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a< 1' r i/e P ts i.ai lies i: 5 iii' I'ii ■let j *1 ^rc-cCa/ Wou&ffue fftucA Mob. tUcuto, ‘8'uchi \S%3p ' Peaude (Sole JJ dyed, to rfvaXeJi. (^eautlfidl (SPorfy, f Jea JengtPj for flit GccaolotM ZJ/MurJaffetn 6g ^ gjp# 23 OS Jexcu Tfik.S. across 3tu&rudders Page 4B/The Battalion/Thursday, April 19,1984 Is hibernation possible for people' United Press International LA GRANGE, Maine — Deep in a silent cedar forest, a biologist dug through snow, brush and earth to poke a hole into the den of a hibernating mother bear. He reached in and jabbed the sleeping bear with a tranquil izer-filled syringe. As he waited for the drug to do its work, the muffled squeals of suddenly awakened cubs rose from the den. Moments later, the biologist plucked out four yapping baby bears. He crawled halfway into the darkened space and pulled out a shiny, 108-pound black bear, the claws of her limp paws LOCALLY OWNED PROPERTIES "IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE" Now Leasing for Summer and Fall Q, COURTYARD T APARTMENTS “COLLEGE STATIONS STANDARD OF QUALITY’’ 600 UNIVERSITY OAKS C.S STALLINGS DR. AT HWY. 30 & UNIVERSITY OAKS 693-2772 846-1413 CASA BLANCA “CONVENIENT QUALITY CLOSE TO THE CAMPUS’’ 4110 COLLEGE MAIN -BRYAN- SHUTTLE BUS — SECURITY PROGRAM — CABLE TV — LAUNDRY MEETING ROOM — POOLS — RECREATIONAL FACILITIES dragging through the snow. So began a 90-minute in trusion upon the winter sleep of a bear family to gather valuable information ailned at unlocking the mystery of hibernation. Researchers believe a better understanding of the chemical changes that allow bears to sleep for five months without eating, drinking or excreting waste can be applied to treating such human ailments as kidney disease, anorexia nervosa and gallstones. It may also help them send astronauts on long space journeys. For nearly a decade now, state biologists have gathered information about Maine’s esti mated 10,000 black bears for routine game management. About 50 of the animals have been outfitted with “radio col lars” that send out a beeping signal, allowing wildlife experts to track them down. At least once a year, the bear are captured and a long list of information is recorded about their age, size and physical con dition. Blood and other tests are performed. This year, the Inland Fisher ies and Wildlife Department be gan forwarding that informa tion to researchers interested in possible medical applications. Scientists are most interested in female bears, which give birth and nurse their cubs while in hibernation. At the same time, the mother bears, or sows, never eat or drink. They feed off their fat and shed up to one- third of their weight during the five-month hiberation period. Most intriguing, however, is that the bears generate waste while in hibernation but don’t excrete it. Nor does the buildup of waste poison their systems, as it would in human beings. tabolize their fat and urine trickles into the bladder. But the bladder never gets full. In stead, the protein-rich fluid is somehow recycled into the ani mal’s system. “I think tfiis has a direct ap plication for people with kidney problems, who can’t control the buildup of poisonous waste,” said Dr. Ralph A. Nelson of ihe University of Illinois College of Medicine in Urbana, III. i ByKA The human kidney filters C oisonous waste out of the loodstream. For those suffer ing from kidney ailments, the buildup of unfiltered waste material can be fatal. The best treatment developed so far is hemodialysis, a mechanical process for removing impurities from the blood. Bears are much different. While in hibernation, they me- Nelson has been analyzing in formation gathered from wild life officials in Maine, Minne sota, Pennsylvania and Colorado. His study indicates sex hormones are a key factor in the process that allows bears to reabsorb waste material into their systems. Nelson said it may one day be possible to change the sex hor mone level of kidney patients — either artificially or through a change in diet — to induce the body to reabsorb waste. This would alleviate the need for fre quent and costly hemodialysis. Such a breakthrough also might be helpful in treating anorexia nervosa, anervoim order that causes peopleioi eating. In some cases, lit ease results in kidney (; triggering a potentially buildup of waste. Harvard University ab| requested information for | w , ( search into treatment nfi *" a stones, said George J Jr., biologist and big game je< t director for the Wildlifei partinent. Matula said hiberni bears have an extremely cholesterol level, a com that in humans often gallstones. But hibernating don’t get gallstones, he said. amed :ss for I jdfjordan Jordan