Understanding the deep earth to predict earthquakes
They only travel about four inches per year. That makes a sloth, which can achieve a top speed of 6.5 feet per minute, seem...
An update on stroke risk and prevention
I have written on stroke several times, due to the constant flow of intriguing and valuable new studies. On the one hand, it is...
BNL’s Peter Siddons: Making other’s research better
In the late 1980s, just a few years after Peter Siddons started working at Brookhaven National Laboratory, a company called BASF ran ads with...
B12 levels: U.S. standards may be too low
I am not a big believer in supplements, unless they are used to treat a proven deficiency. However, we may be deficient in vitamin...
BNL’s Jason Graetz works to create better fuel cells
Jason Graetz’s friends want him to hurry up and build a better mousetrap or, more specifically, a better fuel-cell vehicle. When he socializes, Graetz...
Centenarian celebrates birthday in Belle Terre
By Caitlin Ferrell
Mildred Kramer celebrated her centennial Monday, reaching a milestone fewer than .02 percent of Americans do.
The Belle Terre resident was born April...
Drugs can adversely affect the eye
When we refer to adverse events with medications, we usually focus on systemic consequences. However, we rarely address the fact that eyes can be...
Grand jury finds ethics abuses
By Elana Glowatz & Rachel Shapiro
Suffolk County officials, including former County Executive Steve Levy, “intentionally corrupted and undermined” the Ethics Commission and contributed to...
CSH researcher Anne Churchland studies rats in a maze
Rats are not only capable of learning a maze to get to a reward (the coveted cheese, for example), but they also have the...
Rheumatoid arthritis: effective management options
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of many autoimmune diseases, where the body’s immune system begins to attack the body’s own tissue. RA results in systemic...
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