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How The Neuron Sprouts Its Branches
Neurobiologists have gained new insights into how neurons control growth of the intricate tracery of branches called dendrites that enable them to connect with their neighbors. Dendritic connections are the basic receiving stations by which neurons form the signaling networks that constitute the brain's circuitry. Practice Of Farming Reaches Back Farther Than Thought
Microscopic residues of plants recovered from stone tools that people were using in Panama 3,000 to 7,800 years ago show that people were engaged in the practice of agriculture much earlier than previously thought. Parkinson symptoms
The common perception of Parkinson’s disease is of a disorder that leads to problems with movement, tremors, involuntary spasms, and a shuffling gait. However, functional MRI has now confirmed that the disease can also cause widespread abnormalities in the sense of touch and vision for sufferers. An international team from the US and China presented [...] PASt Explorers
This Portable Antiquities Scheme [PAS] website "is designed for use in the classroom, museum or at home"and provides teaching and learning resources "aimed at children between the ages of 7-11"and related to the English National Curriculum. It features information and materials about English and Welsh historic periods (prehistoric, Iron Age, Roman, and medieval), a database of objects (such as Roman coins), an introduction to archeology, and more. From the British Museum and other partners. [Ironic] Microsoft's Gates Is World's Most 'Spammed' Person
E-mail users inundated with unsolicited "spam"messages have reason to hope Microsoft Corp. will develop better tools for tackling the problem: Bill Gates is suffering more than anyone. Mayo Clinic Study Suggests No Link Between Autism And Immunizations
Over the past 20 years, there has been speculation about a connection between immunizations and an increase in autism. However, a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests the increase may be due to improved awareness, changes in diagnostic criteria and availability of services, not environmental factors or immunizations. U.S. Album Sales Decline as Digital Sales Make Tracks
In a year where Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store became the third-largest music retailer in the U.S., conventional album sales continued a downward trend, while the sale of digital tracks surged by 45 percent. The Desert Is Dying
Researchers from University of Bergen have found that trees, which are a main resource for desert people and their flocks, are in significant decline in the hyper-arid Eastern Desert of Egypt. Disaster in the Making
Story from September 2004 on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), covering early history, changes to FEMA under George W. Bush, and concerns with FEMA after it became part of the Department of Homeland Security, such as the worry raised in a linked article that "the agency has become more focused on fighting terrorist attacks than hurricanes or floods."From the Independent Weekly (North Carolina) with contributions from papers in Jacksonville, Florida, and New Orleans. New Study Shows That Being Overweight At Middle Age Can Be Harmful
Being overweight during midlife is associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new study conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with AARP, the nation's leading organization for persons 50-Plus. Results of the study appear in the August 24, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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