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Unconventional Brain Circuits Offer Clues To Insomnia-obesity Connecti
Unconventional wiring of the brain circuits that govern sleep and waking might explain the prevalence of insomnia and the condition's association with obesity, according to new work published in the April issue of Cell Metabolism. Characterized by a chronic inability to fall asleep or remain sleeping, insomnia is estimated to affect one in every eight Americans. By finding ways to interfere with that unconventional wiring, scientists may advance on new treatments for insomnia, the researchers said. Second Life Figures Get a Life
A Virginia man offersto turn avatars from the digital world into tangible statuettes. Will they be the next must-have extras for committed players? By Robert Lemos. Keeping Kids Safe &Healthy On Halloween
Halloween is an exciting time for kids, and we can all help to make sure that children have a safe and fun holiday with the following tips from Harvard Health Publications, the publishing group at Harvard Medical School. Smithsonian National Zoological Park: Asia Trail
The website for this section of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park features fact sheets on giant pandas, sloth bears, clouded leopards, fishing cats, giant salamanders, red pandas, and small-clawed otters. Also includes photos, animal webcams, an audio tour, and other material about the species and the exhibit. From the Smithsonian Institution. Scanning vegetative patients
Last week, Cambridge and Belgian researchers reported that they could observe almost identical brain activity in healthy volunteers as a patient purportedly in the persistent vegetative state following emergence from a coma (the patient was originally in a car crash in July 2005). The implications of this functional MRI work are that some (but by [...] New Technique To Determine The Age Of Immigrant Minors Through Ribs An
Researchers have devised a new technique to determine the age of living subjects using chest and dental x-rays. This is of special interest in the case of alleged illegal minors, since this technique will make it possible to determine the age of an individual by analysing the x-rays of their bones, when used in legal medicine. SF Car Service Goes Hybrid-Only
If you fly into SFO, you can do your part for the atmosphere by booking into town in a PlanetTran car. The fleet of leather-seated Priuses may be the country's first all-hybrid exec car service. In Autopia. Living to 100 and Beyond: Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human L
This 2005 research paper "explores possible predictors of exceptional human longevity such as familial factors, early-life living conditions, month-of-birth, and birth order."Includes data tables and a bibliography. From the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago; sponsored by the Committee on Life Insurance Research of the Society of Actuaries. Evidence Underlying Repeated Courses Of Steroids For Preterm Birth Is
Researchers question whether giving repeated courses of steroid drugs to mothers at risk of preterm delivery is based on sound evidence. Babies born before 32 weeks of pregnancy often have neonatal lung disease, a major cause of illness and death -- the earlier the birth, the greater the risk. Diary of a Mad Scalper
Street hawkers are history. Savvy resellers use the web to turn tickets into cash. By Steve Knopper from Wired magazine.
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