As an admitting clerk at the UCLA Emergency Room (my college job), one of the saddest cases I witnessed was the death of a young child with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The young parents had left their baby with the grandparents for the first time to take a weekend off Read more…
The latest recommendation from a student looks at differences between males and females with anorexia. Not only are eating disorders much more frequent in females than males, but males seem to recover more readily than females. Spain recently banned the use of ultra-skinny models for fashion runway shows, hoping that Read more…
An alert student pointed out a study by researchers at the Scripps Institute in La Jolla, CA, which found that THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, did a better job at inhibiting amyloid aggregation than other drugs that had already been approved for treating Alzheimer’s disease. This approach will not “cure” Read more…
Another topic recommended by a student involves the genetic basis of fear. Most rodents are terribly afraid of open spaces, and for logical reasons. If a rodent is on the floor (I’ve inadvertently dropped a few in my lab days), it will run directly for the wall. This is likely Read more…
Another alert student passed along an article with a very romantic theme–holding hands. For today’s college students, hand-holding in public is signals a very significant relationship, and in some respects is considered more intimate than kissing at a party. James Coan of the University of Virginia will be publishing Read more…