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Astronomers Pin Down Origins of “Mile Markers” for Expansion of Universe

By Guest PostNovember 24, 2012Scienceastronomer, ben shappee, brightness, chemical element, dead stars, kris stanek, lbt, mile markers, mods system, mods1, ohio state university, optical telescope, origin, pattern, pinwheel galaxy, rick pogge, supernova 2011fe, supernovae, type ia, white dwarfs, zombies

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A study using a unique new instrument on the world’s largest optical telescope has revealed the likely origins of especially bright supernovae that astronomers use as easy-to-spot “mile markers” to measure the expansion and acceleration of the universe.

In a paper to appear in the Astrophysical Journal, researchers describe observations of recent supernova 2011fe that they captured with the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) using a tool created at Ohio State University: the Multi-Object Double Spectrograph (MODS). (more…)

The Benefits of Taking a Gap Year for College Students

By Guest PostNovember 24, 2012Educationbenefit, college, college application, college expense, debt burden, experience, formulate, gap year, goal, money, networking connection, path, projectmanagementsoftware, sarah clare, scholarship, travel, tuition

The practice of taking a gap year after graduating high school is becoming more and more popular. Instead of heading to college right away, students instead take a year off to travel — either at home or abroad — to either work, volunteer, or just see the sights.

The gap year isn’t just something that irresponsible students take to postpone the inevitable. For many students, a gap year is a carefully planned step that offers many benefits.

Here are just a few of the benefits of taking a gap year for college students: (more…)

Revisiting Sex and Intimacy after Cancer

By Guest PostNovember 23, 2012Healthcancer survivors, cognitive behavioral therapy, couples counseling, estrogen, hormonal changes, hot flash, intimacy after cancer, menopausal symptoms, sex

Two Yale doctors are using herbs, prescriptions, counseling and lifestyle advice to treat problems many women have been embarrassed to talk about—and improving their quality of life.

Noa Benjamini’s natural optimism didn’t flag when she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. “I knew it was treatable,” she recalls. She was recovering from surgery when she got her first hot flash. “That’s when I cried,” she says. Suddenly Benjamini saw herself careening toward old age. “I thought I’d shrivel up,” she says. (more…)

A Country of Two Tales

By Guest PostNovember 23, 2012Economy, PoliticsChina, confucius institute, country, delaware, Economy, gdp, global impact, gross domestic product, growth engine, iew, Japan, jastak burgess hall, jianguo chen, market, policy, soes, state capitalism, state owned enterprises, two tales, united states, university

Confucius Institute director addresses global impact of China’s economy

China’s economy has undergone astounding growth during the past 60 years, with its gross domestic product (GDP) climbing from just under $18 billion in 1949 to almost $6 trillion in 2011. Most of that growth has occurred since 1980, when the country’s economic reform began.

The result? China has emerged from being known as “the world’s most populous country” to the “growth engine for the world’s economy.”

But the double-digit growth that China witnessed every year from 2003 to 2011 has slowed, leading to much debate about the seriousness of the downturn and how it will reverberate across the globe. (more…)

Shaking out Sugars

By Guest PostNovember 23, 2012Healthamericans, blood lipids, caloric intake, corn, diabetes researcher, dietary sugar, endocrinologist, fructose, fruit sugar, glucose, hfcs, high, john bantle, minnesota, mixture, Pizza, sucrose, sugar consumption, syrup, university

A diabetes researcher’s take on dietary sugar

With all the talk these days about fructose, glucose, sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, and sugar in general, it can be hard for a health-conscious person to sort out the truth.

“A lot of people are putting out their ideas as established fact,” says diabetes researcher and endocrinologist John Bantle, M.D., a professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota. “It’s hard to find the actual facts and then to interpret them.”

Bottom line: Too much sugar is bad, if only for the excess calories. But the story isn’t quite so simple. (more…)

Teenagers Urged to Exercise to Ward off Bone Disease

By Guest PostNovember 23, 2012Healthbone health, bone mass, bone mineral, content, counteract, exercise, exeter, luis gracia marco, osteoporosis, playing football, potential damage, running, sedentary activities, sitting, teenager, university, young people, zaragoza

Playing football or running for at least three hours a week could help teenagers counteract the potential damage to their bone health caused by prolonged spells of sitting.

An international team, including an expert from the University of Exeter, has found evidence that adolescents who spend long periods engaged in certain sedentary activities are more likely to have low bone mineral content in parts of the body where it can be an indicator of the risk of developing osteoporosis.

The team found that studying put girls at particular risk, while for boys leisure internet use posed the greatest threat. Scientists found that participating in at least three hours of certain sports could significantly reduce the threat in girls. The study found evidence of the benefits of high-intensity sports where the participant is on their feet, such as football, basketball, netball or running. (more…)

Making Farm Fresh Affordable

By Guest PostNovember 22, 2012Economyfood bank, grocery stores, local farmers, local food economy, program

New Food Bank program makes local produce accessible to low-income community

“We want to make sure you have access to the best produce,” says University of Delaware anthropology senior Dan Reyes. “To locally-, naturally- and organically-grown fruits and vegetables. Pesticide-free. Herbicide-free. The kinds of food normally too expensive to buy in grocery stores.” (more…)

Mutations in Genes that Modify DNA Packaging Result in form of Muscular Dystrophy

By Guest PostNovember 22, 2012Healthcausative mutations, genetic deletions, genetic disorder, muscle weakness, muscular dystrophy, mutations in genes

A recent finding by medical geneticists sheds new light on how facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy develops and how it might be treated. More commonly known as FSHD, the devastating disease affects both men and women. (more…)

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