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The War: Then and Now
Collection of news stories and feature articles related to Ken Burns' September 2007 documentary series, "The War,"about personal experiences of World War II. Includes articles on San Francisco area World War II relics and monuments, personal experiences, reviews of the series, podcast interviews with Ken Burns, historic newspaper front pages, and related material. From the San Francisco Chronicle. 80 Years of Robots in Hollywood
This article highlights films that have featured robots, starting with Fritz Lang's 1927 "Metropolis,"and including "The Stepford Wives,""Star Wars,""Alien,""Blade Runner,"and others. It also provides links to three other articles related to the 2007 film "Transformers."From Time Magazine. The 'Been There, Done That' Memory Response
One of the neural oddities of "declarative"memory -- the recall of past things and events -- is that some experiments have shown that recognizing a familiar object is accompanied by a reduction in activity of the brain's memory centers in the medial temporal lobe. Such a reduction seems counterintuitive, since remembering seems to be a positive event. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Borderline Personality Disorder Care Inadequate, According To Psychiat
Eighty percent of psychiatric nurses believe people with borderline personality disorder -- a serious mental health illness that affects 1 in 50 adults -- receive inadequate care. Researchers found that more than a quarter of the nurses surveyed had daily contact with patients with BPD, yet only three per cent had received even minimal post-graduate training in BPD. Exercise Therapy Builds Strength, Mobility In MS Patients
Exercise therapy can improve muscle strength, mobility and other signs of fitness in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a recent review of studies. Popular Asthma Medication Linked To Respiratory Improvement In NYC Fir
New research examined the effectiveness of ICS in preventing asthma and other respiratory illness due to inhalation exposures experienced by NYC firefighters after the World Trade Center collapse. Twoyears post-collapse, those firefighters treated with ICS reported positive feedback. Gemini Observatory Welcomes The New Year With Galactic Fireworks
Astronomers at Gemini Observatory are ushering in the New Year with a striking image that dazzles the eye with stellar pyrotechnics. The image of the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 6946 is ablaze with a colourful galactic fireworks display fuelled by the births and deaths of multitudes of brilliant, massive stars. Nutritional Genomics Identifies A Potential Weight-loss Resistance Gen
José Ordovas, PhD, director of the Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University, and colleagues identified a variation in the perilipin gene that appears to render some people resistant to weight loss from calorie restriction. This research builds on their earlier work on perilipin and obesity. Food 'Tricks'That Combat Sneaky, Creepy Halloween Treats
The sneakiest, creepiest surprise this Halloween may actually be in the candy dish. A new study shows we eat about half as many mini-size Halloween candies when the old wrappers are in plain sight, according to researchers. "Having a visual reminder of how much they ate, helped them eat less,"says researchers. "Your stomach can't count, but your eyes can when they seen the empty wrappers."
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