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...hormonal system and may produce too much growth hormone prior to puberty, so that sex steroids are produced earlier. And if that comes too early, then the youth will peak out sooner, and will not become as tall in adulthood as someone who had better nutrition. Also, the overload of carbohydrates and fats in a fast-food diet may hinder the consumption of micronutrients essential to growth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Are People Taller Today Than Yesterday? | 7/8/2008 | See Source »

...they felt overwhelmed by the opportunities available. “It can be a little hard to take it all in at once sometimes,” said Kristen J. DuPre of Long Island, N.Y. at the extracurricular fair on Saturday. But some students said they appreciated the sensory overload. “It was way better than Dartmouth’s [prefrosh weekend],” said Alexa I. Stern of Winchester, Mass. “There’s just so much to do—we’ve been having so much...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Prefrosh Flood Campus for Visiting Program | 4/28/2008 | See Source »

...proud of her...(sniffle). 8. A guillotine, for use in extreme Ad Board cases. 9. The little-known Harvard School of Colonial Management. 10. A letter from former University President James B. Conant ’14 that begins, “My Dear Sir Martian Overload President...” 11. Henry A. Kissinger ’50, just sitting quietly in a rocking chair. 12. Supply of tequila for upcoming “Presidential Thirsty Thursday.” 13. A portrait of former University President Derek C. Bok, aging. 14. Thousands upon thousands of women in science...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Purposes Mass Hall Served When It Was Not a Freshman Dorm | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

That is the moment I became part of Facebook's fastest-growing problem: application overload, a.k.a. Facebook fatigue. Like thousands of users before me, I started spamming my friends with requests to grow Green Patches of their own. When they did, I bombarded them with more plants and decorations for their gardens. (Lil) Green Patch is one of the 15 most popular add-on applications on Facebook, according to Adonomics.com, and it has more than 350,000 active users. It's also just one of thousands of viral apps that require you to invite your friends to participate in order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Suffering From Facebook Fatigue? | 4/16/2008 | See Source »

...Hannah Poling, other than the dire need for more research. One plausible conclusion is that pediatricians should avoid giving small children a large number of vaccines at once, even if they are thimerosal-free. Young children have an immature immune system that's ill-equipped to handle an overload, says Dr. Judy Van de Water, an immunologist who works with Pessah at U.C. Davis. "Some vaccines, such as those aimed at viral infections, are designed to ramp up the immune system at warp speed," she says. "They are designed to mimic the infection. So you can imagine getting nine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Case Study: Autism and Vaccines | 3/10/2008 | See Source »

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