Word: brighams
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Farnsworth was born in 1906 near Beaver City, Utah, a community settled by his grandfather (in 1856) under instructions from Brigham Young himself. When Farnsworth was 12, his family moved to a ranch in Rigby, Idaho, which was four miles from the nearest high school, thus necessitating his daily horseback rides. Because he was intrigued with the electron and electricity, he persuaded his chemistry teacher, Justin Tolman, to give him special instruction and to allow him to audit a senior course. You could read about great scientists from now until the 22nd century and not find another instance where...
...Remember, this would have been in 1921, and Farnsworth would have been all of 15. And Tolman was not the only one who recognized the young student's genius. With only two years of high school behind him, and buttressed by an intense auto-didacticism, Farnsworth gained admission to Brigham Young University...
...team is currently ranked second in the nation behind Brigham Young University. Former members include current U.S. Ten Dance champions...
Enter the Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing analysis of the health and nutritional habits of more than 120,000 female registered nurses that began in 1976. Last October researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston used the data to determine that women who daily consumed at least 400 micrograms of folic acid--one of the B vitamins--decreased their risk of colon cancer as much as 75% over 15 years. Intriguingly, folic acid, which is generally consumed in the form of folate, is commonly found in many vegetables and beans. But it didn't matter whether...
...When the Brigham researchers looked at fiber intake alone, however, a different picture emerged. After excluding women who had already developed colon cancer or had other factors that might skew the data, the researchers found 787 cases of colorectal cancer from 1980 to 1996 among 88,757 women. Yet the nurses who consumed the most fiber (around 25 g a day) were no better off than the ones who ate the least (10 g a day). There was an indication that "fiber from fruit might protect against colon cancer," says Dr. Charles Fuchs, a gastrointestinal oncologist who led the study...