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...therapy for depression. Studies suggest it could also help control symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, dystonia--or paralytic muscle rigidity--epilepsy and even some addictions. "DBS is like a pacemaker for the brain," says Cleveland Clinic neurosurgeon Ali Rezai, who performed the operation on the brain-damaged man. "We pinpoint the part that needs stimulation and provide...
...visible light and X rays. A handful of experts have already begun road-testing the device, and their projects are an early showcase of the dizzying range of topics set to be explored - the infrared beamline, for instance, is being used to study mouse eggs in an effort to pinpoint the best time to fertilize human eggs in IVF; to investigate the facial-tumor disease that's killing Tasmanian devils; and to preserve historic documents. "I thought scientists would want to wait and see how well the synchrotron performs," says Mark Tobin, who oversees the infrared beamline's operation...
...This is the first study to pinpoint a robust sex difference in the red-green axis of human color vision,? says Yazhu Ling, co-author of the study. ?And this preference has an evolutionary advantage behind...
...Kevin Durant: Obviously my strength, my defense. I'm not trying to pinpoint one aspect of my game more than another, I'm nowhere near where I want to be. But who is really ready, besides LeBron James, coming out of high school or college...
...constantly - hence the need for up-to-date analysis.) Since Indonesia is where most new human bird flu cases have been occurring - as one Jakarta official acknowledged with a twist of pride, "We do have the most deadly virus" - scientists need to see Indonesian samples. That can help them pinpoint exactly when a pandemic might be in its beginning stages, still early enough to be controlled with a rapid response. Indonesia may be right to criticize unfair access to vaccines, but by withholding their samples, they're hobbling global pandemic surveillance. "That puts the rest of the world - and Indonesia...