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James Howard <phiskers at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>The following is a "letter to the editor," published May 14, 1995 in "The
>Morning News of Northwest Arkansas." It is verbatim; I see no need to
>paraphrase. I hope this group finds it interesting.
>> "The editorial of April 29, page 18A, 'The Decline in Reading,'
>had bad news and good news. The bad news is that 'reading proficiency
>[is] down in virtually 40 states ...and significantly down in 10.' The
>good news is 'that math scores are on the rise.' The editorial says that
>'educators almost unanimously agree that' teachers aren't asking enough
>of their students. Their conclusion doesn't make sense; it would take a
>major conspiracy to cause a nation-wide drop in reading skills.
>> [blah blah blah, end of lettor to the editor, then more blah blah blah]
>> The left hemisphrere finishes growth a little after the right.
>My work suggests brain growth is particularly dependent on the hormone,
>DHEA. (DHEA in extremely small quantities stimulates formation and
>James Howard
Lessee, this is about the 5th phenomenon of human physiology which
you attribute to DHEA. This sounds like an amazingly important hormone--
so important, that, despite being an avid reader of science since my
earliest days, I've never heard of it until this year. You make it
sound like it's more important then the who Vitamin B group.
Just out of curiousity, is there any facet of human life which is NOT
controlled by DHEA? And how has such an important chemical eluded
everybody else for so long?
Inquiring minds want to know
--
Aaron R. Kulkis akulkis at wae.gmpt.gmeds.com
Unix Systems Administrator
EDS/GM Powertrain
GM Warren Technical Center
Warren, Michigan, USA
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