irested i Jceived ; ft. "I had jants bu a lot of i ivei ps ieird on at’s wl: Irdan sc As for space, Nelson a| science can figure out aw induce hibernation in man tronauts shuttling to lilt ends of the galaxy could sleep for a good part of the "If the Russians can bears so that they an hockey, NASA orotheroi /.u ions can teach ihemlotM ere an< igate a spacecraft," Nil ^ een h 0, wrote in a paper publisM P en lt Modern Medical Physioloyi ® 1C *' Jordar arted at “It wa e thin Vidal Sassoon ‘official hair care consultant’for Olympic “This’ 110,000 pi J Jordai | of the B pciety. hdp peo low to g United Press International NEW YORK — Ghristopher Brooker likes to paraphrase a quote from a psychiatrist that when you feel good about your self you perform better. He believes the quote origi nally came from Sigmund Freud. Whatever the origin, Brooker and a squad of hair- dressers-beauticians plans to see that the estimated 15,000 inter national athletes who will com pete in Los Angeles July 14 to Aug. 15 look their best. The Olympic Organizing Committee has designated Vi dal Sassoon Inc. as “official hair care consultant.” Brooker, part ner in the salons and schools and the creative director, said Sassoon will open two salons right in the Olympic Villages. The regular Beverly Hills salon also will be available. All this ‘It’s very important for a judo compet itor, for instance, not to have a lot of hair his opponent could grab. But a girl gym nast could wear her hair in a ponytail during competition; she has to keep the hair out of her eyes. But when not co//i- peting she can have a long, pretty look. ’ cut for a banker as I m rock singer.” i There are different necdii i)/} ad< bot: ffexas / f red ph United is com said Brooker, as wi iplimcntary, ill be pack ages of Sassoon products when the competitors arrive at the vil lages. Different sports call for different hairslyhngs, he said in an interview. “It’s very important for a judo competitor, for instance, not to have a lot of hair his op ponent could grab," he said. “But a girl gymnast could wear her hair in a ponytail during competition; slie has to keep the hair out of her eyes. But when not competing she can have a long, pretty look.” The Bvitish-l)orn Brooker and his aides have made a num ber of studies of hair behavior during competition. They were observers at the National Sports Festival last summer in Colo rado Springs and, most re cently, at the McDonald’s American Cup for gymnasts in New York. “You can’t generalize on styl ing,” Brooker said. “It’s a very personal design for them and the events. It's the way I wouldn’t advise the same hair- BRAZ de DIOS RODEO and Western Fiesta .<? & £ * -r Gather Lip all of your broken baubles and bangles and bring them in to DOUGLAS JEWELRY Culpepper Plaza 693-0677 and save 50% on most of your jewelry repairs (watch repairs and stone setting excluded) Good thru April 30,1984 This coupon good at Culpepper Plaza location only. No charge cards accepted on this offer. Must bring this coupon in when leaving repairs. different sports. In gynmal for instance, there’s a lotf head turning from sidetosi and the hair must not I the eyes. Brooker cuts the hairkL “("’ shape around the w ith a graduated bad if biw )Wln 8 s . short, and a layered look is long. douo!', a A w hole group of comW e ^ e a ^ lions calls for another trwp 3 * S P I; merit. Brooker said longl«B“ "thtuens" around i)x •^j tvan 8 ( w hich gives a heavy, misshapi*^ r - J°‘ look to (he hack, in sportsuS en a 0< as running, cycling, ro»i5F te P™ skating, soccer and handball °\ He softens the frart . 511 der-culting (shorter imderfc®* e S 1 ™ ers), taking away the solid at the hack with I iength. He afso doessmd he culls ‘‘racing lanes" in the hair is free but looksul you had just run your finfff through your locks. For sw imming, diving,sai and rowing the motion is»-_ aywA fV.w, dvi stylist said, so *1 Irk ai \s\wds sutyty a "C” UIS ,! wr chi ^tdiatrici pore tha in their p Aerobics, tennis, thetraif£ line, soccer and handball mtffe U . 1C re a lot of movement of the luff?, y up and down, Brooker sail« , cut that’s all one length doefllrV ” swing and Hare. So he giwff’ as graduated cut which' s l a HK r , ate -pL or beveled, giving a more shirr. "• H peVy bounce. Brooker has been st; since the 1950s when! the Sassoon organisation - London. poung jreasts be Bgan m< Igan kii Jlowed si ality chan the nape of the neck and3 that also clears cheekbonesn eyes. He also does ponytail!®] the g ir,s '. Jh n . % Of m, "°C/ATlOH v April 19-20-21 Brazos County Pavilion (Tabor Road & East By-Pass) Carnival-Food 8c Fun Fiesta Rodeo-8 p.m. Fiesta-Noon-Midnight Thurs., Fri., Sat Fri. & Sat. 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