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Abstinent Alcoholics Can Have Reduced Brain Activation Without Apparen
Heavy alcohol use can lead to structural and functional changes in the brain. New findings show that even when structural damage may not be apparent, brain activation can still be reduced. Researchers refer to this alcohol-induced damage as "latent lesions."A new examination of memory retrieval among recovering alcoholics has found lower activation than among nonalcoholics in key areas of the brain even in the absence of demonstrable brain structural damage. Vote for Sciencebase
I need your support! Sciencebase got nominated for a 2007 Weblog Award in the Science category, so it would be great if as many of you could vote for the site. This is the link - http://2007.weblogawards.org/polls/best-science-blog-1.php - be sure to pick Sciencebase. I’ve been a bit slow off the mark on this one, and [...] Public Libraries, Private DRM
Want to check out digital content from the library? Better be prepared to use Windows, a DRM appand only Microsoft-approved devices. In Listening Post. The 'Arms'Race: Adult Steroid Users Seek Muscles, Not Medals
The majority of nonmedical anabolic-androgenic steroid users are not cheating athletes or risk-taking teenagers. According to a recent survey, containing the largest sample to date, the typical male user is about 30 years old, well-educated and earning an above-average income in a white-collar occupation. The majority did not use steroids during adolescence and were not motivated by athletic competition or sports performance. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Live Birth -- Key To Much Marine Life -- Depends Upon Evolution Of Chr
A new analysis of extinct sea creatures suggests that the transition from egg-laying to live-born young opened up evolutionary pathways that allowed these ancient species to adapt to and thrive in open oceans. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Exercisers May Have Better Breast Cancer Survival
Women who reported the highest levels of physical activity in the year before they were diagnosed with breast cancer may have higher survival, according to a new study. Don't Routinely Use Enemas During Labor, Researchers Urge
Giving women enemas during labor does not shorten labor or decrease the risk of infection to mother or baby. Consequently there is no evidence for any routine use of enemas in labor, a Cochrane Review has found. What Is a Recess Appointment?
Article from 1999 about the power of a president to fill vacancies that happen during the recess of the Senate (and that will expire at the end of their next session). Includes the citation to the section of the U.S. Constitution permitting this, and explains different types of situations in which the power has been used. From the online magazine Slate.
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