Posts Tagged ‘Cornell University’
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. Continue…
Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:08 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:03 - 0 Comments
Portable device to detect disease in 30 minutes
CORNELL (US) — Researchers are developing a small detector designed to quickly identify pathogens such as tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 18, 2012 18:08 - 0 Comments
Jump or not jump: Why we chicken out
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Whether it’s investing in stocks, bungee jumping, or speaking in public, why do we often plan to take risks but then back down when the moment of truth arrives? (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 18, 2012 12:08 - 0 Comments
Bitter orange trees taste yucky to bugs
CORNELL (US) — Orange trees engineered to leave a bitter taste in the mouths of bugs may protect Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry from a deadly bacterial disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 11:19 - 0 Comments
Glider fleet to track fish in real time
CORNELL (US) — A flotilla of solar-powered ocean gliders that can travel up to 12 miles a day may make it possible for scientists to track ocean changes as they happen. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2012 12:55 - 5 Comments
Tiny planet triplets orbit dwarf star
CALTECH (US) — Astronomers have discovered the three smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our solar system. (more…)
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…)
Top Stories - Jan 9, 2012 17:50 - 2 Comments
‘Time cloak’ makes event vanish
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have demonstrated a “temporal cloak”—albeit on a very small scale—in the transport of information by a beam of light. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2012 13:15 - 1 Comment
Compound halts foodborne bugs
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have found a compound that is safe for mammals but stops the foodborne bacteria Listeria in its tracks. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 3, 2012 12:41 - 0 Comments
Shearing forces yield stringy surprise
U. CHICAGO / CORNELL (US) — Microscopic spheres form strings in surprising alignments when suspended in a viscous fluid and sheared between two plates, say researchers. (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…)
Top Stories - Dec 28, 2011 12:58 - 0 Comments
Divorce fears keep couples unhitched
CORNELL (US) — With the share of married adults in the US at an all-time low, new research finds that fear of divorce may be keeping young people from tying the knot. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 16, 2011 10:05 - 1 Comment
Fake ‘intestine’ may help kids feel better
CORNELL (US) — A tiny 3-D collagen scaffold could offer relief to children who have lost parts of their intestines. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 20:45 - 0 Comments
Bees keep up as Earth heats up
CORNELL (US) — Bees and plants are able to keep pace as the warm temperatures of spring start a little earlier each year due to climate change, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2011 20:21 - 1 Comment
‘Slam-dunk’ proof of water on Mars
CORNELL (US) — The discovery of a bright vein of gypsum in ancient rock proves that water once flowed underground on Mars, researchers say. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 7, 2011 10:57 - 2 Comments
False alarm can spark autoimmune disease
CORNELL (US) — An unchecked signaling mechanism could be the reason the immune system sometimes goes off track to attack the body’s own cells. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2011 12:05 - 0 Comments
Light switched on and off with few photons
CORNELL (US) — The passage of a light beam through an optical fiber can be controlled by just a few photons of another light beam, new research demonstrates. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2011 11:56 - 0 Comments
Jet lagged? Time to reset that inner clock
CORNELL (US) — A better understanding of how circadian rhythms work could lead to better treatments for jet lag and perhaps even more serious syndromes, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2011 12:32 - 0 Comments
Gut microbes mix with toxins to make us fat?
CORNELL (US) — Pollutants and chemical toxins could increase the chances of being overweight or having diabetes—but it may depend on the sort of bacteria churning around in the gut, a new study shows. (more…)
