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Katie Raborn

Infants learn to look and look to learn: Model explains crucial links among looking, le... - 0 views

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  • The researchers created a mathematical model that mimics
    • Katie Raborn
      Katie Raborn on 25 Feb 13
       
      Researchers can use mathematical models to learn about the infants development.
  • Researchers at the University of Iowa have documented an activity by infants that begins nearly from birth:
    • Katie Raborn
      Katie Raborn on 25 Feb 13
       
      Sources
Natalie Mitten

Have We Been Miscounting Calories? - ScienceNOW - 0 views

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 21 Feb 13
       
      I had no idea this was going on in Australia, good for them. 
  • cooked meat has more calories than raw.
  • Heat also denatures the proteins in vegetables such as sweet potatoes
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  • Harvard University evolutionary biologist Rachel Carmody
  • Geoffrey Livesey, a nutritional biochemist and director of Independent Nutrition Logic Ltd. in Wymondham, U.K..
  • Richard Wrangham of Harvard University
  • Klaus Englyst of Englyst Carbohydrates Ltd., a carbohydrate chemistry firm in Southampton, U.K
  • Carmody reported that she and Peter Turnbaugh of Harvard University
  • Why does all of this matter?
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 21 Feb 13
       
      I like that he asked this in his conclusion paragraph; I think it makes the article very strong. 
  • David Ludwig, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School
  • "But why are you doing this? Will it make a real difference? If you want to lose weight, you still have to cut back on calories."
Natalie Mitten

Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year - 0 views

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 21 Feb 13
       
      I'm thinking that these studies are somewhat congruent with the new legalization of marijuana in Colorado. 
  • The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora is considering a rule that would ban emergency doctors from prescribing more medicine for patients who say they lost their pain meds, Zane said.
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 21 Feb 13
       
      Will that really help things? This seems unfair to those who might be using the drugs responsibly and as prescribed. Additionally, the public isn't entirely to be blamed -- these are addictive substances PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS. They probably aren't as educated or forewarned of the risks, due to social reinforcements and our trust in doctors. 
Zaphron Richardson

Thyme may be better for acne than prescription creams - 1 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...120327215951.htm

Thyme acne cure better than prescription natural

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  • Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin
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      Zaphron Richardson on 20 Feb 13
       
      reliable
  • This process draws out the active compounds from the plant.
    • Zaphron Richardson
      Zaphron Richardson on 20 Feb 13
       
      What are the active compounds in thyme?
Natalie Mitten

Nanocapsules Sober Up Drunken Mice | MIT Technology Review - 0 views

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 19 Feb 13
       
      I wonder...do these cells disappear or decompose? What might the long-term effects of adding such cells do to your body?
  • Researchers have reduced blood alcohol levels in intoxicated mice by injecting them with nanocapsules containing enzymes that are instrumental in alcohol metabolism. The treatment demonstrates a novel drug delivery technology that could have broad medical applications.
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 19 Feb 13
       
      This could seriously revolutionize the country's approach to alcoholism. I can see it now, "No need for police to police to give you a pesky DWI, just take a sober-up pill."
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  • male pattern baldness.
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 19 Feb 13
       
      Curious if such technology could be applied to other more vital bodily functions, or even prevent liver failure. Some of these issues, while they would be great to find cures for, seem...less than necessary or high priority. 
Natalie Mitten

Childhood and Adolescent Television Viewing and Antisocial Behavior in Early Adulthood - 0 views

pediatrics.aappublications.org/...peds.2012-1582.abstract

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 19 Feb 13
       
      Wonder what this does to impact the results. Is NZ television very different from that of other cultures? Would that cause a stronger/less strong correlation?
  • television viewing hours
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 19 Feb 13
       
      I find it interesting that they didn't look at what type of shows, specifically.
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  • Excessive television viewing in childhood and adolescence is associated with increased antisocial behavior in early adulthood
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 19 Feb 13
       
      I'll bet this study could be taken further -- what factors that cause kids to resort to T.V. may also cause them to be anti-social young adults?
Natalie Mitten

Higgs data indicates finite life of universe › News in Science (ABC Science) - 0 views

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 19 Feb 13
       
      This is quite vague...there will assuredly be many catastrophes in the universe in the next tens of billions of years...so what?
  • "You change any of these parameters to the Standard Model (of particle physics) by a tiny bit and you get a different end of the universe," says Lyyken.
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 19 Feb 13
       
      This article mentions "calculations" and such but doesn't actually explain how scientists drew the conclusion...I'm seriously questioning the credibility of this article. 
Katy Wilson

Synthetic marijuana dangerous for kidneys - 1 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...130208124553.htm

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    I could tell you that.
Natalie Mitten

http://www.tamiu.edu/~cferguson/desensitization.pdf - 0 views

www.tamiu.edu/...desensitization.pdf

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      Natalie Mitten on 26 Jun 13
       
