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...part because University officials do not yet have a full report of the state of its endowment. In the interview, Faust declined to comment on the performance of the endowment—the largest in higher education—noting that the University discloses its investment returns once per year...
...signs of heart disease may have high CRP levels, which could put them at silent risk for heart attack or stroke. According to the study, published also in the New England Journal of Medicine, at least 250,000 heart attacks, or about 20% of the total heart attacks suffered per year in the U.S., may be prevented by controlling inflammation. Indeed, nearly half of all heart attacks occur in people with normal cholesterol levels, a strong indicator that factors other than cholesterol and atherosclerosis - such as inflammation - are involved. "This is a new way to prevent cardiovascular events...
...title. But going into the home stretch of the Ivy schedule, the Crimson will have to perfect its special teams play for its final contests at Penn and against Yale at home. The Quakers’ top returner, defensive back Chris Wynn, averages about 20 punt return yards per game and 50 kick return yards per game, and Penn leads the league in both average punt return and average kickoff return. The Bulldogs’ Gio Christodoulou has 170 punt return yards—including a 71-yard touchdown return—on top of 174 yards of kickoff returns...
...artificial heart has been the Holy Grail of researchers," says Dr. Peter Weissberg, the British Heart Foundation's medical director, who was not involved with creating the new device. "The question now is whether it can prove as durable as the natural heart by beating 60 to 100 times per minute for life...
Vegas, Baby. THEhotel Las Vegas, a boutique luxury hotel within the Mandalay Bay hotel, is offering two promotions. Winter Wonders offers rooms for $129 per night with the third night free on select dates from Nov. 23 to Jan. 6. Exotic Escape offers rooms at $119 on select dates through Jan. 6 and includes discounts for resort services and events (TIME's Joel Stein raves about the Mandalay Bay's shark reef and pool), as well as a $150 "fly back free" certificate that can be used with major airlines. See the hotel's promotion page for details...