Cheesemakers find whey to launch business, thanks to OSU (KCBY) “Companies can come in, make cheese for 9 to 12 months and sell it, because it’s a licensed dairy facility, and they they will move on to their own facility eventually,” said OSU associate professor Lisbeth Goddik. “A number of cheeses that are sold in [...]

Scientists dismiss tsunami trash radiation worries for Alaskans (Alaska Dispatch) Now a group of nuclear radiation health experts from Oregon State University are assuaging some of the public’s fears with a dismissal of any residual radioactivity among the debris. (see also KTVZ, Science Codex) Preventing pharmacy errors (Think Out Loud) About 75 percent of pharmacists [...]

 Your kid is melting down. Why it’s important to remain cool (Globe and Mail) Research consistently shows that children with elevated levels of negative emotionality during these early years have more difficulties with emotion regulation and tend to exhibit more problem behaviour when they are of school age,” lead author Shannon Lipscomb, an assistant professor [...]

Workouts may not be the best time for snack (NY Times) Even athletes who are fast and competitive may not always need to eat during a workout. There’s no set rule on what they should eat and drink before, during and after exercise, said Melinda M. Manore, a sports nutritionist at Oregon State University who [...]

Small-scale research on Latinos and contraception is ‘one piece of a bigger puzzle’ (CNN) The diversity of America’s Latinos – in terms of national ancestry, socioeconomic status, level of acculturation, geographic region and educational levels means that there won’t be just one overarching solution for preventing unintended pregnancies. But studies like a recent one done [...]