Move over shiitake. New mushroom in town
CORNELL (US) —An exotic fungus may follow the lead of shiitake mushrooms and become a hit with farmers. Continue…
Friday, April 20, 2012 9:15 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2012 10:48 - 0 Comments
Kids got broccoli blues? Add more color
CORNELL (US) — Parents of picky eaters take note: Children are most attracted to plates that have a wide variety of foods and colors. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 29, 2011 11:05 - 0 Comments
Worm compost keeps seedlings safe
CORNELL (US) — Worm compost is not only an ideal fertilizer, it may also prove to be an organic way to protect seeds from a pathogen that has been a scourge to farmers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 31, 2011 6:00 - 3 Comments
Native bees: More bee for the buck
CORNELL (US) — Native bees are two to three times better pollinators, are more plentiful, and are less prone to colony collapse than the better known honeybee, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 24, 2011 10:10 - 1 Comment
iPhones needed in NY to track stink bug
CORNELL (US) — A new hobo pest is pigging out on a significant number of North America’s most important crops in what experts say is an unprecedented threat to U.S. agriculture. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 26, 2011 8:02 - 1 Comment
Common parasite controls immune system
CORNELL (US) — A forced partnership between parasite and host allows Toxoplasma gondii to invade the bloodstream, break into the brain, and prompt behavioral changes from recklessness to neuroticism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 10:17 - 5 Comments
How to stop herpes from ‘going viral’
CORNELL (US) — Herpesviruses are thrifty reproducers, only sending off their most infectious progeny to invade new cells and continue spreading. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 16:05 - 2 Comments
Sentence struggle may flag Alzheimer’s
CORNELL (US) — Older adults with early Alzheimer’s disease may find it especially difficult to not only grasp for the right word, but also to construct complex sentences. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 15, 2011 10:55 - 0 Comments
Pay cash to win junk food war
CORNELL (US) — Pain of payment can curb impulsive buying, but only when purchasing vice foods like cookies and chips, not virtuous ones like milk and bread. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 24, 2011 14:15 - 2 Comments
Being too clean harms immune system
CORNELL (US) — A cell from the body’s own immune system appears to be responsible for Crohn’s disease, a condition that causes pain and digestive unrest for millions of Americans. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 7, 2010 15:40 - 1 Comment
Early warnings ease market toxicity
CORNELL (US) — Stock market “flash crashes”—like the one on May 6 that briefly erased almost $1 trillion in value and left the financial world reeling—are now predictable and possibly preventable. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 12, 2010 15:15 - 0 Comments
When birds migrate, will oil go with them?
CORNELL (US)—As oil washes ashore along the Gulf Coast, birders are asked to keep an eye on nests—not just near water, but hundreds of miles inland as well. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 28, 2010 15:27 - 13 Comments
Should cell phone bans apply to passengers?
CORNELL (US)—Overhearing people chatting on mobile phones can be more than annoying. It’s so distracting that it affects cognitive performance, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 19, 2010 11:27 - 16 Comments
Online poker: More you win, more you lose
CORNELL—In online poker, the more hands players win, the less money they’re likely to collect, especially when it comes to novice players. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 5, 2010 17:48 - 4 Comments
Getting kids to eat their ‘X-ray’ carrots
CORNELL—A little choice and some creative titles—think “power peas”—can go a long way in getting children to eat their fruits and vegetables, research shows.
Society & Culture - Dec 11, 2009 10:59 - 1 Comment
Religious identity shapes voters’ views
CORNELL (US)—How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socio-economic class, and gender. (more…)
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