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...block the progress of AD chemotherapeutically in the next five years." says Gibbs of NIH One promising method is a new scanning process called PET (positron emission tomography), which measures glucose metabolism in living cells. PET-scan studies by Dr. David Kuhl of U.C.L.A., among others, have revealed drastic decreases in metabolism in the brains of AD patients. Kuhl hopes to develop an early diagnostic test so that AD patients can "receive treatment while their brains are still healthy and not mush...
...sets and even clothing. The staffs of Iraq's embassies overseas have been cut by at least 30%. According to reports heard in Beirut, the Iraqis have sold much of their $4 billion in gold reserves in the past six months. But none of these measures, however drastic, would be sufficient to underwrite a war that is costing Iraq $1.5 billion a month...
...know, I was the only Black assistant professor in the School of Arts and Sciences since the termination of Professors Cudjoe, Wright and Harrington. Since I resigned as Assistant Professor (January 1983) I think that today not one assistant professor is Black! This is a drastic decline since the late '60s, and early '70s. As for as tenured Black faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences is concerned, I would only ask you to back your claim with hard data; let the readers decide if Dean Rosovsky should be given credit for an accomplishment, or a disaster. James Jennings...
Interestingly, the man who organized last week's appeal is neither a theologian nor a scientist. He is Jeremy Rifkin, 38, a Reform Jew and a writer on economic and social issues, who warns that the world's economic systems must be transformed in anticipation of a drastic shortage of resources. Rifkin's most recent book, titled Algeny (Viking; $14.75), not only protests against human engineering but virtually all genetic tinkering with plant and animal species. Genetic engineering, says Rifkin, is "ecological roulette: any mistake will be irretrievable...
Beren's new attitude, which emphasizes non competition and constant introspection, took shape as he struggled with the dietary disorder that forced him out of competition this semester. A drastic switch to a no-fat natural food regime caused a sudden weight loss that Beren was unable to correct. But the Kansas native says his change of heart stems from a far more complex process of disenchantment with high-pressure tennis and status-seeking. He credits several courses he took this year, including Dr. Robert Coles. "The Literature of Social Reflection," for making him aware of unhappiness he had previously...