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ANDREW WEIL An expert in the art of integrating Western medicine with herbal healing Richard Davidson is a pioneer in exciting mind-body medicine frontiers. His best-known work focuses on a capacity of the brain to develop and change throughout life. Using Tibetan monks as research subjects, he has shown how meditation can improve brain function. His studies may lead to therapeutic approaches for anxiety disorders and reveal ways to protect against memory loss and cognitive decline...
...Although the winner of the rat race to find this trait will find fame and will contribute greatly to the study of human genomes, I fear that the value that researchers and gay activists have placed on the science of homosexuality is grossly exaggerated. The pioneer in the field, Dr. Simon LeVay, told Newsweek Magazine in 1992 that he felt “as a gay man, if I didn’t find anything, I would give up a scientific career altogether.” This myopic lust for a genetic explanation of homosexuality—while based...
...champs before this season hailed from Denver University. That same DU school is home to the 2005 Great Western Lacrosse League champions. The same team our own Harvard men’s lacrosse team had beat a year ago with less than a half minute to go, before two Pioneer goals in the final 24 seconds sent the Crimson on a long flight home from Colorado unhappy. I remember the game. I have friends there.So you can imagine my torn loyalties this past Saturday, when the two lacrosse teams finally had their rematch almost exactly a year later. This time...
...frontier pioneer spirit, local leaders do draw a line. Why should the whole country benefit from the blessings of free trade if the border region pays the price? To enforce immigration policies over which they have no control, border counties lay out $108 million a year in law enforcement and medical expenses associated with illegal crossings, money most of these poor counties can't afford. Yes, there is a shortage of truck drivers, but there is also a shortage of judges to hear all the drug and smuggling cases. Arizona ambulance companies face bankruptcy because of all the unreimbursed costs...
...repeat last year’s comeback, Denver sought to outplay the Crimson in the game’s final minutes. Pioneer senior Geoff Snider scored with 2:38 left to tie the game at seven...