Health & Family

Is today’s 20-something yesterday’s teenager? In recent decades, adulthood has been delayed – and your 25-year-old showed up on your doorstep. A 2012 study found that 40 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds and half of 18- to 24-year-olds live with one or both parents. Experts offer tips on how to cope.

The illusion of ‘War Horse’

By Peter Marks, Bonnie Berkowitz and Alberto Cuadra | Washington Post | 4:02PM

The magnificent equine puppets that rear up and canter and whinny are the stars of “War Horse,” the Tony-winning, British-born play, and the teams of actors who manipulate their ears, necks, torsos and tails are its heroes.

Heading to Hawaii for dolphin-assisted birth

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Last month, Adam Barrington, 29, and his pregnant wife Heather, 27, boarded a plane for Hawaii. The couple traveled over 4,500 miles in the hopes of welcoming baby Bodhi into the world during a dolphin-assisted birth in Pohoa, Hawaii.

Mayo Clinic study finds explanation for postmenopausal belly fat

By Allie Shah | (Minneapolis) Star Tribune | 2:38PM

Scientists have long known that lower estrogen levels after menopause can cause fat storage to shift from the hips and thighs to the abdomen. Now, a groundbreaking study, co-authored by the Mayo Clinic, has determined why: Proteins, revved up by the estrogen drop, causing fat cells to store fat more efficiently.