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...what mechanism might be at work. The authors offer a few hypotheses. For instance, stress may somehow stimulate the growth of nerve fibers near sebaceous glands, which in turn contributes to the increased production of sebum - the fatty substance that combines with cell debris and dead skin cells to form those familiar blackheads and pustules. (All together now: Eww.) That theory is unproved, but previous research on the effects of depression and acne drugs suggests the authors may be onto something: we know, for example, that antidepressants can improve acne. We also know that a widely used drug that treats...
Will be heavily relied upon to control the middle of the pitch for Brown. Elenz-Martin will also be looking to recapture his form from sophomore year, when he was an All-Ivy First Team selection...
...even the harshest of critics would be hard-pressed to begrudge the next day’s loss at Connecticut, which received 15 first-place votes in the latest NCAA rankings. But it was obvious to fans and coaches alike that the Crimson was still very much in preseason form. A 1-0 win against struggling New Hampshire the following week provided a boost, though Harvard again had difficulties capitalizing on multiple scoring chances. This past weekend’s pair of matches represented a way for a 1-1-1 team to point itself in the right direction. Alas...
...life of Deogratias Niyizonkiza, a 24-year-old medical student from Burundi. Niyozonkoza fled his country in 1994 to escape a ravaging ethnic civil war and ended up in New York. He found his footing there by learning English and enrolling at Columbia, eventually returning to Burundi to form a public health organization, Village Health Works. Kidder took a break from his book tour to talk about his new book and his career as a writer.The Harvard Crimson: How did you meet Deogratias, and what compelled you to write about him?Tracy Kidder: I actually met him at Harvard...
...have no qualms about trying to link the two. "One of the points we're making is that the parallels to the health-care debate are really eerie," says Marrero. "The direct-loan program was created as a public option 16 years ago. It was touted as a form of competition that would encourage innovation and keep the industry honest. Sound familiar?" But rather than fuel significant opposition to the student-loan plan, the health-care firestorm has overshadowed it, making it harder for opponents to rally an effective counterattack. (See the 25 best back-to-school gadgets...