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Nutritional Info Helps Teens Make Better Choices
Mystery meat not withstanding, high school cafeterias can provide nutritional, balanced and healthful meals, but students have to choose correctly. Now, researchers at Penn State have found that point-of-selection nutrition information cards can spur students to pick the right foods. Shorter Nightly Sleep In Childhood May Help Explain Obesity Epidemic
Soaring levels of obesity might be linked to children sleeping fewer hours at night than they used to, claims a researcher in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Groundbreaking Research Sheds Light On Easter Island's Ancient Mystery
A researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology is unraveling a mystery surrounding Easter Island. William Basener, assistant professor of mathematics, has created the first mathematical formula to accurately model the island's monumental societal collapse. Space Tours for Taikonauts
With cheap rockets and lots of rich people to fly in them, China is being targeted by the emerging space tourism industry. Kevin Holden reports from Beijing. Rats With Migraines Provide Jefferson Scientists Insights To Improved
When Michael Oshinsky, Ph.D., gives his rats a headache, he has good reason.The animals are helping Dr. Oshinsky study how migraine treatments work. In recent experiments, the animals provided evidence showing that DHE, a standard drug currently used to treat acute migraine pain can also work against the onset of a phenomenon called "central sensitization,"or "allodynia,"which involves, as most migraine sufferers know, a heightened sensitivity to touch. Wind Turbines Produce 'Green'Energy And Airflow Mysteries
Using smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, researchers are trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround wind turbines, an increasingly popular source of "green"energy. Kids At Risk Of TV / Videogame Seizures - Experts Release New Recommen
The Epilepsy Foundation recently issued new recommendations for families on how to limit the risk of seizures triggered by flashing images and certain patterns on television, videogames, computers and other video screens. The recommendations are based upon guidelines in the UK and Japan and are the first published in the US to be based on an expert review of research on photosensitivity (the susceptibility to visual stimulation). When Will Biofuels Be At Every Fuel Pump, And From Where Will They Com
Ethanol blends are already available at some US gas stations. However, their availability varies from state to state, depending on the volume of ethanol produced. Sources of biomass for biofuel production in each state also vary widely. Although there is no finite development timeline, there is clearly a race for biofuels as the cost of petroleum reaches previously unimaginable levels, reserves diminish, and environmental concerns soar. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying...
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