Science & Tech

Science, technology and research from campus.

• Study links acne drug to higher suicide rates

  Sarah Nienaber - Minnesota Daily

  Severe acne sufferers treated with the drug isotretinoin face an elevated risk of suicide, according to a Swedish study released this month.

• Anti-piracy bill stalls in Senate amid controversy

  Derek Chang - MIT Tech

  Bill seeks to blacklist, hide domain names believed to host copyright infringements.

• Adult obesity linked to childhood ADHD diagnosis

  Julia Ni - Duke Chronicle

  Children who display symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to be obese as adults, a new study suggests.

• Study: Alcohol consumption lowers academic performance

  Daily Princetonian Staff

  It might help you live longer, but it doesn’t help you study for your exam better.

• NYU professor discovers key in genetic variation

  Nitasha Maindiratta - Washington Square News

  An NYU professor has a new finding about what may cause certain genetic traits, like height and eye color, to vary more than others: its location.

• Varying study locations could improve retention, study says

  Alexa Sasanow - Daily Tufts

  Psychologists find that changing study locations every so often can actually help improve information retention.

• Medical students more likely to be depressed, less likely to get help

  Andrew Kalenkiewicz - SFPA Contributor

  Depression rates for all young Americans are at all time highs, but for medical students, social stigma may prevent them from seeking help.

• Phosphate study exposes link between cancer, soft drinks

  Kimberly Kownwinski - Daily Texan

  Add skin cancer to the list of possible diseases linked to soda consumption.

• Machines prepare to rise: Yale lab creates flying, grabbing robot

  Nick Defiesta - Yale Daily News

  First researchers created a robot that can shoot arrows. Now, Yale researchers have created the Aerial Manipulator — a helicopter with a hand.

• Study links color preference to experiences

  Rachel Banning-Lover - Daily Californian

  “People liked dark greens over lighter shades of green and dark reds over lighter shades of red — why?”