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...past decade, psychiatrists have been working on the fifth edition of the DSM - referred to as DSM-V - to refine the classifications used by mental-health professionals to diagnose and research disorders. Without a listing in the DSM, it's tough to get treatment covered by insurance. And for researchers angling for grant money, a disorder's absence from the DSM makes it hard to get research funded. (See "The Year in Health...
...very difficult admissions exam, the content of which depends on the type of college we choose to attend. In the U.S., however, I met people who, by the age of 17, had already traveled the world, participated in national science competitions, or used unimaginable skills to do advanced research. Hearing these stories about people of such a young age was really impressive because they would be very rare in Brazil. As I spoke to my American friends, they told me that if you want to go to schools like Harvard you are stimulated to do these kinds of amazing things...
...conclusion, I chose to come to Harvard because I wanted to have the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research as a sophomore, learn from professors who are passionate about their students, row on the Charles as part of the novice crew team, learn Spanish, and pursue my interest in technology at the same time. Would I have had a less successful career had I pursued higher education in India? The answer is an emphatic “no,” because maneuvering through college in India would have equipped me with a skin thick enough to overcome...
...electricity generation. Ostensibly, the move is designed to allow for the production of medical isotopes. But many nuclear security experts note that the announced plan for 20 percent enrichment enables Iran to perform 90 percent of the process necessary to produce weapons-grade uranium under the guise of medical research. As such, the United States must take a very strong stance against further Iranian enrichment on both the domestic and international fronts...
...cast herself to the right of Perry. "You are never going to get to the right of Perry," Kronberg says. While Hutchison has a high conservative ranking - the American Conservative Union gives her a 90% lifetime rating - she is labeled a moderate on issues like abortion and stem-cell research. Unlike Perry, whose secessionist talk made news, Hutchison eschews red-meat rhetoric and favors prim suits and soft-toned speech...