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This is one abiding irony of progress. The most wondrous technology exists that can pinpoint the exact location of a tumor, thread a tiny catheter up into the brain to open a clogged artery, pulverize a kidney stone without breaking the skin. But the simple stuff--like getting an MRI on time, being given the right drugs at the right time, making sure everyone knows which side of your brain to operate on--can cause the biggest problems. "A patient with anything but the simplest needs is traversing a very complicated system across many handoffs and locations and players," says...
Scientists at the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital recently discovered that long-term exposure to stress hormones may be the cause of some symptoms of depression. Researchers wanted to determine the exact nature of the long-recognized link between high cortisol levels and depression. Cortisol, a hormone released in response to stress, increases blood pressure and blood sugar, preparing the body to deal with a stressor. Paul A. Ardayfio, a graduate student at the Harvard Medical School who ran these experiments as part of his dissertation, explained that “we’ve known for over a century that...
...you’ve got talent, that’s great. But you have to work your ass off to make things happen out here,” says Thomason. “When you get out here and see how many people are trying to do the exact same thing that you’re doing, it can be a little scary, and frustrating. But when you remember that most of this is about how hard you work, you realize you have a lot more control than you thought you did.” While at Harvard, Baum appeared...
...devoted to celebrating diversity through dance—gave the third and most thrilling performance of the night. The 10 dancers, ranging from ages seven to 14, shook their bodies with a force and rhythm that brought the audience to its feet. The dancers’ coordination was so exact that their jumping made for a veritable bass line. The show continued to gain momentum, but a technical malfunction halted the fifth group of the afternoon midway through its performance. The music for “Traveling Without Moving,” a piece choreographed by Wendy S. Cortez...
...Lewis adds that many other applicants were homeschooled for part of their education.“It’s a growth industry. We’ve probably had an increase in numbers over the past 10 years,” she says. Lewis says she cannot give exact figures because the admissions office does not place homeschooled students’ applications into separate categories.Despite this increase in the number of applicants, Lewis says Harvard usually only accepts between three and eight homeschooled students each year, a number significantly lower than this year’s overall acceptance rate...