Is the Party Over? The Latest Research
on the Pros and Cons of Drinking Alcohol

EatingWell
November/December 2009


Scientists spill the truth about drinking and your health.

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Orbital Express:
Here Comes the Space Elevator

Cosmos
Issue 24, 2008

Forget rockets - advances in nanotechnology may soon make a trip into space as easy as riding an elevator.

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Examining the Mysteries of the Hopewell
Examining the Mysteries of the HopewellAmerican Archaeology
Winter 2008-2009

Archaeologists' concept of the Fort Ancient site has changed over the years. The recent discovery of several unusual features there continues to puzzle them.

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Break the Fast-Food Habit
Experience Life
May 2008

Not only does fast food tend to be unhealthy, but some of its ingredients are downright addictive. Here's how to kick the habit.

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Poor Substitutes
Experience Life
December 2007

Low-calorie food replacements have promised to make our weight-loss dreams come true, but research indicates that these pseudo-foods rarely deliver. In fact, they may set our weight-loss efforts back.

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America's Appetite for Olive Oil Ripens
Christian Science Monitor
January 10, 2007

From his tasting room on the hilly outskirts of Oroville, Calif., Jamie Johannson can hear the workers picking his olives. Even when they are too far away for him to hear their voices, he can still detect the wind-chime-like clamor of them at work.

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Burst of Energy
Entrepreneur magazine
February 2006

Forward-thinking entrepreneurs are making leaps and bounds in the field of renewable clean energy. How can you get involved?

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Brainstorm
CWRU Magazine
Summer, 2003

Learning literally transforms our brains. James Zull, biology professor and CWRU's teaching-center director, examines this notion and the implications it has for teachers in his new book, The Art of Changing the Brain.

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Darkness Visible
CWRU Magazine
Winter 2003


Phillip Resnick probes the minds of murderers. Consulting on the highest-profile cases of our time, the CWRU forensic psychiatrist has gone face to face with the most infamous among us.

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Greater Than the Sum of its Parts
PITTMED
University of Pittsburg
School of Medicine Magazine
May 2003

Vol. 5, Issue 2

Patients with the same condition may require different treatments.

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It Takes Two
New Scientist
October 5, 2002

Vol. 176, No. 2363

Studying twins is still a vital tool for 21st century geneticists, even with the human genome map at their fingertips. Kristin Ohlson gets stuck into the nature-nurture debate.

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The Tough Get Glowing
New Scientist
January 12, 2002

Number 2325

How do you spot minute traces of chemicals in drinking water? Simple—build a fish that lights up when it swallows the poison.

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On the Trail of Dread Disease
CWRU Magazine
Summer 2001


If the human form of mad cow disease appears in the United States, CWRU pathologist Pierluigi Gambetti likely will make the devastating discovery.

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The Investigator
CWRU Magazine
Fall 2000


Behind his bow tie and friendly presence, Sandy Markowitz is a study in determination as he leads CWRU research teams toward the goal of vanquishing colon cancer.

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