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...react differently to the sensation of a scratch when it happens in response to an existing itch. The researchers then injected a pain-producing chemical into the monkeys' legs, which also spurred the firing of STT neurons. Again scratching did nothing to calm them, suggesting that the nerve-dampening effect of scratching applies uniquely to itching, not pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Does Scratching Relieve an Itch? | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...forced to reconsider their futures—not only is recruitment of students down this year, but many have also started to doubt the viability of pursuing a career in these once stable industries altogether. Even seniors with full-time offers from banks and consulting firms are feeling the effects of the downturn: Companies are currently offering some members of the class of 2009 a fraction of their annual salary if they voluntarily take a year off before beginning work. The economic crisis has exposed those students interested in finance and consulting to the reality that has long faced undergraduates...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Expanding Opportunities | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...Some will say I am too focused on the wars we are in and not enough on future threats," Gates told reporters. "But it is important to remember that every defense dollar spent to overinsure against a remote or diminishing risk - or, in effect, to 'run up the score' in a capability where the United States is already dominant - is a dollar not available to take care of our people, reset the force, win the wars we are in and improve capabilities in areas where we are underinvested and potentially vulnerable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gates Proposes Big Shift in Pentagon Spending | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...ease with which students could peruse all the courses in a particular department. And, in terms of ease, the new online-only version of the Q Guide should list courses by name and not only by number. Most importantly, however, the new online version should strive to be more effectively integrated with the my.harvard shopping tool. In its current state, the Q Guide does not even allow students to access course websites directly, a major and unnecessary inconvenience. In short, we hope that the shift to online guidebooks will improve the guides rather than merely transferring the current versions. Though...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Handbooks 2.0 | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

...place effort, but also a new outdoor best for the sophomore. Classmate Thea Lee earned fourth in the event by dropping more than a second from her personal best with a 2:15.24. With so many quality showings early in the season, Crimson coach Jason Saretsky pointed to the effect of group mentality within the squad...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Individual Achievements Mark Weekend | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

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