system is deeply interconnected with other systems, especially the gut, which houses over 70% of immune cells,” says Chloe Ward, functional nutrition practitioner. “Actions like eating nutrient-dense foods, managing stress, prioritizing sleep, and staying active can bolster immunity by reducing inflammation, supporting gut health, and improving the body’s ability to fight off infections.” That’s why it’s so important to avoid…

A secondary school from St Patrick’s Secondary School, Lacken Cross, Mayo has won first prize in the Engineering category at the SciFest’Teen-Turn event in Dublin for developing an innovative assistive communication system for people with speech disabilities.  Aadila Aliu lyamah recieved the award at the event, which was held at Avantor in Dublin, for her project F.A.Y (Freedom to Assert Yourself). The project focuses on enabling people with speech disabilities to communicate more independently using affordable and accessible technology. As part of the award, Aadila received a laptop, part of a contribution by AMD. The idea for the project was…

Social Security is nothing short of a financial lifeline for millions of older Americans today. But unfortunately, there are a lot of retirees who are forced to live on Social Security alone. And that may be a struggle. The Social Security Administration estimates the average monthly retirement benefit at $2,071. That number accounts for the 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment benefits got this year. Image source: Getty Images. If you’d like to enjoy larger Social Security checks each month during retirement, you should know that the right strategy could leave you with more generous benefits. Here’s how to beat the average. The…

February is often when things feel settled for the year. The holidays are behind you, routines are back, and most yearly changes have already taken effect. For Social Security recipients, February plays the same role. It is the first month where new rules, rates, and deductions show up clearly in a full payment. That makes February a helpful snapshot for your retirement plan, because it reflects what your Social Security income is likely to look like for the rest of the year. Here are five things you can expect from your February Social Security check, and why…

111 years ago today, Congress signed into law a bill creating Rocky Mountain National Park. Protecting over a thousand square kilometers of the Front Range of the mountains, the park was designated among the first UNESCO Biosphere Reserves due to the amount of undisturbed and unspoiled land. Indeed the park bridges a space of two wilderness areas. The area is rich in fauna, including Canada lynx, fox, elk, moose, mountain goat, bobcat, bighorn sheep, cougar, black bear, mule deer, several species of minks, wolverine, and coyote. READ about the various regions of the park… (1915) Rocky Mountain National Park – CC BY-SA…

KAPIT: Several ongoing and upcoming infrastructure projects in the Song and Kapit areas are set to improve connectivity, boost local economic growth and enhance community well-being, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi (pic).Speaking at the opening ceremony of Dewan Kebiau at the Song Resettlement Scheme Phase II in Kebiau yesterday, he highlighted projects including the Nanga Banjor/Nanga Makut and Nanga Makut/Nanga Engkuah road upgrades under the Ulu Rajang Development Agency, as well as the proposed construction of roads and bridges connecting Jalan Nanga Belawai to Jalan Song-Kapit under the Public Works Department (JKR).He added that road and bridge…

Alright, so we’re looking ahead to 2026 and what design is going to look like. It’s kind of interesting how things are shifting. We’re moving away from that super clean, perfect look that’s been around for a while. People are starting to want things that feel more real, more human, even a little messy. Plus, technology is playing a bigger role, but not in the way you might think. It’s more about how we can use it to make things more personal and maybe even a bit nostalgic. Let’s break down some of the big ideas shaping 2026 design. Key…

When it comes to iconic animals that call the 63 national parks home, bison, black bears, and bald eagles probably come to mind first. But Cape Cod National Seashore has been hard at work restoring an underrated species in the National Park Service: the humble horseshoe crab. Despite its name, horseshoe crabs are not crabs, but rather 445 million-year-old arthropods that serve as a vital food source for countless turtles, birds, and fish on the Atlantic Coast. “They look like trouble, but they’re not,” Lawrence Niles, who co-founded the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition, told the National Parks Conservation Association. The coalition has tasked…

What started in grief over a decade ago ended with quiet dignity recently when the members of a GAA-inspired mental health support group in South Galway wrapped up their work by handing over a sizeable cheque to the West of Ireland Suicide Research Alliance. The Gort & South Galway Mental Health Awareness & Support Group was the brainchild of Enda Linnane back in 2014, inspired to bring others together to find help give mental health issues appropriate attention within the community. Enda and his family suffered pain and great loss when his 19-year-old brother Raymond was killed in a road…

Almost every suicide in the Philippines is followed by the same questions: What happened at home? What went wrong personally?The reflex to frame suicide and mental illness as purely private tragedies has allowed a national mental health crisis to deepen, largely unchallenged by the urgency it demands from government and institutions. Rarely asked is the harder question: What failed publicly?The Philippines faces a mental health crisis of deep magnitude, yet it is too often treated as a series of private struggles rather than a systemic failure of governance and public policy.More than 3.6 million Filipinos are estimated to be living…