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...Michael Ty, beloved husband, brother and son. Michael’s humble willingness to serve others and his devotion were an inspiration to all who were graced by his presence,” it read. The weekend before he died, Ty completed a paper on the mechanisms of brain cell recovery, according to Teague. HMS also released a statement saying that Ty’s death was especially tragic because his research could have made great contributions to the field. “[Ty]’s life was cut tragically short before he had the chance to deliver...

Author: By Doris A. Hernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Accident Cuts Short Ty’s Promising Career | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

...first time we have a vaccine to a chemical,” Gharib said. When the vaccine is injected into the bloodstream, the body makes antibodies that learn to recognize the nicotine molecule. When the smoker lights up, the antibodies will prevent the nicotine from reaching the brain, which will cause the smoker to get less satisfaction from a cigarette. According to a press release from MGH, the vaccine is different from other smoking cessation methods, which do not take away the satisfaction of nicotine. “Since this vaccine keeps nicotine out of the brain, smoking no longer...

Author: By Katherine M. Gray, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Vaccine May Nix Nicotine | 6/6/2006 | See Source »

...Point of Dreams” and “The Armor of Light”—as well as a short story called “The Carmen Miranda Gambit.” Barnett died this May from breast cancer that spread to her brain. “What a rare and wonderful partnership they had,” Sturgis says. “It just crackled with energy—they inspired not only each other but all of us who were lucky enough to be in the vicinity.” Scott says that...

Author: By Doris A. Hernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Melissa Scott | 6/5/2006 | See Source »

...insisted on this, though it almost always ensured we were at the Meadowlands with nothing to do by 11:45—retrieve the sandwiches and hot chocolate Mom had prepared and head out, just father and son (later daughter) for the whole day, picking his brain non-stop. It didn’t matter that we were headed to a football game: Mickey Mantle and Sandy Koufax were always on the agenda until we reached a certain exit. Then, and only then, would we transition into our weekly airing of grievances, which inevitably started and finished with the litany...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PARTING SHOT: Little League, the New York Giants, and a Goodbye to My Biggest Fan | 6/5/2006 | See Source »

...Jong-wook, who died of a brain hemorrhage last week at the age of 61, never really enjoyed the protocol demands of his job as director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO); he seemed happiest rolling up his sleeves and making things happen. When he took the WHO post in 2003, he startled many experts by calling for access to drugs for three million HIV/AIDS sufferers by the end of 2005. It was a hugely ambitious goal?and focused global attention as never before on the injustice of people in poor countries dying because they could not afford lifesaving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Appreciation | 5/29/2006 | See Source »

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