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Researchers are also trying to understand better who gets rheumatoid arthritis and why. They have discovered a genetic marker that is often associated with the earliest onset and most severe forms of the disease. Yet not all rheumatoid arthritis sufferers have the marker (and vice versa), which makes scientists wonder whether rheumatoid arthritis is really a single disease. Environmental factors may also play a role, although no one knows whether the trigger is a virus, bacteria or something else...
They may be greasy and fattening, but nuts are also good for you. According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, nuts in all forms, including peanut butter, reduce the risk of adult-onset diabetes. After analyzing the munching habits of more than 83,000 nurses for up to 16 years, researchers found that women who consumed 5 oz. of nuts each week (about five handfuls) were 30% less likely to develop diabetes than women who rarely touched them. Five tablespoons of peanut butter reduced the risk 20%. What's the secret...
...piece about the early onset of darkness, Walter Kirn calls for an emergency extension of daylight saving time (DST) so it will be light later [ESSAY, Nov. 11]. Unlike Kirn, I'm glad dst is over. Without sunlight, I had trouble waking up and facing a new day's challenges. An extra hour of light in the afternoon doesn't really do any good. Who is going to take a walk in diminishing sunlight when it's almost freezing outside? Extending DST is not going to change people's perception of winter very much. Winter isn't a gloomy time...
Three years after the onset of symptoms, Tangen said her future is uncertain...
Victorious in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events in the Cornell-Dartmouth tri-meet, Evans has shown that she is capable of making an impact from the onset...