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Moderate Alcohol Intake May Reduce Risk Of Dementia In Older Women
Older women who drink a moderate amount of alcohol each day may be helping to keep their minds sharp, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues. Unusual Meteorite Unlocks Treasure Trove Of Solar System Secrets
An unusual meteorite that fell on a frozen lake in Canada five years ago has led a Florida State University geochemist to a breakthrough in understanding the origin of the chemical elements that make up our solar system. Professor Munir Humayun of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the geological sciences department at FSU and Alan Brandon of NASA discovered an isotopic anomaly in the rare element osmium in primitive meteorites. The anomalous osmium was derived from small stars with a higher neutron density than that which formed our solar system. Sandisk/Rhapsody Player Shines
Sean "P. Diddy" Coombs helps Rhapsody and Sandisk launch Rhapsody 4.0 and a new MP3 player. Now you can clone your iTunes collection. In Listening Post.  Stem Cells' New Role: Kingmaker
A veteran political fund-raiser hopes to harness the public's growing support for stem cell research in an effort to sway congressional elections in several states. By Kristen Philipkoski. New Flickr Limits Inflame Users
Yahoo's switchover plan for the photo-sharing site draws fire. Plus: Yahoo unveils a universe of brands. In Monkey Bites. Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft
Exhibit devoted to "the activities and membership of the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft [Fruitbearing Society], the earliest German learned society, founded in 1617."The Society "promoted the use of German as a literary and scholarly language by the attention it focused on important new works of German scholarship and literature ... publishing these works through most of the 17th century."Features annotated images of publications, manuscripts, engravings, and related material. From the University of California, Berkeley, Library. Engineer Focuses On Mechanics Of Better Bullet Proofing
Body armor with greater ballistics resistance is the aim of the research being carried out by Youqi Wang, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Kansas State University, with support from two US Department of Defense agencies. Forecasting The Next Great San Francisco Earthquake
The San Francisco Bay region has a 25 percent chance of a magnitude 7 or greater earthquake in the next 20 years, and a roughly 1 percent chance of such an earthquake each year, according to the "Virtual California"computer simulation. Brain Wave Changes In Adolescence Signal Reorganization Of The Brain
Brain wave changes in adolescence are related to age, but not sexual maturation, occur earlier in girls than boys and may be associated with one of the brain's major reorganization projects: synaptic pruning, a new study finds. During adolescence, the brain reorganizes and eliminates many synaptic connections, making the brain's information processing more efficient and powerful while consuming less energy. Radical Visions: Graphic Satire in the Yiddish Press, 1894-1939
This exhibit of cartoons from Yiddish newspapers provides a look at Jewish life at the turn of the 20th century. The images, which are accompanied by descriptions, demonstrate how biblical imagery was used to comment on social and economic issues of the day. From the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS).
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