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...tracked 2,153 participants, average age 73, as part of the ongoing Northern Manhattan Study on stroke, led by Columbia University researchers. The participants were tracked for about two years - none had had a stroke when the study began - and their daytime drowsiness was assessed using a standard sleepiness scale. Of the group, 44% were never-dozers, 47% were sometimes-dozers and 9% were always-dozers. During the follow-up period, the group had 40 strokes and 127 other vascular events, such as heart attack. The data showed not only an increase in stroke risk with excessive daytime sleepiness...
Instead, according to the former HMI chief, the dean of the Medical School—who also chairs the board of the HMI—“went directly to President Summers to seek approval on any large scale initiatives...
Boston, which scored a 22.7 on Popular Science’s 30-point scale, was commended for its proposed plan to build a plant that will turn leaves and grass into electricity...
...little excitement makes us wetter.” So even as British Sea Power scores Top 40 hits across the pond, in the US they continue to toil in semi-obscurity, registering somewhere between British brethren Bloc Party and Maxïmo Park on the popularity scale. This is truly unfortunate, because “Do You Like Rock Music?” is an invigorating listening experience which attests that British Sea Power deserves a broader audience. Album opener “All in It,” a somber anthem propelled by resonant marching drums and dreamlike chanting...
...enough to make you want to hug them. But unless you have a dedicated viewing partner or your entire blocking group develops an addiction, these rewards are few and far between. No wonder so many people prefer discussing movies; it’s simpler on a scale of time, if nothing else. Which brings me to “Lost.” Entering its fourth season, the island-castaway head-scratcher offers no greater puzzle than this: Why do I continue to watch it? “Lost” is like an abusive boyfriend: every time you think...