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Whooley studied more than 1,000 patients with heart disease at the VA for nearly five years. The patients filled out regular questionnaires to determine their mood state, and were asked yearly to report on any heart-related events. Researchers took blood and urine samples to measure their levels of omega-3 fatty acids, cortisol and the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein, as well as the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine - all agents that may be involved in both depression and heart disease. In all, about 20% of the participants reported depressive symptoms; over five years, those patients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Depression Harms Your Heart | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...This was especially necessary because the lessons of the faith were often at odds with the mood of the times. "A Simple Faith. A Radical Witness" serves as a kind of Quaker slogan. Back in the days when clergy were princes, Quakers believed in a "priesthood of all believers." In an economy that relied on slavery, Quakers preached mercy, to the point of using schools as command posts for the Underground Railroad. In a Puritan culture that viewed children as evil miniatures corrupted by original sin, Quakers treated them with respect, as Children of Light: no whips, no paddles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Sasha and Malia Will Go to Sidwell Friends | 11/22/2008 | See Source »

...November, the Alliance held a meeting in Washington, which was closed to the press. McKay described the mood as buoyant, in no small part because of how far progressive philanthropy has come from just several years ago. "A great victory happened sooner than any of us would have expected," McKay said, adding that the process of changing federal policies and programs has yet to begin. "Now the real work begins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Obama's Idea Factory in Washington | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...achieve as President of the United States. From a global perspective, it was another really important milestone: an African American elected as President. For me, it was another example of change. We'd seen that in Australia with Kevin Rudd, then Obama's election. It certainly helped set the mood for change in New Zealand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trading Up | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...stopping to tell a model, “That looks really good on you.” But on the other hand, Parent’s job is also keeping people in line. “This is serious shit,” he reminds everyone. Despite the hectic mood, Parent remains optimistic. “We spent a year and a half literally starting from nothing,” he says of the first Project East. “Compared to last year, we’re in a great place.” He points out that...

Author: By Hyung W. Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Cantab Wears Prada | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

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