Wet insects inspire nature photographer
06 September, 2008 03:05:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: Emerald damselfly portrait. c. Matt Struller 2008 German nature photographer Matt Struller focuses on dragonflies because of their unique structure and appearance. Nature photographer Martin Struller came up with the idea to take pictures of insects covered with dew. He told us dragonflies aren’t his only focus but that he admires “their awesome structures and appearance.” “This year I’m concentrating on the birth of... Read Full Story
Cultivating transformation through flower mandalas
24 August, 2008 03:20:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: White rose mandala. Image: David Bookbinder Boston-area psychotherapist and photographer David Bookbinder carries on Jung’s tradition by blending his work and art into unique mandala renderings. Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung viewed the mandala, the circular design considered a universal symbol of transformative healing, as a vessel for projecting one’s Self... Read Full Story
Prostate cancer twice as high in Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange
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23 August, 2008 10:20:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: Prostate cancer cells dividing. Image: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library The 20 million gallons of dioxin-laden Agent Orange sprayed in Vietnam in the '60s and early '70s to kill foliage continues to hurt U.S. soldiers and Vietnamese citizens. A study of more than 13,000 Vietnam veterans who served between 1962 and 1971 found that prostate cancer occurs... Read Full Story
Potato virus treats Alzheimer's (in mice)
22 August, 2008 11:10:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: Potato head. Image: David Munns, Science Photo Library Researchers in Ohio reported this month that an amyloid-like protein found in potato virus bears a very close resemblance to one of the key proteins contributing to Alzheimer's disease. Robert Friedland and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, injected the potato virus into mice... Read Full Story
Union of Concerned Scientists annouce winner of 2008 editorial cartoon contest
21 August, 2008 09:25:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: Malden's entry was a finalist in the 2008 Science Idol Contest. Image: UCS The Union of Concerned Scientists sponsors an annual cartoon contest highlighting political interference in science. Justin Bilicki, an art director and editorial cartoonist in Brooklyn, NY, is the winner of this year's Science Idol editorial cartoon contest sponsored by the Union of... Read Full Story
Some airlines require obese passengers to pay for extra seat. Are fuel surcharges next?
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Researchers turn to 3D technology to gauge attractiveness of human body
19 August, 2008 12:20:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: Sample clips from 360-degree video evaluated for attractiveness. Image: Brunel University, London, UK Good body symmetry is an unspoken cue of a person's health and potential reproductive status, according to researchers. 3D images of 77 male and female volunteers  were rated for attractiveness by other study volunteers. From their responses, researchers at... Read Full Story
Scientists working on test to protect food chain from human form of Mad Cow Disease
15 August, 2008 07:20:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: A test to instantly detect beef contaminated with tissue from a cow's brain or spinal cord during slaughter is currently under development at Kansas State University. The detection of fluorescent pigment lipofuscin is believed to be a reliable indicator for the presence of suspect tissue in bovine carcasses and meat cuts. Researchers at Kansas State University... Read Full Story
Health care practitioners among those caught buying diplomas
14 August, 2008 08:35:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: Diplomas. Image: Conor Lawless Investigators who worked "Operation Gold Seal" are providing the list to all 50 state attorneys general and other agencies. Image:  Conor Lawless, CCPeople from many facets of the workforce -- the military, government, education, businesses and health care -- are on a list of almost 10,000 people who spent $7.3 million buying... Read Full Story
Another species of mouth bacteria identified
11 August, 2008 01:15:00 Kathlyn Stone Font size: Mouth anatomy. Image: National Libray of Medicine The isolation of the tissue-inhabiting bacteria could lead to better treatments for tooth decay and gum disease, say U.K. researchers A new species of mouth bacteria, Prevotella histicola, was recently identified by scientists at King's College London Dental Institute and Cardiff University School of Dentistry... Read Full Story