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...drug, tasimelteon, works by mimicking the effects of the naturally occurring hormone melatonin, which has long been identified as the regulator of the body's sleep and wake patterns. In Phase II and III clinical trials of 450 people who were subjected to simulated jet lag in a sleep laboratory (participants were forced to go to bed at 6 p.m. and wake up at 2 a.m.), a team from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that the new drug restored near normal sleep the first night it was used. In one arm of the study, participants taking...
...coordinated chanting.But realistically, it was still only a little less than three hours out of our sixteen hour experience. When Courtney and I finally reached Cambridge a little after four in the morning, facing the prospect of waking up in a few hours for a tailgate did not phase us because the weekend sports experience was only half over, and we knew that we had enjoyed the most unique experience thus far. But sitting in the car in the wee hours of the morning and reflecting on a bunch of newly-created memorable moments, I also began to realize that...
...worst recession in 70 years and that it will be years before it lifts. But if you start measuring from the beginning of the subprime debacle, we're already 16 months into this mess; we're at least four months into what could be the most serious and worrisome phase of the downturn. So the clock is ticking. Yes, there will be more bankruptcies and bailouts and job cuts. Yet no less an investor than Warren Buffett is making stock investments now, planning to be there for the long haul. The stock market is closely tied to the economy, even...
Harvard Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier released the final version of his strategic planning report last week, concluding the first phase of a process launched last fall. Flier has identified five priorities for the Medical School as the institution embarks on the next stage of the strategic planning process. The areas of focus detailed in the 20-page report include revamping medical education initiatives, investing in biomedical research and the latest technologies, and breaking down barriers to increase collaboration and build a more unified community. Though the impact of the financial crisis on University finances will affect the pace...
...October after being flat in September. Suddenly, the prospect of outright deflation in the U.S. - and all the risks that entails - is a clear and present danger. "With the unemployment lines growing ever longer, there is a genuine risk that the U.S. economy could fall into a corrosive deflationary phase," says Sheryl King, senior U.S. economist at Merrill Lynch...