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...advisor, Associate Professor of Psychiatry Kwang-Soo Kim, tested three groups of mice on a standard anxiety-level test. The mice were placed in a darkened chamber, allowed to acclimatize themselves, and were then allowed to explore another brightly lit chamber. Ardayfio and Kim found that, while normal mice readily explored the new area, mice which had received long-term doses of the rodent equivalent of cortisol via drinking water were reluctant to explore and exhibited symptoms that the researchers characterized as anxiety. Anxiety in mice placed in this experimental setup generally predicts how humans will react to stress...

Author: By E. ALEXANDER Pickett, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Depression May Be Linked To Cortisol | 4/21/2006 | See Source »

...false. My patient Eddy was in a car accident in the last several years. When he saw me soon after the accident, my examination showed he had a mild finger and knee sprain, but no bruising or swelling. All of his x-rays and MRI's were essentially normal. Eddy walked with a ridiculously fake limp and a cane, when he remembered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fakes and Pains | 4/20/2006 | See Source »

...Registrar Barry S. Kane said that he thinks that turnover within the administration is not only normal, but helpful in running the College...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin and Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: College Turnover Troubles Profs | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...never gets old. After the admissions dean delivers his terrible news, giving Opal exactly one semester to acquire the romance, fun, and parties her resume lacks, Opal’s parents move into action, developing a three-step plan to convert their square daughter into a “normal teenager...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Green, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: There’s a True ‘Opal’ in Here, Somewhere | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...Suffice it to say that nothing in the last four weeks has seemed normal here in Durham. "I'm already at the point where it's just numbing. Nothing's surprising anymore," says senior Dan Shvartsman. "The first week, there were so many questions and everything was so interesting. But for me, it's already past its peak; it's almost tiring. I just want to know what happened. I want to know the truth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Campus: Duke Students Are Sick of the Story | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

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