Author Archives: Margaret Allen
Musicians who learn a new melody demonstrate enhanced skill after a night’s sleep
A new study that examined how the brain learns and retains motor skills provides insight into musical skill. Performance of a musical task improved among pianists whose practice of a new melody was followed by a night of sleep, says researcher Sarah E. Allen, Southern Methodist University, Dallas.
The study is among the first to look at whether sleep enhances the learning process for musicians practicing a new piano melody. Continue reading
Fast Company: Organic Food Will Make You Live Longer And Be More Fertile (If You’re A Fly)
Journalist Ariel Schwartz has covered research carried out in the fruit fly lab of SMU biologist Johannes H. Bauer on Fast Company’s Co.Exist web site.
The article, which covers the research of Bauer and Plano, Texas, high school student Ria Chhabra, appeared April 1, “Organic Food Will Make You Live Longer And Be More Fertile (If You’re A Fly).” Continue reading
Vancouver Sun: Does this happy marriage make me look fat?
Postmedia News reporter Misty Harris writes in The Vancouver Sun about the research of SMU psychologist Andrea L. Meltzer, who found that young couples who are satisfied with their marriage are more likely to gain weight, putting them at risk for various health problems associated with being overweight.
The article, “Does this happy marriage make me look fat?,” was published April 5. Continue reading
The Telegraph: Getting married makes you fat, say scientists
Health reporter Laura Donnelly writes in London’s Telegraph about the research of SMU psychologist Andrea L. Meltzer, who found that young couples who are satisfied with their marriage are more likely to gain weight, putting them at risk for various health problems associated with being overweight.
The article, “Getting married makes you fat, say scientists,” was published April 5. Continue reading
Daily News: Does marriage make you fat? Happy newlyweds more likely to gain weight
The New York Daily News covered the research of SMU psychologist Andrea L. Meltzer, who found that young couples who are satisfied with their marriage are more likely to gain weight, putting them at risk for various health problems associated with being overweight.
The article, “Does marriage make you fat? Happy newlyweds more likely to gain weight in first years of marriage,” was published April 5. Continue reading
Mail Online: Happy marriage can be heavy going — smitten newlyweds pile on pounds
London’s Daily Mail newspaper covered the research of SMU psychologist Andrea L. Meltzer, who found that young couples who are satisfied with their marriage are more likely to gain weight, putting them at risk for various health problems associated with being overweight.
The article, “Why a happy marriage can be heavy going: Smitten newlyweds more likely to pile on the pounds,” was published April 4. Continue reading
Study finds that newlyweds who are satisfied with marriage are more likely to gain weight
On average, young newlyweds who are satisfied with their marriage gain weight in the early years after they exchange vows. That’s the finding of a new study on marital satisfaction and weight gain, according to psychologist Andrea L. Meltzer, lead researcher and assistant professor in the SMU Department of Psychology. Continue reading
MNN: Organic food is good for flies, study finds
The Mother Nature Network covered research carried out in the fruit fly lab of SMU biologist Johannes H. Bauer by Plano, Texas, high school student Ria Chhabra in its March 27, 2013, article “Organic food is good for flies, study finds.” Continue reading
NOvA neutrino detector in Minnesota records first 3-D particle tracks in search to understand universe
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The NOvA detector, currently under construction in Ash River, Minn., stands about 50 feet tall and 50 feet wide. The completed detector will weigh 14,000 tons. (Credit: Fermilab)[/caption]What will soon be the most powerful neutrino detector in the United States has recorded its first three-dimensional images of particles.
Using the first completed section of the NOvA neutrino detector under construction in Minnesota, scientists have begun collecting data from cosmic rays—particles produced by a constant rain of atomic nuclei falling on the Earth’s atmosphere from space. Scientists’ goal for the completed detector is to use it to discover properties of mysterious fundamental particles called neutrinos. Continue reading