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DIED. NATHANIEL KLEITMAN, 104, pioneer sleep expert at the University of Chicago and discoverer, with associates, of REM sleep in 1953; in Los Angeles. Kleitman's studies--on dream-sleep deprivation, the effect of sunlight on slumber--established sleep research as a separate, significant medical field...
...Benenson, who is the world's leading expert in most things, called me over the weekend. "I just got a new Palm IIIe," he bragged, referring to the popular pocket-size digital organizer. He was particularly pleased with the price ($229). I waited, for cruel effect, then asked, "Is it too late to return it?" I am such a blowhard...
Most important, you need to find a medical professional who has the time and inclination to get to the bottom of your problem. "Fatigue is so common, many doctors treat it like background noise," says Dr. Benjamin Natelson, a neurosciences expert at the University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, in Newark, N.J., and the author of Facing and Fighting Fatigue (Yale University Press, $15.95). But even if your physician can't pinpoint a specific reason for your fatigue, there are ways to manage it. For instance, Natelson has found, somewhat to his surprise, that gentle conditioning exercises...
...fierce fire fights in the Dagestani mountains are plenty hot. As the Chechens have become expert hostage takers, the area has turned into a no-transit zone for fearful aid workers, journalists and diplomats. Acting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has vowed "to restore order and discipline" in Dagestan in 10 to 14 days. He declined to say how, lest the enemy be informed. But few think such a simple solution is possible. "This might grow into a protracted local civil war," says Baranets...
...experts point out that Bruer too has stretched his arguments far beyond what makes sense. "We may not have neuroscience research to back up a lot of what we believe about child development," says Dr. Patricia Kuhl, an expert on speech and hearing at the University of Washington. "But we do have a wealth of data over the past 40 years from developmental and cognitive psychology that tell us those early years are hugely important...