|  Researchers identify switch that controls growth of most aggressive brain tumor cells  | Researchers have identified a cellular switch that potentially can be turned off and on to slow down, and eventually inhibit the growth of the most commonly diagnosed and aggressive malignant brain tumor. | Read More » Know better, do better. Don't cut SNAP-ed funding  | The Farm Bill currently under debate on Capitol Hill contains many facets, but two may be the most important initiatives affecting the health of the American people: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education. One begets the other, but both are crucial to improving the health of our nation and providing opportunity to those who need it the most. | Read More » Making mixed-income housing work for the poor  | Mixed-income neighborhoods help improve the safety and wellbeing of low-income residents, but cannot relieve deeply entrenched poverty or provide upward mobility without additional social services and supports. | Read More » Don't let fear of falling freeze you in your tracks  | Half of those in nursing homes fear falling, which can turn into a self-fulfilling prophesy. | Read More » Midwest is crippled by triple-the-threshold mold spores in the air  | The Midwest is experiencing very dangerous levels of mold in the air which will result in headaches, itchy throats and runny noses for those with sensitive respiratory systems. The mold count today is 125,000, a high for 2013, and well over the 50,000 threshold that signals a dangerous air quality warning. | Read More » Covert operations: Your brain digitally remastered for clarity of thought  | With advances in neurofeedback techniques, the signal-to-noise ratio of the brain activity underlying our thoughts can be remastered, according to a recent discovery. | Read More » Arctic sea ice minimum in 2013 is sixth lowest on record  | After an unusually cold summer in the northernmost latitudes, Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its annual minimum summer extent for 2013 on Sept. 13, scientists have reported. Analysis of satellite data by NSIDC and NASA showed that the sea ice extent shrunk to 1.97 million square miles (5.10 million square kilometers). | Read More » | |
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