Michigan in AP Poll for 1st time since November 2013
Michigan’s 31-0 statement in over BYU on Saturday impressed more than a few poll voters. For the first time since the Oct. 27, 2013 poll, the Wolverines (3-1) are back in the Associated Press Top 25, ranked No. 22. A number of Michigan’s 2015 opponents are in the poll ahead of them: No. 1 Ohio […]
Coffee can wreak havoc on your body’s internal clock
Rayshell Clapper, STEAMRegister.com Coffee is something many of us love to help get us going in the morning. Many simply want one cup of black coffee because of the flavor, and the caffeine is not so bad either. In a typical day, many coffee drinkers have maybe two cups of coffee before noon, and that’s […]
Seafood is being wasted at staggering levels
Seafood is being wasted at staggering levels Lola Gayle, STEAMRegister.com We’re a nation of consumers, but sometimes our eyes are much bigger than our stomachs, and we give little thought to tossing out uneaten or ‘ugly’ food. And that goes for seafood as well. According to new research, as much as 47 percent of the […]
10 to 1: Bugs win in NASA study
Bugs are winning out, and that’s a good thing according to NASA’s Human Research Program. As part of NASA’s One-Year Mission, researchers are studying how microbes living on astronauts’ skin, inside their bodies and on the International Space Station impact their health. To prepare for a journey to Mars, it is important to understand how […]
Companies Take 100% Renewable Energy Pledge
Companies Take 100% Renewable Energy Pledge To listen to the right wing crazies tell it, global warming and climate change are fictions created by treehuggers and do-gooders on the left who want to interrupt the never-ending flow of government dollars that prop up the global business community – those public spirited business leaders who are […]
Is it cyberbullying? Parents’ views differ on how schools should respond
Beata Mostafavi, University of Michigan Health System 1 in 5 parents say students who post online rumors about sex should be referred to police; far fewer feel the same for rumor of cheating on test The digital age has given teens new platforms for cruelty: A social media prank intended to embarrass a classmate. Spreading […]
Does a lack of vitamin D put you at greater risk of multiple sclerosis?
Patrick Lewis, University of Reading People with a combination of genes linked to lower vitamin D levels appear to be at greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis, according to the authors of a recent study. The paper’s researchers used data from a very large genetic study of 14,000 people with MS (specifically looking at a […]
Which species will survive the Earth’s sixth mass extinction?
Matthew Wills, University of Bath Scientists recently suggested that the Earth’s sixth mass extinction has begun. As terrifying as that sounds, surely humans are too smart and too important to get wiped out? Palaeontologists have long tried to shed light on this question by looking for general rules that might predict the survival of a […]
Anxiety driving you insane? Check your brain and cultivate your optimism
Diana Yates, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A new study links anxiety, a brain structure called the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), and optimism, finding that healthy adults who have larger OFCs tend to be more optimistic and less anxious. The new analysis, reported in the journal Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, offers the first evidence that […]
14 things nurses wish the mainstream media knew
Shutterstock | Blazej Lyjak It’s clear by what was said by a few prominent members of the media last week that although nurses are the most respected profession, they are still misunderstood and unappreciated by the mainstream media. Nurses reacted to the criticism in what can only be described as a viral social movement, proving […]
