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Harvard Thinks Big: “Religion in the Age of Pluralism” – Diana Eck … … Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies and Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society, on what everyone needs to know in a new era of faith and globalization. (March 1, 2011) ### About Harvard University. Established [...]
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David Brooks: The Social Animal … … Each day’s news brings new findings from the world of brain research, behavioral economics, psychology and the study of the human mind. But what do all these findings add up to? They add up to a new view of human nature and a new vision of how people [...]
Either you’re a woman or you know one: Help spread the message of women’s heart health … Heart disease is the #1 killer of women. Experts from Stanford’s Women’s Heart Health Clinic urge all women to know their numbers, listen to their bodies, and spread awareness about women’s heart disease. … If you’re not a [...]
New Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival Clinical Studies in U.S. and China Show Molecular Test Could More Accurately Guide Treatment for People with Lung Cancer … New Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the [...]
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With a little help from our ancient friends. Study suggests social networks sparked evolution of cooperation. … Dawn of Social Networks: Hunter-gatherers Provide Clues About the Evolution of Cooperation Coren Apicella, a research fellow in the Christakis lab at Harvard Medical School, spent the summer of 2010 traveling around the remote Lake Eyasi region of [...]
Gladstone Scientists Identify Protein that Contributes to Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease Research Breakthrough Could Improve Lives of Millions with Neurodegernative Disease … RGS4: A New Target for PD Therapy? Dysregulation of striatal plasticity contributes to the pathology of Parkinson’s disease. Anatol Kreitzer and colleagues identify RGS4 as a key regulator of synaptic plasticity in striatal [...]
When Coughs Cross the Line: Simple Sniffles, or Something Serious? It’s that time of year. Your home, school, or office sounds like a veritable orchestra of sniffles, coughs and sneezes. Between the frantic tissue-grabbing, you might wonder: How do I know if the congestion is normal, or if it’s indicative of something worse? How long should [...]
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UCSF Shares $25-Million Grant To Find Epilepsy Genes UCSF-Led Study to Sequence DNA Rrom 4,000 People with Epilepsy To probe the genetic secrets of one of the most common neurological diseases, more than 4,000 people with various forms of epilepsy will have their DNA decoded over the next five years in a study led by [...]
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UCSF Team Uncovers How Immune Cells Move Against Invaders … Membrane Tension Maintains a United Front Using his own neutrophils, Orion Weiner demonstrates how physical forces and not diffusible factors ensure that migrating cells have a single leading edge./ Video credit: Cell … UCSF scientists have discovered the unexpected way in which a key cell [...]
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Saving Dogs with Spinal Cord Injuries Department of Defense Funds UCSF and Texas A&M Collaboration to Test Therapy that May Help People … Saving Dogs with Spinal Cord Injuries Dogs with spinal cord injuries may soon benefit from an experimental drug being tested by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Texas [...]
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