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Strategies and information so you can live long and live well.
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wWednesday, March 27, 2002 |
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Green houses with energy efficient construction, solar power and air circulation systems can work, even in Seattle.
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Joe Townend at 9:38 AM
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wSunday, March 24, 2002 |
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The University of Wisconsin - Madison site has a section devoted to the Science of Emotions. They're using imaging to better understand how emotions and the brain activity are corellated.
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Joe Townend at 5:14 PM
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This story summarizes research of Maureen L. Condic, published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Dr. Condic and colleagues began by manipulating a single gene important during nerve development and inserting it into critical nerves, called neurons, taken from adult rats. The neurons were then cultured in a lab under conditions mirroring the body's central nervous system, where the nerve fibers began to spread out over time like the branches of a tree sapling.
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Joe Townend at 5:10 PM
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This New York Times article (requires free registration), notes how Dr. Ranjit Kumar Chandra, a pediatrician and immunologist at Memorial University of Newfoundland, has demonstrated that a nutrient supplement with modest amounts of 18 vitamins, minerals and trace elements could improve cognitive function in apparently healthy people over 65.
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Joe Townend at 5:06 PM
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Elizabeth Gould, a Princeton researcher, has found that new neurons are produced in certain areas of the adult brains of mammals, including primates. Moreover, these cells can be killed off by stress and unchallenging environments but thrive in enriched settings where animals are learning, and they may play a role in memory
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Joe Townend at 4:59 PM
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