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...even up to age 40) myelin sheaths thicken, much like tree rings. During adolescence, says Giedd, summing up the process, "you get fewer but faster connections in the brain." The brain becomes a more efficient machine, but there is a trade-off: it is probably losing some of its raw potential for learning and its ability to recover from trauma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes Teens Tick | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

...dairies are suspected of negligence in allowing the distribution of tainted milk products. But investigators trying to find the actual source of the contamination have targeted distributors who buy milk from farmers and sell to the big dairies. These middlemen are likely to possess the technology necessary to adulterate raw milk. Police in central Hebei province have arrested 18 suspects, including two brothers who ran a milk collection station, the state-run Xinhua News Service reported...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Tainted-Milk Scandal Spreads | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

...boost the apparent protein content of milk that was increasingly scarce and of poor quality. "Demand was outstripping supply so rapidly in the market that [producers] tried every way to increase supply," says Philippe Chan, Asia manager for Canadean, a beverage industry research firm. "That resulted in lots of raw milk not being not stringently controlled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Tainted-Milk Scandal Spreads | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

...found itself outscored 41-18 in the tournament.“Our defense is tightening up, but we’re giving up too many transition goals and that has to stop immediately,” Harvard coach Erik Farrar said. “[Team play] is a little raw right now, and we’re not really where we’d like to be.”As frustrating as a winless tournament may be, however, Farrar sees numerous encouraging signs for his squad.“We’re a little young this year with...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Home Stretch Brings Three-Game Skid | 9/21/2008 | See Source »

...righting the financial ship and restoring confidence that has been badly shaken. The next President will have to cast away partisan predispositions and add the just-right measure of regulation and oversight to the mix. As Treasury Secretary (and former Goldman Sachs chief executive) Paulson recently said, "Raw capitalism is dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Financial Madness Overtook Wall Street | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

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