Now Playing newEighth Grader Creates Second Iphone App to Benefit UCLA Pediatric Cancer ResearchAn eighth grader creates a new iPhone app to help raise money for pediatric cancer research. He created his first app when he was only 11 years old. – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences|2/9/2012 5:00 PM EST
Anyone Can Learn to Be More InventiveThere will always be a wild, unpredictable quality to creativity and invention, says cognitive psychology researcher Anthony McCaffrey, because reaching an “Aha moment” means leaping tall mental obstacles. But he has developed a tookit for overcoming common roadblocks and improving problem-solving. – University of Massachusetts Amherst|2/9/2012 4:30 PM EST
No Valentine? No Problem!Valentine’s Day can be pretty painful for kids who don’t get their share of heart-shaped cards. Mary Muscari, associate professor in the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University and the author of Let Kids be Kids: Rescuing Childhood, offers tips for parents when their kids come home empty-handed. – Binghamton University, State University of New York|2/9/2012 4:10 PM EST
Largest-Ever Gene Study of Type 2 Diabetes Finds Variants across Many Ethnic GroupsThe largest genetics study to date of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has identified new gene variants associated with risk for the common metabolic disease. The variants are common to multiple ethnic populations. – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|2/9/2012 4:00 PM EST
First Prospective Clinical Trial of Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head & Neck Cancer PatientsResearchers led by a senior investigator at Hofstra-North Shore LIJ School of Medicine and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have released initial findings from a first-of-a-kind clinical trial in adaptive radiotherapy (ART) for head and neck cancer. – North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System|2/9/2012 4:00 PM EST
Electrical Engineers Build “No-Waste” LaserTeam makes startling discovery in highly efficient, “thresholdless” laser. – University of California, San Diego|2/9/2012 4:00 PM EST
From the University of Houston Texas Obesity Research CenterThe Texas Obesity Research Center (TORC) promotes interdisciplinary research, education and training to combat the global epidemic of obesity. Please consider these stories from TORC. – University of Houston|2/9/2012 3:45 PM EST
A Gentler Way of Doing Brain SurgeryBrain surgery is getting much easier for many patients. Neurosurgeons are using catheters rather than open surgery to repair aneurysms and other defects. Patients recover in a few days, with less chance of cognitive deficits. – Loyola University Health System|2/9/2012 3:00 PM EST
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