Society & Culture - Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:36 - 3 Comments
Fixating on finances can feed your funk
A study of the mental state of the modern American woman has found a powerful link between concerns over financial security and satisfaction with one’s life
PRINCETON (US)—A study of the mental state of the modern American woman has found a powerful link between concerns over financial security and satisfaction with one’s life. Continue…
Health & Medicine - Apr 17, 2009 9:26 - 0 Comments
Never mind straight As — some kids need D
One in seven American adolescents has a vitamin D deficiency
CORNELL (US)—Researchers have found one in seven American adolescents has a vitamin D deficiency, which in children can interfere with bone mineralization, leading to rickets. In adults, it is linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, immune dysfunction and hypertension. Continue…
Earth & Environment - Apr 17, 2009 9:08 - 1 Comment
A way to save trees? Knock on (fake) wood!
A new synthetic wood substitute made from biodegradable plastic could replace petrochemical plastics used in building materials and disposable water bottles
STANFORD (US)—Researchers have developed a synthetic wood substitute that may one day save trees, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shrink landfills. The faux lumber is made from a new biodegradable plastic that could be used in a variety of building materials and perhaps replace the petrochemical plastics now used in billions of disposable water bottles. Continue…
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2009 11:05 - 0 Comments
Memories, in the cells of your mind
Rudiger von der Heydt, Johns Hopkins professor at the Zanvyl Krieger Mind-Brain Institute
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—As we look at the world around us, images flicker into our brains like so many disparate pixels on a computer screen that change every time our eyes move, which is several times a second. Yet we don’t perceive the world as a constantly flashing computer display.
Why not?
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