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...Institute, an environmental NGO that specializes in water, unchecked global warming may cause the world's seas to rise more than 4.6 ft. (1.4 m). The California government commissioned the institute's study, released on March 11, one of a number of forthcoming reports on how climate change will affect the coastal state and one of the most detailed analyses yet on the local impact of rising seas...
...first quarter of next year, the hospital has not received its indirect payments as quickly, resulting in less revenue on hand. “That just shows you how things you would never anticipate—dozens of researchers all of the sudden being more prudent—affect the bottom line of the hospital,” Levy said. He said that this loss might be counteracted by an increase in NIH funding, pledged as part of Obama’s stimulus package. Levy attributed the remaining major losses to the operating budget to a decreased patient load because...
...group of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MIND) have discovered that the plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease may affect a type of nervous system cell called an astrocyte, providing new insight into the far-reaching effects of the disease as well as possible therapeutic targets. Astrocytes are star-shaped cells that make up almost half the volume of the brain, and were traditionally thought to be support cells. It is now known that they can transmit signals through transient increases in calcium levels. “Astrocytes are often thought...
...twitchy, Mad Hatter-like look herself. Then there is Phoebe's drama teacher, Miss Dodger (Patricia Clarkson), who approaches directing an elementary school production of Alice with the dedication of Bertolt Brecht. Miss Dodger wears her hair in severe braids wrapped around her head, which have apparently squeezed all affect...
...local economies. Layoffs may allow Harvard to breathe easy, but in doing so they are simply shifting the burden of labor costs onto the cities of Boston and Cambridge and local taxpayers. Because Harvard is one of the largest employers in Massachusetts, any substantial layoffs at Harvard will dramatically affect neighboring communities—those that don’t have the most expensive money managers and billions of dollars in an endowment to jump-start their financial recovery. Harvard teaches its students to be responsible citizens, but there is nothing responsible about the richest university in the world conducting...