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Moreover, researchers point out, although calcium does help build bone and retain it, the mineral is simply one factor in lifelong skeletal health. Some studies have found bone loss is slower in those who engage in such weight-bearing physical activities as running and walking. In one survey, women ages 35 to 65 who took a 50-minute aerobics class three times a week lost only 2.5% of the density in their forearm bones, compared with 9.5% for women who did not exercise. "Osteoporosis is a total life-style problem," emphasizes Heaney. "You can't cure a bad life-style...
...competition in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League, earning a share of the regular-season crown. Co-captains Bill Cocks and seven-time All-American Dave Cromwell, and classmate Daniel Rybalko were awarded the Harold S. Ullen Trophy for demonstrating leadership and sportsmanship and for emphasizing team cooperation, a crucial factor in the Crimson’s successful season.GOLDEN RECEIVER Freshman Hayley Bock (left) shined in her rookie year, but it was senior catcher Erin Halpenny who had the standout season. Batting at a .274 clip, she pounded out 37 hits, 11 for extra-bases, and picked up a spot...
...necessary for effectiveness is miniscule—a few picomoles in mice—the drug has the potential to cost only around $8 per application.The findings also have the potential to have an impact on the transmission of HIV.“Herpes infection is the leading risk factor for sexual transmission of HIV worldwide,” says Lieberman, who adds that reducing the occurrence of genital herpes would make HIV much less transmissible.In addition, Lieberman says, RNAi could, “in principle,” be used to repress HIV—a hypothesis her laboratory...
...bowls and are asked to select which bowl is more likely to have food, chimpanzees pick the wrong bowl as often as the correct one, Wrangham said. However, dogs who were involved in the same experiment were more accurate, he added. Wobber became interested in what factor was responsible for differences in each species’ cognitive ability and why some species are better at reading human signals, Wrangham said. Wobber wanted to know if this was the result of domestication. Wobber, who conducted thesis research at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, examined various...
...selection committee must have looked at wins against possible tournament teams and highly ranked teams,” co-captain midfielder Jake Samuelson said. “Other teams had good records but didn’t have the wins. It’s more a factor of who you beat than who you lost to.” —MADELEINE I. SHAPIRO