Allison Aubrey

Step Aside, Gents. Witness The Rise Of Women In Coffee

Allison Aubrey — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:28:00 +0000

The inspiration for NPR's Coffee Week arrived in an email last summer.

Judge Overturns New York City Ban On Big Sugary Sodas

Allison Aubrey and Maria Godoy — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:17:00 +0000

A New York state judge has knocked down New York City's landmark new ban on big, sugary drinks, just one day before it was set to take effect.

Calling them "arbitrary and capricious," state Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling on Monday invalidated regulations that would have banned New York City restaurants, movie theaters and other food service establishments from serving sugary drinks in sizes bigger than 16 ounces. The ban would have covered not just sodas but a wide array of other sugar-sweetened drinks, from smoothies to coffee.

If Caffeine Can Boost The Memory Of Bees, Can It Help Us, Too?

Allison Aubrey — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:04:00 +0000

Who knew that the flower nectar of citrus plants — including some varieties of grapefruit, lemon and oranges — contains caffeine?

Sacrificing Sleep Makes for Run-down Teens — And Parents

Allison Aubrey — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:56:00 +0000

When NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health asked parents and caregivers in our new poll whether getting a good night's sleep is important, families overwhelmingly told us that sleep is a high priority.

But almost all said that it's difficult to pull off.

Family Dinner: Treasured Tradition Or Bygone Ideal?

Allison Aubrey — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:27:00 +0000

When we asked you (via our Facebook page) to tell us about the weekday challenges your families face, given the competing demands of work, commutes, schoolwork and activities, you didn't hold back. Especially on the subject of squeezing in a family dinner.

"This topic hit my central core," wrote Moschel Kadokura. "It's amazingly hard," says mom Samantha Kolber of Plainfield, Vt. "Lots of balls in the air," says Katherine Hennessy of Boston.