NPR |
How Playing Tetris Tames The Trauma Of A Car Crash
NPR I spent an alarmingly large chunk of 1989 trying to align a falling shower of digital building blocks into perfect rows of 10. The Russian video game Tetris had just caught on in the States. Like many American children, I was rapt. Plenty of video ... |
Inquirer.net |
Exposure to pollution may increase breast density, a known cancer risk factor
Inquirer.net High breast density is associated with a four-to-six-fold greater risk of breast cancer. Image: choja/Istock.com via AFP Relaxnews. An extensive American study, published in the journal Breast Cancer Research, has found that fine particles from air ... Breast Density and Your Mammogram Report - American Cancer Society |
Medical Daily |
Odd Sleep Patterns Linked To Night Owl Gene: Genetic Mutation Alters 24-Hour Circadian Clock
Medical Daily Most of us are more or less divided into two categories: early birds and night owls. Morning people rise with the sun, while night people stay up well into the wee hours. Researchers at The Rockefeller University suggest some night owls adopt different ... Study identifies “night owl” gene variant CRY1 cryptochrome circadian clock 1 [ (human)] - NCBI Study identifies 'night owl' gene variant - Medical Xpress |
Washington Post |
South Dakota cannabis backers see hope in North Dakota vote
Washington Post PIERRE, S.D. — Medical marijuana supporters who came up empty at the South Dakota Legislature and ballot box are emboldened to try again after an overwhelming vote in North Dakota to make cannabis available to patients there. Backers of the South ... Lawmaker: North Dakota Legislature improves the medical-marijuana system Cannabis Advisory Board recommends adding qualifying ailments Marijuana cases clog treatment meant for heroin, opiates |
Washington Post |
Housing options help autistic adults find independence
Washington Post DALLAS — Masha Gregory was nervous to move out of her parents' home and into her own place, where the 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman worried about making friends and being away from her parents. But after living in her own apartment at a complex ... |