Tiny meteoroids pummel Saturn’s rings
CORNELL (US) — Saturn takes a beating from small meteoroids around a half-inch to several yards in size that break into streams of rubble and crash into its rings, according to images taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Continue…
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Frequent moves tough on poor children
CORNELL (US) — Children who move three or more times before they turn five have more behavioral problems than their peers—but only if they are from low-income families, a new study reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2013 13:38 - 0 Comments
Genetic test fails to show Alzheimer’s risk
CORNELL (US) — Genetic testing can predict the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment in healthy people, but not the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers say. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 22, 2013 18:53 - 0 Comments
Can cash entice college students to stay?
CORNELL (US) — Scholarships that aim to keep the best and brightest students in state during and after college don’t always convince them to stick around, research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2012 15:17 - 1 Comment
To cut calories, stick with one-pot meals
CORNELL (US) — The more food choices served at a meal, the more a person will eat, according to new research that finds single-dish meals like soup, stew, or stir-fry cut down on the amount of food and calories consumed. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:08 - 1 Comment
Stress raises kids’ risk for teen obesity
CORNELL (US) — The more ongoing stress children are exposed to, the greater the odds they will become obese by adolescence, researchers report. (more…)
