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What these rat studies tell us is that exposure to very large amounts of alcohol (particularly repeated exposure) probably inhibits normal brain development. And yet there are signs that in certain ways the adolescent brain is better equipped to handle alcohol than the adult brain. Adolescent rats show less vulnerability than adult rats to alcohol's sedating effects (which is one reason kids can party so much longer than adults). Other studies have found that, as White writes, "adolescents may be less sensitive than adults to the effects of alcohol on motor coordination." None of this means you should...
...global warming, an issue McCain says he was alerted to at town halls during his 2000 campaign. But even if the town halls are less interactive than he claims, it's hard to overstate their importance to his candidacy or how much better they showcase him than his normal campaign speeches. On the night Obama wrapped up the nomination before a crowd of thousands in St. Paul, Minn., McCain delivered a stiff, formal speech from Louisiana before a wall the color of Kermit the Frog. He came across as nervous and stilted, his eyes fixed on the teleprompter...
Fighting Memory Loss Looking around and within, memory loss does seem normal [June 9]. The real question we should ask is, is it speeding up? I am curious to know if any research has been conducted to study the effects of household chemicals or radiation on memory loss. Widespread use of chemicals has pervaded our lifestyle. Similarly, we spend more time in front of computer monitors, TV sets and gaming consoles, and rely on wireless networks, cell phones and other electronic devices, increasing our exposure to a whole gamut of electromagnetic waves. Would it not be worthwhile to study...
...strange disconnect between what we see out our windows and what we know is going on just a few miles away. As I type from my Des Moines home on the afternoon of Friday the 13th, I see my neighbor mowing the lawn, dogs barking, kids playing, normal life. It's sunny and dry. But I've just received an e-mail that in downtown Des Moines, about 10 minutes away, a voluntary evacuation is underway as water levels on the Des Moines River fast approach the top of the levee. Worried friends and family are starting to call...
...conduct training exercises in the Taiwan Strait. To avoid miscalculation, to avoid accidents, those exercises have to be constrained," he says. "Whether Beijing or Taiwan have a willingness to eliminate exercises and training, that remains to be seen. But that would be conducive to assurance of safety corridors [for]normal charter flights." When the skies between the two sides are crowded with passenger aircraft, it's that much harder to fill them with missiles and fighter jets...