Health & Medicine - Jun 17, 2010 16:17 - 1 Comment

Salty snack lovers live in a neon food world

PENN STATE (US)—Low-salt foods leave some consumers with a bad taste in their mouths— make that no taste at all. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2010 8:30 - 0 Comments

Soda pops girls’ chances of a healthy diet

PENN STATE (US)—Young girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence than their peers that don’t, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 24, 2010 12:02 - 2 Comments

Eating pistachios ups antioxidant levels

PENN STATE (US)—The benefits of pistachios eaten as part of a healthy diet continue to add up. New research finds the nuts can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 20, 2010 17:39 - 1 Comment

Bad air has lingering effect on heartbeat

PENN STATE(US)—Breathing combustion-related particles that are in diesel and coal combustion, as well as in oil, gas, and wood combustion used for cooking and heating, places stress on the heart’s regulation capacity for up to six hours, which in turn may contribute to cardiovascular disease. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 17, 2010 16:23 - 7 Comments

Brawn beats beauty to get the girl

PENN STATE (US)—Male physical competition, not attraction, was central in winning mates among human ancestors, according to a Penn State anthropologist. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 12, 2010 10:01 - 0 Comments

Coating reveals geometry of aging fingerprints

PENN STATE (US)—A new coating process can reveal hard-to-develop fingerprints on nonporous surfaces without altering the chemistry of the print. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 11, 2010 11:52 - 0 Comments

Reading leaves to predict climate change

PENN STATE (US)—Fossil plant remains from millions of years ago may be the best predictor of future climate change caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 7, 2010 15:38 - 2 Comments

Feed kids veggies for starters

PENN STATE (US)—Serving children vegetables as a first course helps them eat healthier throughout the meal, new research shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 5, 2010 12:35 - 1 Comment

Pressurized water feature in maya plumbing

PENN STATE (US)—A water feature found in the Maya city of Palenque, Mexico, is the earliest known example of engineered water pressure in the new world, according to a collaboration between an archaeologist and a hydrologist. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2010 10:52 - 5 Comments

Time on treadmill shapes up the brain

U. PITTSBURGH (US)—Adult female monkeys who ran on a treadmill for an hour a day, five days a week had increased blood flow to the brain and learned faster than inactive monkeys. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 23, 2010 13:11 - 1 Comment

Poultry vaccines making matters worse?

PENN STATE (US)—Live vaccines that protect poultry against Newcastle disease may be altering the genetic makeup of the wild virus strains, which could make future outbreaks unpredictable and difficult to tackle, according to biologists. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2010 12:36 - 1 Comment

Pollution puts in vitro fertilization at risk

PENN STATE (US)—Exposure to an increased level of air pollutants, especially nitrogen dioxide, has been associated with lower likelihoods of successful pregnancy among women undergoing in vitro fertilization. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 16, 2010 11:04 - 3 Comments

Social networks key to New Orleans recovery

RUTGERS (US)—In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a city that had lost so much managed to preserve a critical element to its eventual recovery: social capital. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2010 12:21 - 4 Comments

Simple test an early predictor of Alzheimer’s

PENN STATE (US)—An inexpensive and easy test has been developed to test the brain’s capacity for information—a reliable predictor of Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 5, 2010 13:00 - 0 Comments

Ancient DNA shows polar bears evolved recently

BUFFALO / PENN STATE(US)—A rare polar bear fossil discovered in Norway in 2004 is helping fill in key pieces of the evolutionary history of polar bears and brown bears, including their response to past climate changes. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2010 13:21 - 0 Comments

How nannoplankton hung on by a shoestring

PENN STATE (US)—An asteroid strike may not only account for the demise of ocean and land life 65 million years ago, but the fireball’s path—and resulting dust, darkness, and toxic metal contamination—may explain the geographic unevenness of extinctions and recovery. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 23, 2010 11:05 - 0 Comments

Roots key to second Green Revolution

PENN STATE (US)—Root systems are the basis of the second Green Revolution, and the focus on beans and corn that thrive in poor growing conditions will help some of the world’s poorest farmers, according to a Penn State plant scientist. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 22, 2010 15:50 - 4 Comments

Stress hormone raises obesity risk in girls

PENN STATE (US)—Depression raises stress hormone levels in adolescents, but may also lead to obesity in girls. Researchers say early treatment of depression may help reduce stress and control obesity. (more…)

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