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...most common contributors to early death among mentally ill patients, for instance, is smoking. While about 22% of the general population smokes, more than 75% of people with severe mental illness are tobacco-dependent. According to Glover, a study conducted by NASMHPD after the publication of its mortality study found that 44% of all cigarettes in the United States are consumed by people with psychiatric histories. "I used to run state hospitals, and we'd use cigarettes as reinforcement - 'You did good; you get a cigarette,'" he says. "When people didn't do well, we took away their tobacco privileges...
...recently sold a first edition copy of Vladimir Nabokov’s provocative masterpiece to a bookseller in London for $50,000. The book is inscribed with an illustration of a butterfly and is addressed to George Hessen, Nabokov’s closest friend. “It was common for Nabokov to draw butterflies in inscribed copies of his books for those close to him,” said Nabokov scholar Professor Leland de la Durantaye, the Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of English. John W. Wronoski, the owner of Lame Duck, acquired the book from a Soviet emigrate...
...research underscores the fact that the most common type of child abuse in developed countries - simple neglect - is often the least publicized. The Lancet analysis finds that neglect is the No. 1 category of maltreatment reported by child-protective services. "We have paid much more attention to physical and sexual abuse. We have called people's attention to it. Even though neglect is the largest portion of cases, it's under everybody's radar," Widom says. "And yet we know that neglected children are at as high a risk as physically abused kids for becoming violent offenders, for example...
...professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Rice University, said of the research, “I find it interesting that an organism as well-studied as yeast has these green-beard genes. Perhaps once we look close enough, we might find them to be more common, at least in microbial systems. That’s not something that we expected.” For recent research, faculty profiles, and a look at the issues facing Harvard scientists, check out The Crimson's science page...
...times that Harvard has given an honorary degree outside of the June Commencement. Three heads of state—George Washington, Nelson Mandela, and Winston Churchill—are the only people to receive similar awards at special ceremonies.“Now I have something in common with George Washington, other than being born on February 22,” Kennedy said. “It is not being president as I had once hoped.”—Staff Writer Lauren D. Kiel can be reached at lkiel@fas.harvard.edu