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Women need not fear that they will be unable to get pregnant after the age of 35. Improved health and fertility treatments have increased women's chances of getting pregnant at 35 and over. The average biological clock also does not begin sounding the alarm until age 39.

Byline: Melissa Roth Photograph by Bill Diodato When you're 37 and stressed about making babies, egg freezing offers hope. Three weeks before my 37th birthday, a good friend called me […]

Mesophotic reef corals remain largely unexplored in terms of the genetic adaptations and physiological mechanisms to acquire, allocate, and use energy for survival and reproduction. In the Hawaiian Archipelago, the Leptoserisspecies complex form the most spatially extensive mesophotic coral ecosystem known and provide habitat for a unique community. To study how the ecophysiology of Leptoserisspecies relates to symbiont–host specialization and understand the mechanisms responsible for coral energy acquisition in extreme low light environments, we examined Symbiodinium(endosymbiotic dinoflagellate) photobiological characteristics and the lipids and isotopic signatures from Symbiodiniumand coral hosts over a depth‐dependent light gradient (55–7 μmol photons m−2s−1, 60–132 m). Clear performance differences demonstrate different photoadaptation and photoacclimatization across this genus. Our results also show that flexibility in photoacclimatization depends primarily on Symbiodiniumtype. Colonies harboring Symbiodiniumsp. COI‐2showed significant increases in photosynthetic pigment content with increasing depth, whereas colonies harboring Symbiodiniumspp. COI‐1and COI‐3showed variability in pigment composition, yield measurements for photosystem II, as well as size and density of Symbiodiniumcells. Despite remarkable differences in photosynthetic adaptive strategies, there were no significant differences among lipids of Leptoserisspecies with depth. Finally, isotopic signatures of both host and Symbiodiniumchanged with depth, indicating that coral colonies acquired energy from different sources depending on depth. This study highlights the complexity in physiological adaptations within this symbiosis and the different strategies used by closely related mesophotic species to diversify energy acquisition and to successfully establish and compete in extreme light‐limited environments.

This qualitative study explored how bereaved individuals (N = 49) from Ecuador experienced continuing bonds with their deceased loved ones. Ninety-eight per cent of participants reported having experienced purposeful bonds (eg. keeping personal belongings/photographs, talking/praying to the deceased, enjoying activities the deceased participated in while alive, visiting cemetery). Sixty-one per cent reported non-purposeful bonds (eg. dreams about deceased, visits from deceased). The presence and effects of these bonds could be both comforting (71%) or discomforting (55%) for participants. Additional research is needed to better understand how we can provide culturally sensitive care to bereaved populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents travel-related information on Little Rock, Arkansas. Tourist attractions to visit; Suggested hotels to lounge; Recommended restaurants.

Highlights several contributions by different individuals for the solution of different social problems in the United States. Maple Street Book Shop Proprietor Rhoda Faust's organization of a forum for the people to get to know one another across racial lines; Businesswoman Sandra Scarr's establishment of KinderCare that envisions an effective child care program in the country.

Reassures older women of their chances of having a baby. Information on a woman's biological clock; Egg inventory of women.

The article discusses problems related to the health care industry in the U.S. as of May 2015. Topics covered include the Starfield study which found that the medical system is the third top cause of death in the country, the severe birth defects tied to Thalidomide babies, and the discovery of problems with Thalidomide in Europe and not by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Presents weird tales of college internships and college yearbook photographs of President Bill Clinton and the 1996 Republican primary candidates. Jonathan Rhudy's internship for Hotdogger, which has him driving around in an Oscar Mayer hotdog car; Anthony Goenaga's work with New York Knicks trainer Michael Saunders; Steve Grillo's internship with Howard Stern; Strange ways to make money on campus. INSET: The 1996 presidential yearbook: What were they then?.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience on receiving the approval to allow to see patients at University of Alabama-Birmingham hospital.

