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Excess UV radiation may also affect the body's general ability to fight off disease. Says immunologist Margaret Kripke of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston: "We already know that ultraviolet light can impair immunity to infectious diseases in animals. We know that there are immunological effects in humans, though we don't yet know their significance...
Researchers speculate that the greater communication between the two sides | of the brain could impair a woman's performance of certain highly specialized visual-spatial tasks. For example, the ability to tell directions on a map without physically having to rotate it appears stronger in those individuals whose brains restrict the process to the right hemisphere. Any crosstalk between the two sides apparently distracts the brain from its job. Sure enough, several studies have shown that this mental-rotation skill is indeed more tightly focused in men's brains than in women...
Role-playing programs give them a crash course. At Hunterdon, students' faces are instantly aged with cornstarch and makeup. Next the disabilities are laid on: yellow goggles smeared with Vaseline distort vision, wax plugs dampen hearing, gloves and splints cripple fingers, and peas inside shoes impair walking. Then the ersatz invalids are asked to perform common tasks: purchasing medication at the pharmacy, undressing for X rays, filling out a Medicare form and, most humiliating, using the bathroom...
...uninspired set and at times clumsy blocking of Our Husband impair the audience's ability to appreciate the full scope of the show. Our Husband is a funny play with a cultural twist. Unfortunately, this presentation rides on the formidable talent of a few individuals and lacks necessary coherence. Adzovie and Omodi-Engola are to be commended, but even their performances cannot repair this flawed production...
...marital sexual intercourse can impair the ultimate objective of a physical and spiritual relationship," said Gittelson. "Sex should be the spiritual and physical culmination of marriage...