Word: brained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Unlike alpha interferon, AZT can pass through the blood-brain barrier and counteract HTLV-III viruses that have invaded the brain. This may be vital to any successful anti-viral substance that is developed, Hirsch says, because otherwise the virus will simply sequester itself in the brain, the spinal cord, and the peripheral nerves. However, he says that alpha interferon--which is known to be useful in combatting some AIDS-related cancers--may prove valuable in combination with other anti-viral drugs. "[AZT] may turn out to be more useful," he says, "although I don't think we should jump...
Both Groopman and Hirsch have found in laboratory tests that HTLV-III attacks not only the T-helper lymphocytes, but also another type of white blood cell, called a macrophage, that has been linked to cells in the brain. The macrophage or disease-fighting white blood cell is not killed by the virus, Groopman says, but instead is used as a breeding ground...
Hirsch adds that it is possible that the virus is carried to brain by the macrophages, but is unsure how this will effect the search for a treatment. "Macrophages can support the replication of this virus," he says. "Whether this will affect the future of anti-viral studies, it's too early to tell...
...been offered almost continuously since 1972. In the weekly two-hour sessions, Tcherepnin stresses understanding the technology and creativity required to create electronic music. He says he tells the musicians to use their minds rather than relying on their equipment. "All music starts out as electronics in the brain. Our heads are the most important synthesizers of all," he says. The professor, who came to Harvard 14 years ago, encourages students to do original work. "Rather than attempting to reproduce what has been done before, our emphasis is on trying at each instant to create a new reality," he says...
...tipsily suggests that the new royal baby be christened Johnny Walker, then collapses in a drunken heap. The Pope comes on as just another hipster in wraparound shades, with a banjo and a Texas drawl. And Ronald Reagan spends most of his time in pajamas searching for his missing brain...