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HOT ROCK In a controversial study physicist Bernard Cohen
asserts that at low levels radon, the radioactive gas suspected
of causing 18,000 deaths a year in the U.S., is not responsible
for causing lung cancer.
BOUNCING BABIES Research has found that children born to parents
who received treatments for childhood cancers do not suffer any
increased risk of genetic deformity.
ALE AND HEARTY Scientists at Oregon State University have found
that the flavonoid compounds in hops, which give beer its
distinctive bitter taste, can halt the growth of tumors and help
rid the body of carcinogenic toxins.
New Scientist; American Journal of Human Genetics; New
Scientist
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GRUMPY OLD MEN Men's brains shrink more rapidly with age than do
women's, particularly in the frontal and parietal lobes.
Researchers believe that the finding could correlate with
behavioral and cognitive changes.
BABY, STAY AT HOME British researcher David Southall believes
that babies exposed to reduced oxygen levels for several hours,
as on long-haul air flights, could be more likely to suffer
sudden infant death syndrome.
HOLIER, AND FATTER, THAN THOU Researchers in Indiana have found
that religious U.S. Christians are more likely to be overweight
than other groups, though their obesity has no effect on
well-being.
British Medical Journal; Archives of Neurology; Review
of Religious Research
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