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Kinsey
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience film about Alfred Kinsey, the "man who would become known as the greatest chronicler of America's sexual experiences,"Includes features on what it was like "to sit in Kinsey's interview chair,"public reactions to his Kinsey Reports, expert opinions, a timeline, letters to Kinsey, profiles, and related resources. The Web's Best Calendars
Whether you're planning a weekend or next year's business travel schedule, these are the online calendars worth your time. By Michael Calore. How you remember dance steps depends on culture: I think step to the l
Even the way people remember dance moves depends on the culture they come from, according to a new article. Whereas a German or other Westerner might think in terms of "step to the right, step to the left," a nomadic hunter-gatherer from Namibia might think something more like "step to the east, step to the west." Triggering Muscle Development: A Therapeutic Cure For Muscle Wastage?
Scientists have shown that if elderly men who were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase. Researchers say, "This raises the question: Can age-related loss of muscle strength and increased fragility be ameliorated by the therapeutic application of mechano growth factor?" Bedsharing, Even With Non-smoking Parents, May Increase Risk Of SIDS
SIDS is the leading reason given for death among infants one month to one year old and sharing a bed with parents who smoke increases the risk of SIDS. However, even if parents are non-smokers, a studyfound a relationship between SIDS and bedsharing among infants less than 11 weeks old. Further spread of Rhodesian sleeping sickness in Uganda likely due to
The northwards spread of human Rhodesian sleeping sickness in Uganda is likely due to the movement of infected livestock, according to new findings. Device To Predict Proper Light Exposure For Human Health
Scientists have long known that the human body runs like clockwork, guided by a circadian system that responds to daily patterns of light and darkness. Now a team of researchers is developing a personal device to measure daily light intake and activity, which could allow them to predict optimal timing for light therapy to synchronize the circadian clock to the 24-hour solar day and relieve psychosocial stress. Early Advertising of the West, 1867-1918
This digital collection "consists of over 450 print advertisements published in local magazines, city directories, and theater pamphlets from 1867 to 1918. These advertisements were selected and digitized in order to help researchers and students examine social, cultural and economic trends during this period."Includes an essay, brief bibliography, and sample searches (such as fashion and Klondike Gold Rush). From University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. Magnetic Insoles Do Not Provide Pain Relief, Mayo Clinic Study Reports
Magnetic shoe insoles did not effectively relieve foot pain among patients in a study, researchers report in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. And the results indicate that patients who strongly believed in magnets had pain relief even if they were given false magnets to wear. Structure Of Key Enzyme In Plague Bacterium Found
NIST researchers have solved the structure of a key enzyme, class IV adenylyl cyclase, from the bacterium responsible for plague, finding that it has a highly unusual configuration. The results may shed light both on how the bacterium kills and on fundamental cell signaling processes.
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