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- May 26, 2009
- 10:27 AM
- 896 views
Very Deep Science
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
While the flashy coral reefs get all the attention–at least from the ecologically-minded–some strange creatures have found ways to thrive at “cold seeps” and “hydrothermal vents” in the deep oceans. Simple tubeworms often work as eco-system engineers, making an inhospitable environment friendlier to other kinds of life.
The possibilities that suggests to the human species? “The deep sea is the largest habitable space on earth,” says Erik Cordes, a professor of biology at Temple University.... Read more »
Cordes, E., Bergquist, D., & Fisher, C. (2009) Macro-Ecology of Gulf of Mexico Cold Seeps. Annual Review of Marine Science, 1(1), 143-168. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163912
- June 5, 2009
- 10:24 AM
- 829 views
Cultural sensitivity matters in treating obesity
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
A recent study at Temple University in Philadelphia was the first to look at the weight issues of inner-city women–and what it found wasn’t simple.... Read more »
Potti, S., Milli, M., Jeronis, S., Gaughan, J., & Rose, M. (2009) Self-perceptions of body size in women at an inner-city family-planning clinic. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 200(5). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.027
- May 22, 2009
- 10:30 AM
- 756 views
Obesity, Diabetes, and Sleep
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
This is the kind of research that might be easy to make light of: “a fat old man snoring” pretty much sums up what most of us imagine sleep apnea looks like. But it’s serious.... Read more »
Foster, G., Sanders, M., Millman, R., Zammit, G., Borradaile, K., Newman, A., Wadden, T., Kelley, D., Wing, R., Pi Sunyer, F.... (2009) Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 32(6), 1017-1019. DOI: 10.2337/dc08-1776
- May 22, 2009
- 10:30 AM
- 749 views
Why AIDS Affects the Mind
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
“AIDS dementia” is real: the decline in mental function is sometimes the first sign that a patient has been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS dementia is one of the few conditions caused directly by the virus. But how does it affect the brain?... Read more »
Deshmane, S., Mukerjee, R., Fan, S., Del Valle, L., Michiels, C., Sweet, T., Rom, I., Khalili, K., Rappaport, J., Amini, S.... (2008) Activation of the Oxidative Stress Pathway by HIV-1 Vpr Leads to Induction of Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 Expression. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284(17), 11364-11373. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M809266200
- June 5, 2009
- 10:30 AM
- 747 views
Anonymous no more
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
A study worth considering just because it calls Facebook a "nonymous online environment.” Isn’t that a great word?... Read more »
ZHAO, S., GRASMUCK, S., & MARTIN, J. (2008) Identity construction on Facebook: Digital empowerment in anchored relationships. Computers in Human Behavior, 24(5), 1816-1836. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.02.012
- June 10, 2011
- 03:00 PM
- 614 views
Too Many Laws
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
Research on health effects of distracted driving laws demonstrates that George Soros is right: " thinking has a manipulative function as well as a cognitive one"... Read more »
Ibrahim, J., Anderson, E., Burris, S., & Wagenaar, A. (2011) State Laws Restricting Driver Use of Mobile Communications Devices. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 40(6), 659-665. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.02.024
- November 30, 1999
- 12:00 AM
- 599 views
Only Science Can Save Us, but Science Alone Can’t Save Us
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
Chris Mooney, writing about the recently un-raptured believers, climate change skeptics, and Moms who refuse to vaccinate, in Mother Jones (“Rapture Ready: The Science of Self Delusion,” May/June 2011) comes to the melancholy conclusion that science has proven that science seldom changes anyone’s mind.... Read more »
Haidt, J. (2001) The emotional dog and its rational tail: A social intuitionist approach to moral judgment. Psychological Review, 108(4), 814-834. DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.108.4.814
- September 2, 2010
- 12:17 PM
- 442 views
Six Months to a Sexy New Body
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
Public transportation, like, say, public health or the public library, just isn’t sexy. But a fat slob isn’t sexy, either, is he? And with public transportation, he could build a sexy new physique in only 6 to 8 months, according to a recent publication in the the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.... Read more »
MacDonald JM, Stokes RJ, Cohen DA, Kofner A, & Ridgeway GK. (2010) The effect of light rail transit on body mass index and physical activity. American journal of preventive medicine, 39(2), 105-12. PMID: 20621257
- August 6, 2010
- 10:06 AM
- 435 views
The Pickle Menace
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
The superannuated antics of old-time public health reformers are good for a laugh. But in the folk memory of many Americans, the Keystone Healthkare Kops are still at work, trying to “tell us what’s good for us.”... Read more »
BURRIS, S., WAGENAAR, A., SWANSON, J., IBRAHIM, J., WOOD, J., & MELLO, M. (2010) Making the Case for Laws That Improve Health: A Framework for Public Health Law Research. Milbank Quarterly, 88(2), 169-210. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2010.00595.x
- August 17, 2010
- 03:21 PM
- 410 views
Live Free--And Die
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
Do higher taxes change behavior? Generally speaking, yes. The laws of economics are pretty strict about this stuff: raise the price of booze, butts or junk food, and without even thinking about, we–that is, homo oeconomicus–cut back. But for public health law, the research question has to be: do we really get any healthier?... Read more »
Maldonado-Molina, M., & Wagenaar, A. (2010) Effects of Alcohol Taxes on Alcohol-Related Mortality in Florida: Time-Series Analyses From 1969 to 2004. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01280.x
- May 19, 2010
- 12:00 AM
- 393 views
Evidence-Based Health Law Calls for Measured Laws
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
How can you measure the impact of a law? The Obama administration, for example, recently called for an “evidence-based” approach to the writing of laws and policies that affect the public’s health in matters of drug abuse. But applying the scientific method to an evaluation of a law’s impact requires a rigorous approach to measurement. In “Measuring Law for Public HealthEvaluation Research,” published in the June 2010 Evaluation Review, Charles Tremper, Sue Thomas and Alexander C. Wagenaar provide researchers good guidance for legal researchers. ... Read more »
Tremper, C., Thomas, S., & Wagenaar, A. (2010) Measuring Law for Evaluation Research. Evaluation Review, 34(3), 242-266. DOI: 10.1177/0193841X10370018
- August 19, 2010
- 09:35 AM
- 302 views
Bicycles are Good For You--Really
by Paul Statt in Paul Statt Communications
Public health law research is necessary, even if so much is proving the obvious, but once you get the numbers, you can hopefully get policy changes. But now it can be told: your bicycle is good for your health, despite its dangers.... Read more »
Johan de Hartog, J., Boogaard, H., Nijland, H., & Hoek, G. (2010) Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks?. Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(8), 1109-1116. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901747
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