Monday, March 2, 2009

Mon Mar 2 2009 News Snippets


Dow industrials fall below 7,000; lowest since 97
The worries pushed the blue chips below 7,000 for the first time since Oct. 28, 1997 and finishing at 6,763, lowest since 1997. The credit crisis and recession have now slashed half the average's value since it hit a record high over 14,000 in October 2007.
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Why Hair Goes Gray
Scientists may have figured out why hair turns gray, and their finding may open the door to new anti-graying strategies.

New research shows that hair turns gray as a result of a chemical chain reaction that causes hair to bleach itself from the inside out.
The process starts when there is a dip in levels of an enzyme called catalase. That catalase shortfall means that the hydrogen peroxide that naturally occurs in hair can't be broken down. So hydrogen peroxide builds up in the hair, and because other enzymes that would repair hydrogen peroxide's damage are also in short supply, the hair goes gray.

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