European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Washington up menus brains appear to deteriorate faster than women a with a greater loss of brain cells involved in language reasoning and happiness researchers said. A new study involving High tech images of the brains of 69 men and women could indicate women Are More Likely than men to remain mentally Sharp As they age researchers said sunday. A it May predict that men Are More Likely to get Grouchy with age than women a said Ruben Gur of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia who helped conduct a the study. A a some stereotypes have basis in  4 4 data has been collected on the death of Drain cells primarily from examining and measuring the brains of people after they have died.1 in the new study Gur and his colleagues used a process known As magnetic resonance imaging which produced detailed images of the brains of 34 men and 35 women from the Ages of 18 to 80. Researchers found. That while both men and women apparently tend to lose brain cells As they age the rate of brain cell death called atrophy was about three times higher in men than in women. A a we found some sex. Differences that have not been shown before a said Gur director of the University a brain behaviour Laboratory and a professor of neurophysiology psychiatry and neurology. A we were Able to show that the rate of cell loss is significantly faster in men than in women in aging a saidj3ur, who reported the findings in the proceedings of the National Academy of sciences. Researchers Are Uncertain Why male brains would deteriorate faster than female brains but if hormones have anything to do with it perhaps treatments could be developed to help reduce such deterioration Gur said. -. Quot a Quot a a in addition if the amount of brain loss is enough to influence ability the findings May indicate that women should not have to retire earlier than men which is the Case in some countries Gur said a if part of the reason for retirement is because of some loss in mental abilities it should be the reverse a men should be asked to retire earlier a he said. Men also tended to lose More cells from the highly developed surface of the brain a thought to be involved in such cognitive functions As reasoning calculating planning and conceptualizing than the brains Center. The Center is believed to be involved in emotional regulation and survival he said. A while women apparently tend to lose cells about equally on both sides of the brain men in the study lost about twice As Many cells on the left Side As the right. /-44 4.�4l4.4 4 the brains left Side is believed to be involved in language speech logical reasoning and analytical thought while the right Side is associated with spatial abilities facial recognition and other non verbal reason ing v 44 a a a 4 a a a a the right Side is also associated with emotional processes such As recognition and expression while the left modulates positive emotions like happiness he said. A a a a. A a. A the prediction is they men will be More Likely to display negative emotions As they grow older a said Gur noting that stroke victims with damage on the left Side tend to have outbursts of depression and  a / a. Iowa gambling gets rolling a paddle wheel style Bettendorf Iowa up Riv croat gambling became Lega monday in Iowa with Howard keel Star of the 1951 musical a showboat a accorded the Honor of throwing the first Dice aboard the paddle Wheeler Diamond lady _ _ _ _ a a you never know what Type of surprises you la find aboard a said Arnold Millan vice president of marketing for Steamboat Casino River cruises one of three companies on the ground floor of the new Industry the Casino Belle which docks at Dubuque and the president based at Davenport Are the two other boats authorized to Otler gambling along the Mississippi. It took five years to get River boat gambling through the Iowa legislature and lawmakers Hope to win a $50 million economic Bonanza. The state becomes the first to legalize floating casinos since the 19th Century and Illinois Hopes to have the opulent gambling  july., gamblers aboard the Iowa boats Are limited to $200 losses and the boats themselves can devote Only 30 percent of their space to casinos. When gambling on the Illinois Side of the River gets under Way there will be no loss limit and the  can be dedicated to gaming. Missouri Wisconsin and Minnesota May also join the game. Although the Prospect of Midwest gambling does no to have Las vegas and. Atlantic City quaking the new lower priced alternative could affect those gaming centers said Linda Ball editorial director of tour amp travel news. A they May attract a lot of first time gamblers who will later grow into Las vegas customers a she said / Millan said the $10 million Diamond lady is geared to attract a Middle aged upper Nuddle income crowd. He said the boat will carry 600 passengers per cruise although it has a capacity of 1,000. A we done to want anyone jammed or crowded on Board a he said., 4 r neither Millan nor Jim Kurtz a Slot machines line the ballroom of the president one of three Iowa riverboats offering gambling on the Mississippi River. Spokesman for Robert s River rides of Dubuque expect the Illinois boats to Cut into their business. A we believe we re attracting a differ pm Type of customer a Kurtz said. A we offer a total entertainment package gambling is a big attraction but not the Only  Robert s Casino Belle is tie longest attract families to the River for weekend passenger vessel on Mississippi Kurtz getaways. He said most of the Side wheel said with lasy Egas style entertainment Eros 4,000 passengers per cruise probably dancing bars and a gift shop. Will come from within a 500-mile radius. Kur Tedd sam.�?~n8 a this is a family Outing for everyone a Hofle River a g ambience Kurtz said. A we do have a children a a v j. A a a. Ivity Center. Its supervised so mom and Kurtz said the Casino Belle is trying to  go Gamble have a cock tail.�?�. A __4 Otisie is trying to dad can go Gamble have a cocktail Belladonna Plant giving teens dangerous High fort Lauderdale Fla. Up Florida teen agers searching for a cheap High Are taking a dangerous risk by ingesting blossoms from the Belladonna Plant a mind bending Bloom also known As deadly nightshade drug experts said. In the last week three Young people who ingested the blooms turned up at the covenant House she 11er in fort Lauder a Dalea a a a a a 4 two of Elf Emma 1 of to Icrene were taken to local emergency Quot rooms Quot. Ingesting Belladonna is a seasonal fad among Street teens on the fort Lauderdale Beach strip according to. A sunday report in the Miami Herald. John Wetli Rhead associate executive director at the i 4-room covenant House said most of the Young people seeking drug help there have  at least once. A once one kid uses it then they pass the. Word because its a free High a Weatherhead said. Yyi a a a a. A the Plant which has purple red trumpet shaped Flowers and pois Norrs Black berries seduces teens with its Promise of vivid hallucinations. 4. But the visions can be violent and terrifying. 1 lie. Plants effects also include delirium. Confusion amnesia and a burning Thust and fever so intense that users have dived into the Ocean for Relief. The trip. Lasts 12 to 48 hours. A it s something 1  give my w Orst enemy a a 20-Ycar-old identified Only As Kevin told the newspaper. He ate the Flowers off a Hollywood Shrub a few years ago and said his Mother had to lock him in his bedroom. A lie chatted with a clock and then took three showers at Midnight insisting he Nau to get ready for school