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Cookbook Central
On this Epicurious site, "veteran food writer Irene Sax tries out and reports on the best of the new cookbooks. Each review includes the added bonus of a tested recipe and cooking tips."Browse archives back to 1999; also browse by topic. New reviews appear approximately oncea month (not weekly, as the site states). Rowdy Hockey Fans Can Cause Hearing Damage, Say Researchers
During last year's NHL playoffs, Edmonton Oilers' fans tried to earn the title of loudest arena in the game, but new University of Alberta research shows that even a few hours of exposure to that level of noise can be harmful. RealNetworks: Files Play on IPod
Claiming it has created technology that allows songs purchased through its online music services to be played on Apple's iPod and other portable music players, RealNetworks claims the system is not illegal. But will it work? Gladstone Researchers Identify New Drug Target For Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have identified a potential new way to stop brain cell death related to Alzheimer's disease. Cell Cultures Can Sort Out CJD And Scrapie Infectious Agents
Research at Yale University School of Medicine shows that infection with a weak strain of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) prevents infection by more virulent strains and that the protection requires persistent replication by the infectious agent, but not misfolded prions. Protection with a weak animal agent may account for the low incidence of CJD linked to Mad Cow Disease in people. Ocean Noise Has Increased Considerably Since 1960s, According To New A
With populations increasing around the globe in recent decades, no one would be surprised by an increase in the amount of noise produced in terrestrial environments. Now, a unique study involving researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has shown that the underwater world also is becoming a noisier place, with unknown effects on marine life. Genetic Analysis Of Asian Elephants In India Reveals Some Surprises
Analysis of dung from Asian elephants reveals that elephants in northeastern India are actually two genetically distinct populations separated by the Brahmaputra River, a finding that could have implications for conservation of the endangered species Less Than One-third Of Women Aware Of Landmark Hormone Therapy Study,
Despite the huge publicity generated by a 2002 study on the potential dangers of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women, new research found that only 29 percent of women surveyed knew about the study two years later. Additionally, the women were able to correctly identify the possible benefits and risks linked to hormone therapy just 40 percent of the time. Fry Informs Fantasy Football Fans
It's fantasy football season! And just in time for the frenzy, Assistant Professor Michael Fry and a student have published their results. It amounts to this: you have a set of choices that people can make. All you really want to know -- in fantasy and in real drafts -- is what set of players is not going to be available when your turn comes up. Scientists Achieve Self-assembly Of Spider Silk Fiber In Insect Cells
For the first time anywhere, scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from Germany have succeeded in producing self-assembled spider web fibers under laboratory conditions, outside of the bodies of spiders. This fiber is significantly stronger than the silk fiber made by silkworms.
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