Loneliness mimics aging process

post from Top stories on 06 May 2012 11:31:23 PM. © Top stories

The social pain of loneliness produces changes in the body that mimic the aging process and increase the risk of heart disease, reports a recent Cornell study published in Psychology and Aging (27:1).

Read The Full Article:
http://machineslikeus.com/news/loneliness-mimics-aging-process

Digg this

Understanding Nuclear Power, Part 2: Radiation
and Health

post from Top stories on 06 May 2012 11:21:06 PM. © Top stories

Story Source

Today, we discuss types of radiation and their health effects. If you?re learning something, it?s usually a good idea to take several passes at the knowledge.

Read The Full Article:
http://machineslikeus.com/news/understanding-nuclear-power-part-2-radiation-and-h
ealth

Digg this

Multiple thought channels may help brain avoid
traffic jams

post from Top stories on 06 May 2012 08:34:33 PM. © Top stories

Story Source

Brain networks may avoid traffic jams at their busiest intersections by communicating on different frequencies, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University Medical Center at Hamburg-Eppendorf and the University of Tübingen have learned.

Read The Full Article:
http://machineslikeus.com/news/multiple-thought-channels-may-help-brain-avoid-tra
ffic-jams

Digg this

Robot reveals the inner workings of brain cells

post from Top stories on 06 May 2012 08:33:19 PM. © Top stories

Story Source

Gaining access to the inner workings of a neuron in the living brain offers a wealth of useful information: its patterns of electrical activity, its shape, even a profile of which genes are turned on at a given moment.

Read The Full Article:
http://machineslikeus.com/news/robot-reveals-inner-workings-brain-cells

Digg this

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Atheist or Agnostic

post from Top stories on 06 May 2012 08:28:48 PM. © Top stories

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims the title "scientist" above all other "ists." And yet, he says he is "constantly claimed by atheists." So where does he stand? "Neil deGrasse, widely claimed by atheists, is actually an agnostic."

Read The Full Article:
http://machineslikeus.com/videos/neil-degrasse-tyson-atheist-or-agnostic

Digg this

The Song of Saturn

post from Supernova Condensate on 06 May 2012 05:48:07 PM. © Supernova Condensate

Just a quick one... This beautifully creepy sound is the sound of Saturn's aurorae!

(Read more ...)

Read The Full Article:
http://invaderxan.livejournal.com/149400.html

Digg this

Stellar Swirl

post from Supernova Condensate on 06 May 2012 05:19:43 PM. © Supernova Condensate

I love stars. I've heard galactic astronomers say in the past, how stars are boring, and once you've seen one star you've seen them all. Personally, I couldn't possibly disagree more. I could list a hundred reasons why stars are the most fascinatingly beautiful things in the universe. A star is an intricate and complex machine, each with it's own individual quirks and peculiarities. And every now and again, those peculiarities turn out to be a little surprising.

(Read more ...)

Read The Full Article:
http://invaderxan.livejournal.com/149092.html

Digg this