Morning News Run
December 22, 2006 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Playing Golf or On The Pitcher’s Mound, Your Brain Dooms Consistency of Motion – Science Daily
If you’ve ever wondered why your golf swings, fastballs or free throws don’t quite turn out the same way each time, even after years of practice, there is now an answer: It’s mostly in your head. That’s the finding of new research published in the Dec. 21 issue of the journal Neuron by electrical engineers at Stanford University.
18 Minutes To Burn Off One Cookie – Associated Press via Houston Chronicle
Oh, those holiday pitfalls: a martini and a handful of Chex mix at the office party, Grandma’s fruitcake, the plate of gingerbread cookies from your neighbor. Eating all those goodies will definitely cost you. To burn off the calories in one gingerbread cookie, you will have to swim 18 minutes. The martini and party mix will take 47 minutes on the bike. And the fruitcake? Take an 84-minute walk. Those are the calculations in a new book that lists the calorie content of 7,500 foods and tells you just how long it will take to work it off.
Global Flu Pandemic Would Kill 62m, New Study Says – Guardian Unlimited
Around 62 million people in the world are likely to die if there is a flu pandemic and more than 70,000 of those deaths will be in the UK, according to a statistical analysis published today. Previous estimates of the likely death toll have ranged from two million to one billion.
Intense Light Still The Best Treatment for Winter Blues – NPR
Experts say seasonal affective disorder (SAD) starts to kick in for many people in October. Then by late December and January, it’s more pronounced. Experts estimate that about 5 percent of adults in the United States have this type of seasonal depression.
New Chemical Offers Insight into Alzheimer’s – MSNBC
A chemical designed by doctors in Los Angeles could give unprecedented insight into the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease and provide a new way to test for treatments, a study showed on Wednesday.
