Word: dropping
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BALTIMORE: A new study shows post-menopausal women who take estrogen can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's by 54 percent. The 16-year study, conducted by Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and the National Institute of Aging, found that estrogen, natural levels of which drop sharply after menopause, may stave off Alzheimer's by stimulating the growth of nerve cells and inhibiting the production of apolipoprotein E, a fatty acid linked to the brain disorder. Scientists also think the hormone helps increase levels of acetylcholine, a crucial transmitter of nerve messages in the brain. The finding helps to support...
...make it even harder for schools serving disadvantaged students to recruit the best faculty. Some schools inflate their scores by tinkering with the test pool; techniques include pushing low achievers into special education, or making them repeat a grade, which may cause them to fall further behind and ultimately drop...
...soon to tell how much difference the sound bites and charm campaigns are making. With the barbecue came a promise from Helms not to block the Senate from voting on a treaty banning chemical weapons. Albright persuaded Primakov to drop an objection on NATO-troops levels, which opened the way for Russia's signing an agreement with NATO last month on the alliance's expansion into Eastern Europe...
Some advice for Flinn: go on the lecture circuit and drop some bombs there. Then write a book! Your financial security will be assured. It worked for losing prosecutor Marcia Clark; it will work for a role model like you. REMO P. CRUZ Glendale, Calif...
BETHESDA, Maryland: With eight holes to play, the 1997 U.S. Open stood deadlocked among four players, all at a modest four under par. Three of them gave. Colin Montgomerie missed a five-footer at seventeen to drop to three under, then failed to birdie the par three 18th. Tom Lehman's approach shot to the 17th green bounced on the slope and rolled into the water, and Jeff Maggert simply disintegrated, three- and four-putting greens until he finished a distant fourth at one over par. The last man standing was Ernie Els, alone at four under after five straight...