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With the new treatment, Kolumanda said, the protein suppresses the cells that would inhibit the production of insulin and increases the production of those that enchance it. This, she said, creates “a very friendly environment where the beta cells are not attacked anymore and where the [insulin-producing] cells can recover and multiply...
...What should we do about rising economic inequality? Answering this question inevitably involves difficult value judgments and tradeoffs. But approaches that inhibit the dynamism of our economy would clearly be a step in the wrong direction. To be sure, new technologies and increased international trade can lead to painful dislocations as some workers lose their jobs or see the demand for their particular skills decline. However, hindering the adoption of new technologies or inhibiting trade flows would do far more harm than good over the longer haul. In the short term, the better approach is to adopt policies that help...
...likely to pursue careers in the public sector. The jobs students take, he said recently, are highly correlated to the amount of financial aid they receive as well as the debt with which they graduate. “We remain committed to the ideal that student debt must not inhibit the career choices of our graduates, and the Rubenstein Fund will help enormously in that effort,” Ellwood said in a press release. —Staff writer Lindsay P. Tanne can be reached at ltanne@fas.harvard.edu...
...There are at present a number of viable alternatives that inhibit our breakneck carbon-emissions trajectory and have a potential to make a serious dent on the worldwide release of greenhouse gases. Among these are ethanol derived from sugar cane, which already drives approximately 85 percent of Brazil’s cars, and soy-derived biodiesel, which helps power all the diesel-burning trucks on our campus, according to David E. Harris, Jr., the general manager of operations and finance for Harvard University Transportation Services...
...people to respond to stress or anxiety. The higher your threshold for those feelings, the higher your tolerance for risk. But that accounts for only 10% of thrill-seeking behavior. A later University of Delaware study suggested that another neurotransmitter, serotonin, plays a role as well. The chemical helps inhibit impulsive behavior, and it could be in short supply in people who take chances. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...