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50 min ago | News9 Oklahoma City

Sleepless nights may hurt school performance of kids with asthma

TUESDAY, May 21 -- Urban elementary school children with poorly controlled asthma are likely to experience sleep problems and suffer academically, new research indicates.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Asthma, Health, Family, Kids, Providence, RI

2 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Advance Made In Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique

The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, Physics, Science, Astronomy, Columbia University, Health

6 hrs ago | WLNE-TV Providence

Charges upped for 2nd suspect in assault of Brown Basketball Player

The second suspect in the attack on a Brown University Basketball player, now faces felony assault charges.

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17 hrs ago | Go Local

Julia Steiny: Public Schools Owe Neglected Kids More Than Academics

Dr. James Comer is a rock star in my world, with sterling credentials and a great personal story.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Standardized Testing, Education, Parenting

Tue May 21, 2013

Chicago Reader

Did you read about the Oklahoma tornado, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Phil Jackson?

That Jann Wenner's 22-year-old son and recent Brown University graduate Gus Wenner is taking the reins of Rollingstone.com ? - Leor Galil That a little-known mathematician has made a breakthrough on Twin Prime Conjecture? - Steve Bogira That there are big bucks to be made off female anxiety, whether about breast cancer or fertility ? - Kate Schmidt ... (more)

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Chicago, IL

EurekAlert!

Asthma symptoms impair sleep quality and school performance in children

ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA The negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new study.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Asthma, Health, Providence, RI

Gawker

Jann Wenner's Kid Is the New Head of RollingStone.com

Rolling Stone owner Jann Wenner has a knack for picking talent. So we're sure his online staff will give a hearty welcome to their new boss: Jann Wenner's fresh-out-of-college kid.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Science Daily

Fastest measurements ever made of ion channel proteins

This same miniaturization of electronic systems is also creating new opportunities in biotechnology and biophysics.

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Related Topix: Science, Electrical Engineering

EurekAlert!

Penn research makes advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique

This is an illustration of a single-stranded DNA homopolymer translocating through a silicon nitride nanopore.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Physics, Astronomy, Science, Columbia University

Sun May 19, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

Obie Awards Ceremony Set for Tonight at Webster Hall

The Village Voice, the nation's first and largest alternative weekly newspaper, welcomes esteemed critic and longtime judge of the awards Michael Feingold as Obie chairman for the 58th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards, replacing former Chairman Brian Parks who has moved on from The Village Voice.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, New York, Recreational Vehicle, Honey, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Alice, Brooklyn College, City University of New York

Medical News Today

A Vicious Cycle That Helps Obesity Perpetuate Itself

With obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Biology, Science, Biochemistry, Health

Sat May 18, 2013

WSTM-TV Syracuse

Brown athlete from Fulton arrested in connection with assault on basketball player

A 22-year-old Brown University student has been charged with disorderly conduct following an incident in which a Brown basketball player was assaulted and suffered severe head injuries.

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Related Topix: Fulton, NY

Fri May 17, 2013

The Providence Journal

The Garage highlighted growing companies

Danny Warshay recalls a time when people in Rhode Island who wanted to create their own companies from scratch were considered oddballs, or even "mutants." He was one of them, back when he graduated from Brown University in 1987 and was developing a software start-up here.

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WHDH

Suspect in Brown athlete assault expected in court

A Connecticut man accused of assaulting a Brown University basketball player over the weekend is expected to make his first appearance in a Rhode Island court.

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Thu May 16, 2013

WCAX-TV Burlington

Super Senior: Norm Case

You can forgive a 95-year-old with a history of heart problems for having a hard time getting around.

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Reuters

There is no sovereign debt crisis in Europe

Evidence that Europe's austerity policies are not working was in ample supply this morning.

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EurekAlert!

Vicious cycle: Obesity sustained by changes in brain biochemistry

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - With obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition.

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Related Topix: Biochemistry, Biology, Science, Providence, RI, Chemistry

NBC Connecticut

Vernon Man Charge in Assault on RI College Student

Tory Lussier, 25, was arrested Wednesday in connection with an assault on a Brown University basketball player in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI

Wed May 15, 2013

Arkansas Times

The hog manure open line

The farmers themselves might have reason for concern themselves. Check out this Mother Jones article on the unexplained fecal foam that develops in manure pits and has caused explosions.

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Related Topix: Mount-Judea, AR, John Brown University, Little Rock, AR, University of Arkansas

New Scientist

Moon water came from young wet Earth

THE notion that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids has taken a hit. Analysis of lunar rocks suggests that our planet was born wet, and was even able to give some water to the moon.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Science / Technology