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Urban Appetites: Food & Culture in Nineteenth Century New York
[...]the food scandals in the city helped set the stage for the eventual enactment of laws to protect the public's food supply.
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Touching tale of motherly love
The lack of a loving, motherly touch early in life can affect the development of an infant's brain, and may lead to life-long learning problems, according to new studies. In a new study of Romanian orphans, Harvard Medical School psychologist and neuroscientist Mary Carlson found that without mothering, levels of a critical stress hormone rise substantially in a child's brain. And in new animal studies, the lack of maternal care for even brief periods of time caused an unusual rise in stress hormones that altered the brain's circuitry and even killed brain cells. Dr Smith found that brain cells die at a much higher rate in infant rats separated from their mothers for just one 24-hour period. The death of brain cells is a normal part of early development through a process called apoptosis or programmed cell death. Cells in effect \"commit suicide\" to make way for further growth. But in Dr Smith's neglected young rats, the number of cells committing suicide doubled.
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Study shows good bones may run in the family
A new French study has found that children of parents with thin bones may be more likely than average to develop brittle bones as adults, putting them at risk of osteoporosis later in life. The study of 129 families suggests that genetics play a pivotal role in determining who will develop osteoporosis, especially among women. Children and grandchildren of people with osteoporosis should be taught at a young age how to prevent the disease, such as maintaining proper calcium intake and exercising regularly to build adequate bone mass, according to the researchers, led by Dr. Pierre Jouanny of Brabois Hospital in Nancy, France.
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