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Enough already with the GOP crazy talk
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of all the Republican crazy talk. Summer’s long over. The Iowa Caucuses are Feb. 1. It’s time for the GOP to . . . more
Dr. Stephen Dewey answered Bellmore-Merrick parents’ and residents’ questions about the effects that drugs have on the mind.
The teenage brain on drugs
The drug addicts’ brain scans that Dr. Stephen Dewey takes appear in psychedelic shades of red, yellow, green and blue, each indicating a level of brain activity — or inactivity. Red means excited. Blue is dormant. Dewey is the laboratory director for behavioral and molecular neuro-imaging at the North Shore-LIJ Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. In that capacity, he’s put hundreds of addicts’ brains to the test — the positron emission tomography test, that is — seeking to understand precisely what happens to the mind when a pot smoker lights up or a heroin junkie shoots up. And, he has found, it isn’t pretty. more
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Biologists responded to a call of a stranded whale in Long Beach last week. After examining the animal it was determined to be suffering and was euthanized. A full necropsy is being performed to determine what caused it to become beached.
Rare whale washes up in Long Beach
Biologists from the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation are conducting tests to determine what medical ailments caused a rare whale to wash up and become stranded on the … more
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The ‘pinking’ of America: part activism, part fraud
Breast cancer is big business in America today, and high season for the industry is October. Personally (and it is personal), I feel exploited by the “pinking” of the world around me . . . more
Pumpkins have been sprayed painted teal and are available locally at Crossroads Farms for $2.99.
Teal pumpkins mean allergy awareness on Halloween
This Halloween, teal pumpkins will be a sought-after decoration for those trick-or-treaters seeking fun holiday treats, but need to steer clear of certain candies due to food allergies. more
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Kennedy High School science researcher Rachel Mashal, left, was recently selected as one of only five 2015 Rising Scientists by the nonprofit Child Mind Institute. She was joined by her Kennedy research adviser, Barbi Frank, an Advanced Placement biology teacher.
Kennedy H.S. senior honored for eating-disorder research
Few would describe the study of teenage eating disorders as a “passion,” but that’s precisely how Kennedy High School senior Rachel Mashal sees it. more
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This Year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is set for Oct. 18 at Jones Beach Field 5.
Walking for a cause at Jones Beach
Although the summer is coming to a close, Jones Beach will continue to draw crowds. As families gather at Field 5 in the dim hours of the morning, there will be only one thing on everyone’s mind: finding a cure for a dreaded disease. more
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Mepham High School 11th-grader Brianna Isola, with Principal Michael Harrington, displayed her research board at the school’s Authentic Science Research showcase.
Mepham showcases students’ research
Students in Mepham High School’s three-year Authentic Science Research program worked for months, and in some cases years, on their projects for this year’s Research Symposium on May 28. more
Jane Rubinstein, right, an artist from Merrick — also Ms. New York Senior America 2014 — received an “Achievers Award” from the Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women last month for her charity and community work. Susan Helsinger, founder of the Jason F. Gruen Research Foundation and a fellow Merokean, nominated Rubinstein for the award.
Merokean earns ‘Achievers Award’
Jane Rubinstein, an artist and retired art teacher from Merrick, was one of a handful of women to take home an “Achievers Award” this year at the Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women’s annual gala. The center recognized Rubinstein for her charity and community work. more
nnedy High School researchers, from left, Rachel Mashal, Logan Eisner, Rachel Chernet, David Mark and Beatrice Brown recently competed in the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. At right was one of their research advisers, Barbara Franklin, a Kennedy chemistry teacher.
Kennedy researchers advanced in Long Island Science and Engineering Fair
Five Kennedy High School research students recently competed in the second, and final, round of the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, and one came away with a second-place award, one with a third place and three with honorable mentions. more
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