Investigations

> > Understanding the nature of historical transformation
Moishe Postone, SB'63, AM'67, studies the large-scale historical patterns of the 20th century-and the philosophers who tried to explain them. [ MORE ]

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> > In the swing
In an effort to improve current stroke rehabilitation strategies, researchers at the University's Brain Research Imaging Center (BRIC) are seeking answers from that other type of stroke-the golf swing. [ MORE ]

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> > Sleep away fat?
As men move into middle age, they spend less time in deep sleep. This decline may be linked to the decrease in the body's production of the human growth hormone (HGH) and may contribute to the aging process, including wear-and-tear of the cardiovascular system and the tendency toward middle-age spread: love handles, double chins, and potbellies. [ MORE ]

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> > Going for genes
On September 21, in a determined effort to attack a phalanx of common and debilitating diseases through its genetic underbelly, an army of mice, patient samples, and geneticists invaded the newly constructed Martin Boyer Laboratories. [ MORE ]

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> > One is enough
Brief exposure to low levels of nicotine, as little as that in a single cigarette, can cause lasting changes in the brain's 'reward' areas, report two University of Chicago Medical Center researchers in the October 2000 issue of the journal Neuron. [ MORE ]

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