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...pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Boston, has found that induced tans protect at-risk mice—and, potentially, humans—from skin cancer. For the study, Fisher generated red-haired mice, which, like fair-skinned humans, were unable to tan. After applying a topical cream, which triggered the tanning machinery in the mice skin cells, Fisher was able to give mice a tan without exposing them to harmful UV light. “We learned the normal pathway in easily tanning individuals and identified the block that occurs in red-heads and fair-skinned individuals. With...
According to owner Gus Rancatore, the ice cream and coffee shop is struggling to pay rent and may not be able to survive in the Square...
...roommate-bonding night.” Despite spending almost an hour in line for the bumper cars, Oliver A. Horovitz ’08 said, “I wish we had this when I was a freshman because this is about 800 times cooler than the ice cream social.” The student-run College Events Board (CEB), funded by $200,000 from University Hall, planned the carnival—the first in a series of activities, including the Harvard-Yale Pep Rally in the fall and Yardfest in the spring, slated for this year. The CEB this...
...reach? FMRI studies are expensive. Brammer says a medium-size study could cost from $94,000 to $188,000. Less expensive options can answer some marketing questions, though. For Unilever, Walla recently used a startle-reflex method that measures muscle control of eye blinks to determine that eating ice cream makes people happier than eating yogurt or chocolate. Another drawback of scanners: lying in one is hardly a natural environment for watching TV or spotting brands. But new versions that let subjects sit up under contraptions that resemble salon hair dryers should increase the comfort factor...
...guttiest gut this side of Nickelodeon’s much-missed “GUTS!”, turn to Professor James L. Watson’s awesomely bad survey, “Food and Culture.” It’s Anthro-lite, with whipped cream and a cherry on top. Pro: You talk about food, all the time. Con: No food is actually distributed at lecture, so you leave hungry. (Though sometimes section presentations are spiced up with delicious cookies or chips.) Pro: You touch on some thought-provoking material and receive a fascinating introduction to schools...