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Exposure to light at night lowers cognitive function: study
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that regular exposure to bright lights at night can result in depression and learning impairments. “Basically, what we found is that chronic exposure to bright light — even the kind of light you experience in your own living room at home or in…
North Korea moving ahead on reactor: pictures
WASHINGTON — North Korea appears to be moving ahead with the building of a light-water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear weapons program, according to satellite images released Wednesday. The signs of progress come amid fears that the secretive communist state is planning a new nuclear test,…
Interrupted Karl Rove curses, challenges ‘Occupy Baltimore’ to fight
Former Bush political adviser Karl Rove seemed a bit flustered Tuesday night after his speech to Johns Hopkins University was interrupted by a group of about 15 protesters connected to “Occupy Baltimore,” who got under his skin enough to get him cursing. As he spoke about public debt and attempted…
Study finds ‘magic mushrooms’ may improve personality long-term
A new study suggests that a single dose of psilocybin — the active ingredient in “Magic Mushrooms” — can result in improved personality traits over the long term. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that individuals who received the drug once in a clinical setting reported…
Johns Hopkins scientists figure out how to ‘disarm’ AIDS virus
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University said recently that they have learned how to “disarm” the AIDS virus by eliminating the cells’ membranes, effectively stopping it from hijacking its victim’s immune system. Research results published last week in the medical journal Blood indicated the treatment method could lead to a vaccine…
Scientists doubt veracity of TSA body scanner safety tests
The Transportation Security Administration says its full-body X-ray scanners are safe and that radiation from a scan is equivalent to what’s received in about two minutes of flying. The company that makes them says it’s safer than eating a banana. But some scientists with expertise in imaging and cancer say…
Four in 10 say marriage is becoming obsolete
At the Thanksgiving table: Fewer children raised by married parents as nation redefines family Is marriage becoming obsolete? As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married. More people are accepting the view that wedding…
TSA sees sanitary napkins in naked body scans
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now admits that airport scanners that can see through clothes to create images of the naked body can also detect sanitary napkins. New York Times reporter Joe Sharkey wrote that he was getting a lot of question from women who travel in a little noticed…
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