CalTechNews - Health Sciences and Technology http://www.caltechnews.com Tue, 22 May 2012 21:15:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Chemical Exposure Raises Descendants' Sensitivity to Stress http://www.caltechnews.com/article/chemical_exposure_raises_descendants_sensitivity_to_stress Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Washington State University have seen an increased reaction to stress in animals whose ancestors were exposed to an environmental compound generations earlier. CalTechNews Mon, 21 May 2012 20:27:59 +0100 Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Death http://www.caltechnews.com/article/coffee_drinkers_have_lower_risk_of_death Older adults who drank coffee -- caffeinated or decaffeinated -- had a lower risk of death overall than others who did not drink coffee CalTechNews Sat, 19 May 2012 17:37:42 +0100 How Exercise Affects the Brain http://www.caltechnews.com/article/how_exercise_affects_the_brain Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth's David Bucci thinks there is much more going on CalTechNews Fri, 18 May 2012 19:57:02 +0100 Famous 1848 Case of Man Who Survived Accident Has Modern Parallel http://www.caltechnews.com/article/famous_1848_case_of_man_who_survived_accident_has_modern_parallel Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod to pack blasting powder into a rock when he triggered an explosion CalTechNews Thu, 17 May 2012 08:24:51 +0100 Study in Rats Shows High-Fructose Diet Sabotages Learning http://www.caltechnews.com/article/study_in_rats_shows_high-fructose_diet_sabotages_learning Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. CalTechNews Tue, 15 May 2012 23:38:02 +0100 Restoring Sight With Tiny Solar-Like Cells http://www.caltechnews.com/article/restoring_sight_with_tiny_solar-like_cells Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenerative eye diseases CalTechNews Tue, 15 May 2012 07:50:04 +0100 Growing Fingers Like Birds Grow Feathers? http://www.caltechnews.com/article/growing_fingers_like_birds_grow_feathers_ This summer's action film, "The Amazing Spider-Man™," is another match-up between the superhero and his nemesis the Lizard. Moviegoers and comic book fans alike will recall that the villain CalTechNews Thu, 10 May 2012 22:31:17 +0100 Babies' Brains Benefit from Music Lessons http://www.caltechnews.com/article/babies_brains_benefit_from_music_lessons After completing the first study of its kind, researchers at McMaster University have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk. CalTechNews Thu, 10 May 2012 08:17:01 +0100 Environmental Toxicants Causing Ovarian Disease Across Generations http://www.caltechnews.com/article/environmental_toxicants_causing_ovarian_disease_across_generations Washington State University researchers have found that ovarian disease can result from exposures to a wide range of environmental chemicals and be inherited by future generations CalTechNews Fri, 04 May 2012 08:23:54 +0100 A New Generation of Ultra-Small and High-Precision Lasers Emerges http://www.caltechnews.com/article/a_new_generation_of_ultra-small_and_high-precision_lasers_emerges Ultra fast, robust, stable, and high precision: these are some of the characteristics of a new laser developed by an international research team CalTechNews Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:03:22 +0100