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When Harvard University was founded in 1636, its purpose was to train a native Puritan clergy that could function independently of the Oxbridge immigrant pastorate. This mission was perhaps best defined in Harvard’s 1646 “Rules and Precepts,” which held that “the maine [sic] end of [a student’s] life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life.” Even the school’s motto, “Veritas,” used to be “Veritas...
...researchers found that rats who had received the two drugs experienced significant improvements in heart function and a reduction in the amount of scar tissue, which inhibits pumping capacity...
Only those rats receiving both the enzyme inhibitor and FGF1 showed significant improvements in both the proliferation of heart cells and heart function. Though the administration of only the inhibitor did result in the creation of new heart muscle cells, it did not improve cardiac function. The rats that only received the growth factor did not show as much cell proliferation as those receiving the inhibitor...
...there are still some major obstacles in using these drugs on humans to reverse cardiac damage. Since the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor is a known toxin to humans, a different nontoxic small molecule with a similar function must be used...
...press enjoys a constitutional right to function freely. It is stocked with some of the country’s best minds, while a large wealthy population funds expansive coverage. Viewers, readers, and listeners receive a broad range of opinions with access to a huge variety of sources; all the makings of that idyllic system...