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    May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Don't just sit there. Really.

    "Prolonged sitting is not what nature intended for us," says Dr. Camelia Davtyan, clinical professor of medicine and director of women's health at the UCLA Comprehensive Health Program.
    "Prolonged sitting is not what nature intended for us," says Dr. Camelia Davtyan, clinical professor of medicine and director of women's health at the UCLA Comprehensive Health Program. "The chair is out to kill us," says James Levine, an...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Comprehensive Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Women's Health

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. On Caltech's 'Ditch Day,' they make a science out of shenanigans

    Wearing an ear-to-ear smile and her hair slightly frizzy from her helmet, Caltech junior Curie Ahn craned her neck toward the sky, her eyes still wide from the adrenaline.
    Wearing an ear-to-ear smile and her hair slightly frizzy from her helmet, Caltech junior Curie Ahn craned her neck toward the sky, her eyes still wide from the adrenaline. "I was actually pretty terrified," the biology major said. "I'm a little bit...
    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Caltech 'Ditch Day': A different kind of brain workout

    Wearing an ear-to-ear smile and her hair slightly frizzy from her helmet, Caltech junior Curie Ahn craned her neck up toward the sky, her eyes still wide from the adrenaline.
    Wearing an ear-to-ear smile and her hair slightly frizzy from her helmet, Caltech junior Curie Ahn craned her neck up toward the sky, her eyes still wide from the adrenaline. “I was actually pretty terrified,” the biology major said. “...
    4. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Popular principal's dismissal leaves a South L.A. school divided

    Third-grade teacher Kate Lewis said Irma Cobian is the best principal she's had in nine years at Weigand Avenue Elementary School in Watts.
    Third-grade teacher Kate Lewis said Irma Cobian is the best principal she's had in nine years at Weigand Avenue Elementary School in Watts. Joseph Shamel called Cobian a "godsend" who has used her mastery of special education to show him how to craft...

    Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, here! (tv network)

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology

    The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time.
    The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time. But it was not nearly as...

    Tags: University of California, Santa Barbara, IBM, Awards and Prizes, Consumer Goods Industries, Physiology

    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Scientists uncover a secret to cockroaches' adaptability

    In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time — and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room.
    In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time — and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room. Now researchers have...

    Tags: Obesity, Zoology, Purdue University, Science, Raleigh

    7. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. On genetically engineered food, let the market decide

    The movement to force the labeling of genetically engineered food is gaining momentum. In November 2012, an initiative to require the labels in California was on the ballot; it was defeated. Now, <a href="http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th/senate-bill/809">federal legislation</a> carried by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) would mandate labeling most bioengineered food nationwide.
    The movement to force the labeling of genetically engineered food is gaining momentum. In November 2012, an initiative to require the labels in California was on the ballot; it was defeated. Now, federal legislation carried by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif....

    Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Arable Farming, Genetic Engineering, Consumers, Tomatoes

    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  8. One man stops eating food, lives on liquid goo he calls Soylent, and you can too

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    Rob Rhinehart has given up food. Really, for 30 days, he didn't eat a single bite. The 24-year-old software engineer from Atlanta invented a mixture of vitamins and minerals he calls Soylent. He consumed nothing but Soylent for 30 days, and now he's...

    Tags: Potassium (dietary supplement), Vitamin Therapy, Calcium, Health Treatments, Vitamin B7

    9. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Putting an Okie spin on twisters

    OKLAHOMA CITY &mdash; Two days before the tornado hit, Gary England had an uneasy feeling. The wind patterns emerging over the weekend reminded him of the conditions that unleashed deadly storms in the region on May 3, 1999.
    OKLAHOMA CITY — Two days before the tornado hit, Gary England had an uneasy feeling. The wind patterns emerging over the weekend reminded him of the conditions that unleashed deadly storms in the region on May 3, 1999. He began warning that...

    Tags: Politics, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings, Weather Radar, Weather Science

    10. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. California Senate OKs protections for kids of police, public officials

    The state Senate approved legislation Friday that would make it a crime to harass or secretly photograph the children of police officers, judges and other public officials because of their occupation.
    The state Senate approved legislation Friday that would make it a crime to harass or secretly photograph the children of police officers, judges and other public officials because of their occupation. The measure requires those convicted serve 10 days...

    Tags: Politics, Christopher Dorner, Judges, Public Officials, Human Rights

    11. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Asteroid capture: NASA plans to drag space rock into lunar orbit

    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden dropped by JPL on Thursday to outline the agency's plans to capture an asteroid, and to look at a model of a powerful new ion thruster that has enough strength to drag a space rock into orbit around the moon.
    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden dropped by JPL on Thursday to outline the agency's plans to capture an asteroid, and to look at a model of a powerful new ion thruster that has enough strength to drag a space rock into orbit around the moon. NASA...

    Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Space Programs, Barack Obama

    12. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Electronic music comes to Grand Park with summer Sunday Sessions

    The last time local government took a close interest in electronic dance music around downtown L.A., the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission banned raves at the facility after a teenage girl's drug death at Electric Daisy Carnival in 2010.
    The last time local government took a close interest in electronic dance music around downtown L.A., the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission banned raves at the facility after a teenage girl's drug death at Electric Daisy Carnival in 2010. The...

    Tags: Electric Daisy Carnival, Bars and Clubs, John Doe, Disc Jockeys, Blake Shelton

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