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August 19, 2025
Our anniversary celebration begins with an outstanding collection of stories about times that science itself has made a full about-face Read more
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May 8, 2024
In a crowded control room on May 8, 1942, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) leaders George Lewis and John Victory pushed a button and spun a crank that activated a massive piston engine in the adjacent test cell of the Engine Propeller Research Building (EPRB). This commenced the first test conducted at the NACA’s […] Read more
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May 24, 2023
Several paintings from the Danish Golden Age contain remnants of brewer’s yeast, barley and other grains commonly used to brew beer. Read more
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April 19, 2012
In the 19th century, Jean-Martin Charcot, the celebrated neurologist, developed a "vibration chair," to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Charcot reported improvements in his patients, but he died shortly thereafter and a more complete evaluation of the therapy was never conducted. Now, a group of neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center have replicated his work in a study to see if Charcot's observation holds true against modern scientific testing. Read more
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April 19, 2012
In the 19th century, Jean-Martin Charcot, developed a "vibration chair" to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease. He reported improvements in his patients, but he died shortly thereafter and a more complete evaluation was never conducted. Now a group of scientists at Rush University Medical Center have replicated his work, and they report that while vibration therapy does significantly improve some symptoms of Parkinson's disease, the effect is due to placebo or other nonspecific… Read more
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May 15, 2012
Jason Camlot, chair of Concordia's Department of English, and his research team at Concordia's Centre for Technoculture, Art and Games have created the Victorianator. The iPhone game teaches users, through gestures, how to authentically recite Victorian-age poetry. Read more
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April 25, 2012
Deep brain stimulation, increasingly recognized as an effective therapy for certain cases of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and tremor, also may help patients who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression that fails to respond to other treatments. A May 19 educational program for physicians and other health care professionals – particularly those who provide mental health care – will provide practical information and hands-on instruction in device implantation and programming. Read more
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