      Better research these studies sited. Huesmann & Miller, 1994; Freeman, 2002; Grimes, Anderson & Bergen, 2008; Olson, 2004; Bushman & Anderson, 2009; Ferguson and Dyck, 2012; Hetsroni 2012; Drabman and Thomas, 1975-6; Horton & Santogrossi, 1978; Molitor & Hirsch, 1994; Woodfield, 1988; Funk, Baldacci, Pasold & Baumgardener, 2004; Adachi & Willoughby, 2011; Freedman, 2002; Przybylski, Rigby & Ryan, 2010; Savage, 2008; Simmons, Nelson & Simonsohn, 2011; 
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 03 Aug 13
       
      "For each type, three TV episodes were selected as exemplars. Shows were chosen to be similar on variables other than violent content (e.g., recentness, dramatics, network release, presence of female characters, etc.)
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 03 Aug 13
       
      What is a Likert scale?
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      Natalie Mitten on 03 Aug 13
       
      State Anxiety Scale?
Moeishia King

Why smart people do stupid things - 0 views

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  • you can be intelligent without being rational. And you can be a rational thinker without being especially intelligent.
    • Moeishia King
      Moeishia King on 03 Apr 13
       
      This makes complete since to me, seeing as i'm going from personal experience.
  • Earlier this year, Yale University Press published Stanovich’s book What Intelligence Tests Miss: The Psychology of Rational Thought.
    • Moeishia King
      Moeishia King on 03 Apr 13
       
      Credible source.
  • Fortunately, rational thinking can be taught, and Stanovich thinks the school system should expend more effort on it. Teaching basic statistical and scientific thinking helps. And so does teaching more general thinking strategies. Studies show that a good way to improve critical thinking is to think of the opposite.
    • Moeishia King
      Moeishia King on 04 Apr 13
       
      Good to know. I didn't think that it could be taught but I guess it makes sense because you can learn just about anything.
Lindsey Graham

By keeping the beat, sea lion sheds new light on animals' movements to sound - 0 views

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  • evidence of an animal that is not capable of vocal mimicry but can keep the beat,
  • American Psychological Association
  • published online April 1 in APA's Journal of Comparative Psychology.
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  • "Dancing is universal among humans, and until recently, it was thought to be unique to humans as well," said Cook
  • ed by doctoral candidate Peter Cook at the Long Marine Lab at UCSC.
  • study co-author Colleen Reichmuth, PhD, with the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California at Santa Cruz
  • Apr. 1, 2013
  • six experiment
Vaiva Zokaite

Lack of Sleep Messes With Your Genes : Discovery News - 0 views

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  • Vaiva Zokaite on 21 Mar 13
     
    I could write about this. Many teenagers don't sleep enough because of videogames, homework, etc. so it might attract attention.
Katie Stevenson

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - Information About Asthma, Allergies, Food Al... - 0 views

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asthma allergy allergies research

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  • An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from all types of allergies
  • Allergy is the 5th leading chronic disease in the U.S. among all ages,
  • 3rd most common chronic disease among children under 18 years old
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    Allergies facts
Natalie Mitten

http://blogs.cornell.edu/mendlelab/files/2012/10/Mendle-et-al-2012-JAP-1kqyfx3.pdf - 0 views

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 20 Mar 13
       
      This would be super helpful
Natalie Mitten

PLOS ONE: Sex Differences in Mathematics and Reading Achievement Are Inversely Related:... - 0 views

www.plosone.org/...10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057988

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 17 Mar 13
       
      Very interesting study; international, as well. 
Natalie Mitten

Heavy drinkers get extra jolt of brain energy from alcohol | Health | Life | National Post - 0 views

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 17 Mar 13
       
      Yale has a contact page...could very easily contact those conducting the study. Possible article on drinking. 
  • it’s ability to be turn it into energy.
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 17 Mar 13
       
      Incorrect grammar...is this source credible?
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  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Men who drank more than 14 drinks per week or women who drank more than eight drinks per week
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 17 Mar 13
       
      Since when is there a binary standard for alcoholic intake? What?
  • Ting-Kai Li of Duke University, tells sciencenews.org
    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 17 Mar 13
       
      Multiple credible sources...
Natalie Mitten

Less sleep leads to more eating and more weight gain, according to new CU-Boulder study... - 0 views

www.colorado.edu/...-gain-according-new-cu-boulder

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 17 Mar 13
       
      Question; am I allowed to do a scijourn article on one overarching conclusion that includes multiple recent studies? I'd love to tie this one in with another one I read about calories. 
  • National Institutes of Health, the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in collaboration with the Biological Sciences Initiative and CU-Boulder’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
Natalie Mitten

Dating in middle school leads to higher dropout, drug-use rates, study suggests - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...130315151046.htm

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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 17 Mar 13
       
      Very interesting study, and highly relevant to teenagers; would make for good Scijourner article. However, I'm very critical of some of the comments made regarding the implications of the study; correlation does not imply causation. 
  • University of Georgia
  • Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.
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    • Natalie Mitten
      Natalie Mitten on 17 Mar 13
       
      Only uses one credible source. 
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