Health, Fitness and Style
NIH Research Matters Newsletters
A recent article available through the National Institutes of Health's weekly newsletter, Research Matters, is only one that are of interest: Scientists used a brain-computer interface to show how the activity of just a few brain cells can control the display of pictures on a computer screen. The finding sheds light on how single brain cells contribute to attention and conscious thought. more »
Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915
During the nineteenth century, with the advancement of tailoring tools and techniques, styles changed in dramatic ways, accentuating or minimizing different body parts —shoulders, breasts, waist, hips, derriere — in ongoing attempts to keep up with fashion. more »
In Oregon, a New Health Care Debate Awaits
"I’m a big supporter of the bill because, at the end of the day, people do have to have a way to pay for health care. You do have to have financial access. But there’s nothing in the bill that’s going to control costs" more »
Watch What Happens: The Effort to Repeal the Affordable Health Care Act
A stream of House Representatives have been heard in front of the House's Committee on Rules concerning the Health Care Reform Act. The phrase 'job killing' is used repeatedly to characterize the act passed by the last Congress. It's fascinating television which can be viewed as an archived program, also, as well as 'live' more »
