Alfonsina Storni y Fourough Farrokhzad: Women than Lived on Alert

Disorienting the Furniture: The Transgressive Journalism of Alfonsina Storni and Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Short-lived Cosmic R a Y Produced Nuclides

coincidences o b s e r v e d 9 between the 3 8 1 and 6 2 0 keV y rays. The log ft value of the ß branch feeding the 1 1 4 2 keV level is 7 . 5 , whidi indicates that a spin assignment of 1 / 2 — or 3 / 2 — is likely. The K-conversion coefficient of the 1 0 0 2 keV transition determined gives an M 2 character for that transition, while the 3 8 1 keV transition is found to have M 1 + E 2 characte...

Telomeres shorten more slowly in long-lived birds and mammals than in short-lived ones.

We know very little about physiological constraints on the evolution of life-history traits in general, and, in particular, about physiological and molecular adjustments that accompany the evolution of variation in lifespan. Identifying mechanisms that underlie adaptive variation in lifespan should provide insight into the evolution of trade-offs between lifespan and other life-history traits. ...

Thyroid Alert: Low Iodine and Perchlorate Effects in Women

As scientists seek to characterize human exposures to chemicals, they need more valid, accurate biomarkers—telltale molecular signatures that indicate a particular exposure has occurred. A team from the CDC has now provided the field with a new biomarker that could help researchers document exposures to a class of antimicrobial preservatives called parabens [EHP 114:1843–1846; Ye et al.]. Parab...

The effect of Ramadan fasting on serum leptin, neuropeptide Y and insulin in pregnant women

  Background :Many pregnant Muslim women choose to fast during Ramadan every year worldwide. This study aimed to examine the effect of Ramadan fasting on serum leptin, neuropeptide Y and insulin in pregnant women and find whether fasting during pregnancy could have a negative effect on the health of mothers and fetuses.   Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted on 39 healthy voluntee...