Researchers Discover Clues, Why Some Eat When Full
Written by UT Southwestern
Sunday, 03 January 2010
Dallas, Texas - The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief - just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and an empty wallet.
Prior research studies have suggested that the so-called hunger hormone ghrelin, which the body produces when it’s hungry, might act on the brain to trigger this behavior.
Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone that directly relate to bone health.
Study Shows Key Protein Helps Control Blood Pressure
Written by University of Iowa
Sunday, 03 January 2010
University of Iowa researchers have shown that a protein channel helps nerve sensors in blood vessels keep blood pressure in check. Without the protein channel, known as ASIC2, the sensors are unable to send the brain the signals it needs to properly control blood pressure.
Demonstration Network Planned for Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband
Written by NIST
Sunday, 03 January 2010
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have announced plans to create a demonstration broadband communications network for the nation’s emergency services agencies using a portion of the radiofrequency spectrum freed up by the recent transition of U.S. broadcast television from analog to digital technologies.
Yonkers, New York - The latest issue of ShopSmart hits newsstands on December 15, 2009. From the publisher of Consumer Reports, ShopSmart helps buyers make smart purchasing decisions on items they need every day.
Does it matter if nature solves the same problem multiple ways? A NSF-supported study of lizard populations in White Sands, New Mexico has helped researcher Erica Rosenblum of the University of Idaho begin to answer that question. Published December 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the article describes genetic differences between lizards found in habitats that contain white or dark soils.
It's Not Your Fault--A Typical Fault, Geologically Speaking, That Is
Written by National Science Foundation
Sunday, 03 January 2010
Some geologic faults that appear strong and stable, slip and slide like weak faults. Now an international team of researchers has laboratory evidence showing why some faults that 'should not' slip are weaker than previously thought. Their findings are detailed in this week's edition of the journal Nature.
All I Want for Christmas is Me - by Jackie Papandrew
Written by Jackie Papandrew
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Dear Robustly Round Man in the Unflattering Outfit (formally known as Mr. Claus):
All I want for Christmas is more of me. This is not as egotistical as it sounds. You see, Santa, I need a clone. Actually, I need four or five clones. That way, I can successfully be in all the different places doing all the different things I’m expected to be doing all at the same time.
My apologies to all my politically correct Christmas hating Americans, but the season is upon us once again. This Christian holiday; that for some reason is not accepted anymore as a religious holiday, is just a around the corner.
Remember Pavlov’s dogs? I know, college psychology happened eons ago, but dig deep. Bell dings, food appears, dog drools, dog eats. Bell, food, drool, eat, etc., etc., etc.
Dear Robustly Round Man in the Unflattering Outfit (formally known as Mr. Claus):
My apologies to all my politically correct Christmas hating Americans, but the season is upon us once again. This Christian holiday; that for some reason is not accepted anymore as a religious holiday, is just a around the corner.
Remember Pavlov’s dogs? I know, college psychology happened eons ago, but dig deep. Bell dings, food appears, dog drools, dog eats. Bell, food, drool, eat, etc., etc., etc.
