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November 5, 2018
Nearly half of women over age 50 report bladder leakage and many say it’s a major problem for them, but only a third have spoken to a doctor about it, according to research led by Carolyn Swenson, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
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November 5, 2018
“They have a very varied history across different social groups and classes. Part of it is the artisans putting themselves into the work, interpreting their experiences and cultural background through these tops,” said Paula Curtis, doctoral student in history, on the Japanese tradition of carving Edo-style spinning tops.
The Washington Post -
November 4, 2018
“The industry’s incentives just aren’t fully there. Econ 101 tells us that when that’s the case you need regulation,” said Catherine Hausman, assistant professor of public policy, commenting on the oil and gas industry’s commitment to cut methane leaks.
Forbes -
November 4, 2018
If Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s newly elected far-right president “carries through on his rhetoric, we can expect tribal genocide, torture of dissidents and climate-altering destruction of Amazon forest. This is a nightmare scenario. I hope I am wrong,” said Christopher Dick, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Business Insider -
November 4, 2018
Mark Moyad, director of preventive and alternative medicine in urology, says powder supplements containing natural animal- or plant-based sources are a good way of getting more protein. But other types of weight-gain supplements, especially pills that claim to build muscle, are not subject to much regulatory oversight and their long-term health risks aren’t known.
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November 1, 2018
“There’s a bit of a Wild West right now in terms of the children’s app space,” said Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, whose study found that 95 percent of the most downloaded apps for kids ages 5 and younger target them with advertising.
CBS News -
November 1, 2018
Research by Sally Oey, professor of astronomy, and colleagues confirmed a collision between two Milky Way satellite galaxies, perhaps back in the dinosaur days: “This took place a hundred million years ago, but from an astronomical standpoint that’s quite recent history. At the time that happened, it was a pretty spectacular event.”
Gizmodo -
November 1, 2018
“In terms of well-being, the gap is even wider than it first looks. It’s precisely because lower-income households spend more of their money on housing. They are getting hurt more than the official statistics would suggest,” said Gabriel Ehrlich, director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, who noted that increases in the relative price of housing have increased real income inequality by 25 percent since 1970.
The Washington Post -
October 31, 2018
Walter Mebane, professor of political science and statistics, urges caution when attributing election anomalies to possible fraud: “The problem is that many of the patterns that look irregular according to many statistical methods can be produced by strategic behavior or normal politics. You can tell that the pattern was manipulated or looks unusual, but you can’t tell why.”
Scientific American -
October 31, 2018
“Activists will say (these surgeries) are medically unnecessary. I would say these are elective surgeries — not urgent — but also not, by and large, purely cosmetic as they are altering function,” said David Sandberg, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, on the increasingly divisive battle over the medical risks and ethical fallout of opting for surgery to transform an intersex baby into a boy or a girl.
Reuters
