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  Smaller Emotional Brains

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • January 12, 2016
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  Neuroimaging studies suggest that frontolimbic regions of the brain, structures that regulate emotions, play an important role in the biology of aggressive behavior. A new article reports that individuals with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) have...  moreNeuroimaging studies suggest that frontolimbic regions of the brain, structures that regulate emotions, play an important role in the biology of aggressive behavior. A new article reports that individuals with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) have significantly lower gray matter volume in these frontolimbic brain structures. In other words, these people have smaller "emotional brains."  
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  Lack of education as deadly as smoking

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • January 10, 2016
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  A new study estimates the number of deaths that can be linked to differences in education, and finds that variation in the risk of death across education levels has widened considerably.
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  Scholars challenge colleges to reform STEM learning

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • January 7, 2016
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  America's colleges and universities need to transform not only how but what they teach in introductory science courses, a group of scholars argue.
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  Coffee may improve athletic endurance performance

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • December 18, 2015
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  The caffeine in a morning cup of coffee could help improve athletic endurance, according to a new review study
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  Hydrocarbons

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • November 30, 2015
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  http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Organic_Chemistry/Hydrocarbons
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  The Myth About L-Tryptophan in Turkey

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • November 25, 2015
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  By Milton Bertrand
  As we approach Thanksgiving, we can already hear the soporific effect of eating turkey.
  “Turkey doesn't make you sleepy; however on Thanksgiving Day we have a tendency to eat very large quantities of turkey, stuffing, pie, sw...
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  Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space and landed back safely to its launching pad

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • November 24, 2015
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  Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space and landed back safely to its launching pad
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  Toxic Chemicals Could Form When Cooking With Chloraminated Water and Salt

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • November 24, 2015
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  Several new molecules have been discovered by researchers, who suggest ways to avoid their formation. They have found that cooking with chloraminated water could put potentially harmful toxins in your food. The study reveals several molecules that are...  moreSeveral new molecules have been discovered by researchers, who suggest ways to avoid their formation. They have found that cooking with chloraminated water could put potentially harmful toxins in your food. The study reveals several molecules that are almost completely new to researchers, created by cooking with chloraminated tap water and iodized table salt.  
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  Microbiomes could hold keys to improving life as we know it

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • November 20, 2015
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  A consortium of 48 scientists from 50 institutions in the United States -- including Pamela Silver, Ph.D., a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University -- are calling for a Unified Microbiome...  moreA consortium of 48 scientists from 50 institutions in the United States -- including Pamela Silver, Ph.D., a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University -- are calling for a Unified Microbiome Initiative that would span national cross-institutional and cross-governmental agency support. The group, called the Unified Microbiome Initiative Consortium (UMIC), envisions that a coordinated effort would drive forward cutting edge microbiome research, enabling breakthrough advances across medicine, ecosystem management, sustainable energy and production of commodities. Their proposal was published online in the journal Science on October 28.  less
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  President Obama Statement on the Attacks in Paris

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • November 13, 2015
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  "Once again we've seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it's an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share."