Lopsided Brains Let Fish Multitask

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Hmmm i wonder about the implications for human females (aren't they better at multi-tasking?) but I won't be surprised to find that there is an evolutionary advantage to have a non-lopsided brain

Lopsided Brains Let Fish Multitask

By Katherine Unger
ScienceNOW Daily News
23 June 2006

A symmetrical face is often thought a sign of beauty, but symmetry may be a disadvantage when it comes to the brain. "Left-brained" or "right-brained" fish are more adept at handling multiple activities than fish with no hemispheric preference, according to a new study. Their ability to multitask could help explain why vertebrate brains evolved to function asymmetrically.

Soy sauce marinade good for BBQ food

sorry couldn't resist the title... of cos the good is in the health sense. I have always advocated moderation and what tastes good for you can't be totally bad for you :) see I told you so... chaoguotiao is good in black! (unless you can't take too much sodium)

Marinade Is Soy Good for You

By Mary Beckman
ScienceNOW Daily News
23 June 2006

With holiday barbeques coming up, revelers may hear warnings about not charring their meats to avoid creating carcinogens. Perhaps cooks can take a lesson from Taiwanese chefs. New research shows traditional Chinese recipes and cooking methods put a damper on these unhealthy by-products.

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Body shape changes with the season

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060612/figurechange_hea.html?source=rss
June 12, 2006 — Seasonal changes cause fat to shift locations in our body, thus altering the shape of our figures at certain times of the year, according to a new study.

Coffee may prevent liver disease: study

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/health/view/213357/1/.html
CHICAGO - Drinking coffee may help prevent the liver disease alcoholic cirrhosis, according to a long-term study released Monday.

The study of more than 125,000 people found that for each cup of coffee they drank per day, participants were 22 percent less likely to develop alcoholic cirrhosis.

Long-term, heavy alcohol use is the most common cause of cirrhosis in developed countries, which progressively destroys healthy liver tissue and replaces it with scar tissue.