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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...single human gene. Most of these genes vary from individual to individual by only one chemical letter in a thousand, and it is precisely these minute differences that Hamer and his colleagues are trying to identify. Of particular interest are variations that may affect the operation of such brain chemicals as dopamine and serotonin, which are well-known modulators of mood. The so-called novelty-seeking gene, for example, is thought to affect how efficiently nerve cells absorb dopamine. The so-called anxiety gene is postulated to affect serotonin's action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Personality Genes | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

Meningitis is "an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal chord," according to a pamphlet issued by University Health Services (UHS). Its cause may be either viral or bacterial...

Author: By L. MARIKA Landau-wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Recovering From Meningitis | 4/24/1998 | See Source »

Bacterial meningitis is the more serious form of the disease and can be transmitted by person-to-person contact. Symptoms may include a sudden fever, severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, a stiff neck and a rash. The brain can suffer permanent damage if swelling is not controlled...

Author: By L. MARIKA Landau-wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Recovering From Meningitis | 4/24/1998 | See Source »

Gautam: Personally, I can see where you got the idea. Around here it is difficult to stand out. All the people on this campus are really incredible. You could choose anyone here to fulfill the brain stereotype...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: a table | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

Taking back the night explicitly means making the night a safe place for women. If the nights were safe, women could go out by themselves to party, work night-shifts, take brain-clearing walks, return from the library, explore cities, contemplate nature and leave situations in which we feel threatened or uncomfortable, without feeling we are taking dangerous risks. This isn't the case, and thus we are dependent and restrained. Although Harvard-Radcliffe students have started to take back the night with groups such as SafetyWalk, the Coalition Against Sexual Violence and other endeavors, clearly there is much more...

Author: By Talya M. Weisbard, | Title: Why We Need 'Take Back The Night' | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

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