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in title, tags, annotations or urlTeen Health - Health Topics - Hearing - 0 views
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The amount of energy in the noise and the damage it can do to your hearing increases very rapidly as it gets louder. In fact, noise energy doubles for every 3 decibels (3dB) increase in the loudness of the sound - and 3dB is such a small increase in loudness that you probably wouldn't even notice it.
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What sort of noise causes the harm? For young people in particular, the most dangerous noise is amplified music, for example in gigs and clubs. Headphones, car stereos and mobile phones are also having a bad effect on the hearing of young people.
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Research shows that 25% of people listen to headphones at a level that will cause hearing damage. Follow the 60/60 rule - don't have your player above 60% of the maximum volume, and don't listen to it for more than 60 minutes at a time.
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The Backfire Effect « You Are Not So Smart - 0 views
Using Effective Nonverbal Communication in Job Interviews | Psychology Today - 0 views
Hormones Increase Frequency Of Inherited Form Of Migraine In Women - 0 views
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this is an article about how performing experiments on mice help understand why migraines effect women more. they have found that by injecting the mice with a certain hormone found commonly in women, the mice have showed the same behaviors as women do who have severe migraines. ultimately this experiment will help doctors/ scientist further understand women and migraines
Google Health - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 views
New Nanowire Breaks Efficiency Barriers, Researchers Show (VIDEO) - 0 views
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By John Matson, Scientific American(Click here for original article.) There may be a bit more room at the bottom, after all. In 1959 physicist Richard Feynman issued a famed address at a meeting of the American Physical Society, a talk entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom." It was an invitation to push the boundaries of the miniature, a nanotech call to arms that many physicists heeded to great effect.
Scijourn standards - 0 views
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I.: Students are able to search effectively for and recognize relevant, credible information sources, especially on the Internet. I.: Reporters are expected to research their subject before writing a story, collecting background information, identifying credible sources and exploring the issues and controversies surrounding the topic.
Ecstasy May Cause Memory Problems - Science News - 0 views
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Ecstasy may cause memory problems Club drug's effects documented in new users Web edition : Thursday, July 26th, 2012 Light use of the club drug Ecstasy may cause subtle memory deficits. People who popped just three Ecstasy tablets a month over the course of a year saw their memory slip on a laboratory test, scientists report online July 25 in Addiction.
American Friends of Tel Aviv University: A Pacemaker for Your Brain - 0 views
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By stimulating certain areas of the brain, scientists can alleviate the effects of disorders such as depression or Parkinson's disease.
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delving deep into human behavior, neurophysiology and engineering to create a chip that can help doctors wire computer applications and sensors to the brain
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the chip could restore lost functions of the brain after a traumatic brain injury from a car accident or stroke
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One in 10 species could face extinction: Decline in species shows climate change warnings not exaggerated, research finds - 0 views
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ScienceDaily (July 11, 2011) One in 10 species could face extinction by the year 2100 if current climate change impacts continue. This is the result of University of Exeter research, examining studies on the effects of recent climate change on plant and animal species and comparing this with predictions of future declines.
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