Word: ehrenkranz
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Dates: during 1982-1982
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...commonplace that springtime is for lovers. But, the reason behind the seasonal romantic surge may be as much scientific as emotional, according to a study by Dr. Joel Ehrenkranz, a resident in internal medicine at New York's Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Looking for a relationship between human breeding habits and the effects of seasonal light on the pituitary and pineal glands, Ehrenkranz spent portions of a five-year span measuring the hormone levels of Eskimos in Labrador. Birth records of two Eskimo communities dating back to 1778 showed a sharp increase in births in March. This confirmed Ehrenkranz...