Parents Influence Teens’ Attitudes Toward Substance Abuse Alice Abler Survey finds that teens who have seen their parents drunk are more than twice as likely to get drunk themselves in a typical month.
Turning the Hands of Time Dan Cloer Researchers are investigating an array of biochemical fixatives that propose to increase longevity.
Summer 2009 A Forever Question and Challenge Gina Stepp In his semi-retirement from a long career focusing on outer space, scientist Robert Nathan is focusing on how humans can extend their life on earth.
Summer 2009 Who Wants to Live Forever? Martin Coates Aging and death are part of life—or are they? Science is telling us that it may soon be possible to extend life indefinitely. But is that what we really want?
Fostering Health and Nutritional Awareness in Children Alice Abler While current health news articles warn of the expanding problem of obesity in adults, our children are growing into the problem as well.
Parents, Schools and Children’s Nutrition Alice Abler Prue Leith, international food expert and chair of the United Kingdom’s School Food Trust, discusses current health news and family relationships.
Fixing School Meals Alice Abler Jessica Abler For children today, a main source of food is the school cafeteria. However, many of the options found in schools encourage unhealthy eating habits.
How Much Sleep Do We Need—And How Do We Get It? Alice Abler Living in this caffeine-charged, 24/7-society leaves a large percentage of us chronically and dangerously sleep deprived.
Winter 2007 Happiness: The Means or the End? David F. Lloyd Happiness is a fairly new area of research. What can we learn about this elusive quality and how to attain it? Are there keys to happiness?
Disenfranchised Grief Some bereaved are more likely than others to be overlooked. Such people often do not receive the comfort they need in order to grieve properly.
