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...therapies, Huebsch said, suggesting that the implants are as effective as pricier therapies, potentially opening the possibility of treatment for many who now cannot afford it. “Firstly, it promises to be more effective than vaccines currently under investigation today,” said SEAS Bioengineering Professor David J. Mooney, an author on the study. “Secondly, it would be a tremendous benefit to patients because it would be more widely available, and less expensive.” But before the therapy can reach that stage, it must undergo human clinical trials that require approval from...
...critical but hopeful eye at the peacekeeping organization during a panel discussion titled “Peacekeeping: Can the U.N. Meet the Challenge?” last night at the Institute of Politics. Michael R. Gaouette ’90, a team leader for the U.N. in Darfur; David J. Harland, a member of the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; and Susana Malcorra, an under-secretary-general in field support, focused on the difficulties the U.N. faces when it tries to preserve order after peace settlements are reached. “Peackeeping uncovers some of the most important international problems...
...regularly along with cured meats showed reduced risk for leukemia. The population-based case-control study, conducted in Taiwan, looked into the dietary habits of 515 subjects who ranged in age from two to 20 years-old. Researchers gathered data between 1997 and 2005. According to Professor of Medicine David C. Christiani, the chemical culprit is most likely the nitrites added during the curing and smoking process. These chemicals transform into N-nitroso compounds—which are known carcinogens—in the acidic stomach. “These are some very active compounds in your body...
...Cold Mountain,” laughed with her Hasty Pudding escorts and lamented forgetting her gloves as she rode down the street in a silver Bentley convertible. The Oscar winner also talked to members of the crowd and struck comical poses with Hasty Pudding President David J. Andersson ’09 and Vice President of the Cast Thomas R. Compton ’09. “You were robbed in ‘Chicago!’” one woman yelled to Zellweger as she passed...
...experts are divided on whether A.Q. Khan himself poses a threat to nonproliferation efforts. David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, says Khan's release was "a big defeat for nonproliferation." He warns that Khan was now free "to do whatever he wants, and may return to criminal activity...