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...significant breakthrough, the team successfully identified that a particular gene sequence was associated with differences in telomere length between individuals. What's more, the sequence was clustered near a gene called TERC, which is already known to play a role in the production of an enzyme called telomerase. Telomerase repairs telomeres when they shorten. "That was very exciting for us," says Nilesh Samani, a cardiologist at the University of Leicester who co-led the research, which was published last week in Nature Genetics. "It gave us great confidence that we identified genetic variants on a pathway we already know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scientists Get Closer to Understanding Why We Age | 2/15/2010 | See Source »

...level, so flood control is a major priority. Thus, when canals freeze over, Dutch fans explain that skating on them is cathartic. We have conquered our enemy. Let's celebrate by running our blades all over it! Skating is so ingrained in Dutch DNA that fans talk about one particular race, the "Eleven-City Tour," with the sort of reverence normally shown by global soccer fans for their favorite teams. The Eleven-City Tour is a 125-mile skate over frozen lakes and canals in the northern Dutch province of Friesland. Since all the water has to be frozen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Explaining the Crazy Dutch Love of Speed Skating | 2/14/2010 | See Source »

...that most mental disorders cannot be seen as discrete all-or-nothing illnesses like leukemia (which you either have or don't). Rather, he said, they should be seen as "continuous with normal," less like leukemia and more like hypertension. Hyman seems to have won the battle here - in particular, social-interaction disorders like autism and Asperger's will now be defined along a single spectrum (autism spectrum disorders), rather than as separate conditions. The proposed change has brought controversy: many high-functioning people with Asperger's disorder would rather not see themselves in the same category as those whose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The DSM: How Psychiatrists Redefine 'Disordered' | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

...list of foods to steer clear of (bye-bye, trans fats and high-fructose corn syrup) continues to grow, eating-disorder experts are increasingly confronted with patients like Rutzel who speak of nervously shunning foods with artificial flavors, colors or preservatives and rigidly following a particular diet, such as vegan or raw foods. Women may be more prone to this kind of restrictive consumption than men, keeping running tabs of verboten foods and micromanaging food prep. Many opt to go hungry rather than eat anything less than wholesome. (See how to prevent illness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Orthorexia: Can Healthy Eating Be a Disorder? | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...particular concern was the team’s inability to convert power play opportunities against Northeastern in the Beanpot consolation game...

Author: By E. Benjamin Samuels, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Struggling Crimson Look to Rebound | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

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