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Comment on Was this Football Tragedy Preventable? by james craig

james craig — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:18:00 +0000

I think that it would be a good idea for serious sport players to get checked for signs of CTE, especially the teenagers who play rougher sports where they might experience more blows to the head than other sports.

Comment on Vitamin G: Video Games and You by cambin hill

cambin hill — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:46:00 +0000

Thanks Jack, for the great post. Video games are entertaining but sometime lead to bad effective on the mind also. Video games had both the positive and the negative side the thing is how people handle it. And it was a really fun game you created.

Comment on Breast Cancer is on it’s Way Out by Stacey_danziger

Stacey_danziger — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Great post Molly!
I too am very interested in Breast Cancer Research especially since
scientists have been able to make a lot of progress in research. In a more
recent study, by the Mayo Clinic staff, believe that reducing alcohol intake,
controlling your weight and 150 minutes of exercise a week helps prevents
Breast cancer. I also found out that breast-feeding helps keep away breast
cancer. The most interesting thing, I thought, that the Mayo Clinic suggested
is to not use hormone therapy (birth control). Overall, healthy habitats is the most important way to
prevent all types of cancer and other diseases.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer-prevention/WO00091

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33107153/ns/today-today_health/t/healthy-habits-help-prevent-breast-cancer/

Comment on Nature Scitable Bloggers Update by Joanne Manaster

Joanne Manaster — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:44:00 +0000

I look forward to hearing from your students again this year, Stacy!

I am paying “blog calls” to each @scio12 attendee to say “Hi” and give your blog a shoutout on twitter (I’m @sciencegoddess). I look forward to seeing you and your students in a few weeks!

Comment on Nature Scitable Bloggers Update by Jessica Higgins

Jessica Higgins — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:32:00 +0000

What a great way of learning and talking about biology! I am excited to see your presentation at Science Online in January!

Comment on Extreme Biology 2010-11 Reflections and Future by Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:01:00 +0000

I’m so glad that you’re keeping the blog going. It’s such a great way to showcase all of your talented students. It’s also really unique. Not a lot of biology teachers have a site like this. Keep up the good work.

Comment on Topics We Cover by Blogging Assignment – Classroom Blogs « slm508tjdmcdaniel

Blogging Assignment – Classroom Blogs « slm508tjdmcdaniel — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:55:58 +0000

[...] include animal behavior, genetics, medicine, ecology, and a host of other biology related topics (topics). A student researches a topic and then posts an entry on that topic. For example, the author [...]

Comment on Vitamin B12 and Alzeheimer’s Disease by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:15:00 +0000

interesting post Samantha. There are a few factors that can contribute to a person getting Alzheimer’s disease. The single greatest risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease is age. Another factor can be genetics. a gene called Apolipoprotein appears to be a risk factor for a form of alzheimers
http://www.ahaf.org/alzheimers/about/risk/

Comment on Vitamin B12 and Alzeheimer’s Disease by Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:55:00 +0000

This research seems promising. If something as simple as adding more vitamin B12 to a person’s diet can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s then that is very encouraging news. Hopefully more positive research is on the way and we can get a better understanding of this terrible disease.

Comment on Extreme Biology 2010-11 Reflections and Future by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:53:00 +0000

Biology was always a class i looked forward to everyday. It was a really exciting class in which I learned a lot of things. The blog was really cool and interesting because I was able to learn things about biology that we weren’t discussing in class and enjoyed learning new thing. one of my favorite topics was about the Hela cells because we were able to handle actual cancerous cells and it was my first time using a microscope. I really liked how we incorporated the trip to London with the blog because even after coming back from london, I was able to learn about stuff that i didn’t see in the museum. This year was a great experience. I had a lot of fun. Thank you for being a great teacher and advisor