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The Scariest Costume by Jackie Papandrew |
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Written by Jackie Papandrew
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
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 I promised my kids, after much begging on their part, that I’d dress up for Halloween this year. Maybe, I thought, I’d continue my longtime childhood role of witch - one of those wonderfully hideous hags with a pointy black hat and hooked plastic nose complete with wart. Or maybe I’d reprise my polyester princess phase, with a few adult modifications.
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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures by Jerry Maldonado |
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Written by Jerry Maldonado
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
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 A true experience in these times really hit home this week. I was working on a new project in my office when I heard my wife call my name in desperation. By the sound of her voice I knew something was very wrong. I ran upstairs and noticed her eyes swell with tears as her voice cracked to tell me someone had hacked into our bank account.
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Searching the Internet Increases Brain Function |
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Written by Rachel Champeau
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
 Los Angeles, California - UCLA scientists have found that for computer-savvy middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings demonstrate that Web search activity may help stimulate and possibly improve brain function. |
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Economic Experts Assess the Candidates' Differences |
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Written by Stephanie Schorow - MIT
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
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 In the run-up to the Nov. 4 presidential election, the News Office has asked MIT experts to weigh in on the presidential candidates, their policy ideas and aspects of the campaign. In this installment in the series, Andrea Louise Campbell, the Hayes Career Development Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, and James Poterba, the Mitsui Professor of Economics, look at economic issues and the proposed tax policies of the two presidential candidates.
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Missing the Mark on the Campaign Trail |
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Written by Pamela J. Johnson
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
 Los Angeles, California - In the homestretch of the presidential campaign, several crucial issues have yet to be addressed, USC College panelists said during a recent Trojan Parents Weekend 2008 event.
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Patient Reunion Will Help Mark Pioneering Work in Heart Transplantation |
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Written by Stanford School of Medicine
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
 Stanford, California - The afternoon Elizabeth Craze was born 26 years ago, her parents held their breath.
“She is perfect,” the doctor told them. |
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Phoenix Mars Mission Honored by Popular Mechanics |
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Written by University of Arizona
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
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Tucson, Arizona - The Phoenix Mars Mission was being honored with a Breakthrough Award by Popular Mechanics magazine on Wednesday in New York City. In its fourth year, the awards recognize innovators who improve lives and expand possibilities in science, technology, engineering and exploration. |
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Gut Bacteria Waste Helps Host Control Weight |
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Written by UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
 Dallas, Texas - A single molecule in the intestinal wall, activated by the waste products from gut bacteria, plays a large role in controlling whether the host animals are lean or fatty, a research team, including scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center, has found in a mouse study.
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Mexican Expatriates Will Play Large Role in Presidential Race |
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Written by James McCann - Purdue University
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
 West Lafayette, Indiana - Latinos living in the United States who are not citizens might still be a force in the 2008 presidential election, says a Purdue University political scientist. "Just because someone lacks citizenship doesn't mean they lack a voice," says James McCann, a professor of political science, who has surveyed more than 1,200 Mexican immigrants in Indiana and other states. |
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Fishapod - Reveals Origins of Head and Neck Structures of First Land Animals |
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Written by University of Chicago
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
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Chicago, Illinois - Newly exposed parts of Tiktaalik roseae--the intermediate fossil between fish and the first animals to walk out of water onto land 375 million years ago--are revealing how this major evolutionary event happened. A new study, published this week in Nature, provides a detailed look at the internal head skeleton of Tiktaalik roseae and reveals a key intermediate step in the transformation of the skull that accompanied the shift to life on land by our distant ancestors. |
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