Archive for July, 2010
Of Mice and Men(tal Stimulation)
Research Jonah Lehrer, author of a fascinating blog “mostly about the intersection of neuroscience and culture”, recently summarized an Ohio State University study published in Cell describing the link between stimulating environments and development of cancer in mice: In short, the paper demonstrates that mice living in an enriched environments – those spaces filled with [...]
Please forgive the diversion, but I wanted to let everyone know that our group of Research Liaisons at LS3P now have a shared twitter feed, @LS3P, that will feature up to the minute headlines, interesting stories, and thoughtful commentary… at least as much as you can fit in 140 characters! The reason we started this is [...]
Research Office workers spend an average of 1,760 hours per year in the office and a majority of their work is performed while sitting in office chairs. Studies show that work-related injuries including musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) account for part of the 80 million days lost of productivity in 2005 and $56 billion paid for workers’ [...]
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