Word: braine
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Meningitis is a potentially fatal infection, which causes an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord. The bacteria causes flu-like symptoms such as headaches, high fevers, stiff necks and nausea which can quickly become exacerbated and be fatal within hours if not treated by antibiotics. Meningitis is an extremely rare infection, effecting only 3.8 of every 100,000 college dorm residents...
...article released earlier this month, HSPH scientists concluded that eating five servings of fruits and vegetables is associated with a 30 percent lower risk of ischemic stroke. Ischemic stroke--the most common type of stroke--is caused by a blockage of blood vessels in the brain...
...budding group is the brain-child of Sean Bennett '01, Clifford S. Davidson '02 and Alexander Boni-Saenz '01. But they're not the only ones behind this idea: 45 undergraduates have already responded to BOND's posters and expressed interest in helping out with the group's growth, officials...
FERTILE MINDS Turning conventional thinking on its head, scientists have shown that new brain cells continue to be generated in the cerebral cortex of an adult brain. Alas, the adult was a macaque monkey. Still, the finding marks the first time that new neurons--thousands of them a day--have been seen in the cerebral cortex, the most advanced region of the brain, responsible for reasoning, decision making and memory. The implication: if brain cells grow as we age, the discovery may one day lead to treatments for degenerative brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease...
...topic is Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Even the avid students in this honors U.S. studies class are drowsy. They have just watched a jolly but interminable student video about the colonial South, and English teacher David Mendelson sympathizes with their plight: "I feel like my brain has been sandpapered...