Bright Ideas

Research and scholarship roundup

• Sniper Location System Turns Heads
• ‘Hidden’ Echoes Play Role in Memory
• Robot Playmates Offer Promise for Children with ASD
• Urban Black Congregations Keep the Faith
• Breast Feeding’s Protective Effect Favors Girls
• This Is Your Brain on Bach
• Military Grant Spurs Bone Regrowth Study
• ‘Quick Fix’ Leads to Personal Bankruptcy
• Birthday May Play Role in Asthma Risk
• Satellite Measurements Reveal Region of Magnetosphere
• “Obama Effect” Shrinks Performance Gap
• It’s Not All About a Fat Paycheck
• Celestial Twins Have Their Differences
• Be the Change You Want to See
• Mutations Reveal Clues to Migraines
• What Didn’t Kill Them Could Make You Stronger
• Former Soviet Bloc Corruption Threatens Education
• Hedge-Fund Study Reveals Distorted Reporting
• $2.8 Million Grant to Link War Fighters
• Poor Diabetes Management Portends
• Stealing Food One Way to Combat Staph
• Cockroach Just Isn’t a Morning Insect
• Betty’s Brain Motivates Learning
• Early Farming Sowed Seeds of Massive Change
• Why Do Women Earn Less?
• Sex, Food, Drugs and a Slugfest
• Couch-Potato Tots Need Interaction
• Illegal Immigration Hurts African Americans
• Breast Implants Linked to Higher Suicide
• Tumors May Have Fueled Hatfield-McCoy Feud
• Steam Could Power Prosthetic Limbs