Codebreakers decipher 300-year-old secret
USC (US) — Scientists have cracked the code of a 300-year-old, 75,000-character manuscript that is handwritten in abstract symbols and Roman letters and fills 105 pages. Continue…
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:27 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2011 12:49 - 0 Comments
Freeway air may speed up Alzheimer’s
USC (US) — If mice had to commute, exposure to vehicle pollution could make it progressively harder to navigate the maze of Los Angeles freeways. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2011 14:00 - 2 Comments
Low mortality at high-spending hospitals
USC (US) — When hospitalized for a major acute medical condition, patients are less likely to die in high-spending hospitals, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 26, 2010 13:03 - 3 Comments
Why meat-eating humans outlive apes
USC—The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans by regulating the effects of meat-rich diets also make us uniquely susceptible to diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease, and dementia. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 22, 2010 13:03 - 14 Comments
Good parents wanted: All genders apply
USC/NYU—A new study calls into question the idea that “fatherless” children are necessarily at a disadvantage or that men provide a different, indispensable set of parenting skills than women. (more…)
Health & Medicine, Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2009 13:21 - 5 Comments
Fit teen boys smarter, better educated
USC (US)—Cardiovascular health in teen boys correlates to higher scores on intelligence tests, and more education and income as adults. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2009 17:49 - 0 Comments
1918′s lessons point to prenatal flu exposure
USC (US)—Fetal exposure to the 1918 H1N1 strain of influenza A appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, a new study finds. (more…)
