Imperial Valley News Center
Real-time data for cancer therapy
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- Written by Chris Berdik
Cambridge, Massachusetts - In the battle against cancer, which kills nearly 8 million people worldwide each year, doctors have in their arsenal many powerful weapons, including various forms of chemotherapy and radiation. What they lack, however, is good reconnaissance - a reliable way to obtain real-time data about how well a particular therapy is working for any given patient.
Giving robots a more nimble grasp
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- Written by Jennifer Chu
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Most robots on a factory floor are fairly ham-handed: Equipped with large pincers or claws, they are designed to perform simple maneuvers, such as grabbing an object, and placing it somewhere else in an assembly line. More complex movements, such as adjusting the grasp on an object, are still out of reach for many industrial robots.
How language gives your brain a break
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- Written by Peter Dizikes
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Here’s a quick task: Take a look at the sentences below and decide which is the most effective.
(1) “John threw out the old trash sitting in the kitchen.”
(2) “John threw the old trash sitting in the kitchen out.”
High Rates of Violence, HIV Infection for Adolescents in Sex Trade on U.S.-Mexico Border
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- Written by Heather Buschman, PhD
San Diego, California - Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that more than one in four female sex workers in two Mexican cities on the U.S. border entered the sex trade younger than age 18; one in eight before their 16th birthday. These women were more than three times more likely to become infected with HIV than those who started sex work as adults. They were also three times more likely to be violently coerced to engage in sex with male clients and seven times less likely to use a condom during their first month in the sex trade.
‘Caveman Instincts’ May Favor Deep-Voiced Politicians
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- Written by Robin Ann Smith
Durham, North Carolina - When political candidates give a speech or debate an opponent, it’s not just what they say that matters - it’s also how they say it.
Genders Differ Dramatically in Evolved Mate Preferences
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- Written by Rachel Griess
Austin, Texas - Men’s and women’s ideas of the perfect mate differ significantly due to evolutionary pressures, according to a cross-cultural study on multiple mate preferences by psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
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