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...haven’t really decided. We’re not on a crusade. I think we decided that there are only so many things that beg for mockery on a daily basis and the Ivy League is one of them.N: We’ve always said that the cure for thinking highly of an Ivy school is actually attending one and that’s definitely true. There’s never a shortage. At the same time, there’s also a lot of great stuff going on. Unfortunately, for every kid that writes a brilliant thesis...

Author: By Sharon Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with IvyGate | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...Harvard Medical School professor has received about $1 million to fund a promising effort that could move researchers closer to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Professor of Neurology Rudolph E. Tanzi has thus far been awarded about one-third of the $3 million that has been raised by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, a charity based in nearby Waltham. The fund’s leaders believe that targeted research, particularly in the area of genetic mapping, will be more effective in finding a cure than more traditional, broader types of research. Genetic mapping...

Author: By Andrew Okuyiga, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: $1M for Alzheimer’s Quest | 11/7/2006 | See Source »

There's no cure yet for mitochondrial disease, nor even a surefire treatment. Sufferers are usually given vitamin and nutritional supplements, which can help slow the progress of the illness, but they aren't always effective. "If you'd asked me a year ago," says Shoffner, "I would have said that's the only option." Since then, however, some promising drugs have been developed, and will soon go into clinical trials. And a new company called Edison Pharmaceuticals, of San Jose, Calif., was founded last year for the sole purpose of coming up with drugs for mitochondrial disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: When Cells Stop Working | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...They say all politics is local," Fox says in the ad. "But that's not always the case." Not anymore. Once politics goes viral, there's no cure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Culture Complex: When Politics Goes Viral | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

Although this controversial research could help scientists find a cure, he refused to support “helping his own life” at the expense of others’ lives...

Author: By David adam Lorch, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: College Pols Spar in Midterm Debate | 10/27/2006 | See Source »

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