The article discusses health guidelines to get the right amount of exercise. To keep the heart healthy, a person can choose to do either 20 minutes of vigorous activity three days a week or 30 minutes of moderate give days a week. For strength training, a person can do at least 8-10 moves per workout, aiming for a minimum of one set of 8-12 reps per move. In terms of flexibility, stretching for five minutes five times a week can ratchet up strength, flexibility and range of motion.

The article focuses on the effectiveness of hypnotherapy in treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). He views that hypnotherapy offers safe, effective and long-lasting relief for all IBS symptoms. He also views that after a hypnotherapy program, 94% of people will get a minimum of a 50% reduction in symptoms and be able to come off all medications and supplements they were taking for their symptoms.

The article presents information related to a pre-conference certification course in medical hypnosis that will allow hypnotherapists to work as partners with health professionals for control of pain and improving pain. Chaplain Paul G. Durbin, doctor of philosophy, a United Methodist Minister retired in 2005 as the director of Clinical Hypnotherapy for Methodist Health System Foundation, affiliated with Methodist Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana and Melissa J. Roth, director of the Alabama Hypnotherapy Center and Hypnosis Associates, will share their experiences in regards to helping people and working with the medical profession. Some topics that will be covered in the course include the medical model, stress and health, cancer and weight management.

Reports that the phrase `new Cold War' has been revived. Use of the phrase by various journalists, congressional funding solicitors and vodka advertisers; Other examples of retreating into McCarthy-era scenarios.

Focuses on the Seattle band, the Posies. Singer-guitarist Ken Stringfellow; How the Posies will be in the studio during the summer of 1995, finishing their fourth album; What band members like to do in the summertime; Recommended summer activities in the Seattle, Washington, area.

Reports on polyamory, a casual intimacy network of consenting adults that share a home, relationships, and sex. The magazine `Loving More,' put out by a polyamory household in Boulder, Colorado; The therapeutic workshops offered by the Boulder house and the Sacred Space Institute of San Francisco, California; The benefits of polyamorous relationships.

Presents various endangered species found in the United States. Includes Canadian lynx; Mexican wolf; San Joaquin, California kit fox.

Presents a guide to American gang members' wardrobe. Duke sweatshirt; North Carolina jersey; Playboy hat; Bomber jacket; CK jeans; Bulls jackets.

Reports on the incidence rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in various regions of the United States. STDs common in the South; States with the highest STD rates; Measures taken by states to reduce STDs.

Discusses the efforts of Eric Olson, the son of Frank Olson, a member of a 1953 US Central Intelligence Agency experiment, to know the real cause of his father's death. Controversy on the assumed suicide death of Frank Olson in 1953; Investigation of the case through a new historical cases unit.

Looks at the results of a study on the progress of the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in eliminating sexual discrimination in higher education in the United States. Finding that only 33 percent of university faculty and only 16 percent university heads are female.

Presents information on skin cancer. Increase of skin cancer rates; Vermont as the state with the highest rate; Genetic traits which are risk factors; Moles as predictors of skin cancer.

Presents comments about the knee injury sustained by United States President Bill Clinton. Number of Americans who suffer from similar damage annually; Average time for recovery from such an injury; Use of the injury for public relations purposes.

Focuses on the controversial advertising tactics of footwear mogul Kenneth Cole. Public outcry provoked by AIDS poster designed by Cole; Other issues tackled by Cole in the past; Career and personal background.

Talks about sex and drugs in the 1990s and in 2020. Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) as the `hidden epidemic'; Illicit drug use by teenagers; Detection of STD in the future; Future drug prevention efforts based on developing kids' confidence.

Reports how states of the United States vary in the social treatment of women. Hawaii as paradise for women; Likelihood of poverty; Inferiority in business and public office; Alaskan men's treatment of women; State-by-state quality of life index.

Features the prevalence of women politicians in Scandinavian countries. Percentage of nationally elected officials who are women; Emphasis on women as heroes in Scandinavian culture; Women's roles under South Africa's apartheid and communist Cuba.