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...died off - enough to cause significant cognitive impairment. In adult rats, the effect was much less severe. "There is something about the young brain that makes it exquisitely sensitive to the loss of calcium," says Turner, who was the first to propose that calcium depletion is a critical first step in drug-induced brain-cell injury...
...changes in weather patterns. Fewer clouds and more sunlight would create a layer of warm air right at the glaciers' surface, which would cause some melting. But most of the ice loss, he suggests, is due to sublimation - that is, ice turning directly into water vapor with no intermediate step. That tends to happen when temperatures are cold and the air is extremely dry, which is the case at Kilimanjaro's higher-than-19,000-ft. summit (it's the same reason ice cubes slowly wilt away in a frost-free freezer). That happens all the time, but if there...
...Harvard is a New England leader when it comes to many things, and they’re taking a good step forward in terms of backing renewable powers, and putting their money where their mouth is,” said John R. Lamontagne, a spokesman for First Wind. “It’s good deal for them, [a] good deal for us, and we’re very excited to be working with them...
...example: do you ever listen to your heart beating? It turns out healthier hearts sound more musical than unhealthy hearts, and Yi Wei '10 has used this idea to create Gigue, an interactive musical experience that will be featured at the opening celebration. Audience members can step up and have data collected on their heart beats turned into a song. Pretty cool...
...accomplish significant things. She didn't consult me about that, so I can't attest as to why she did it or what her thoughts were, but it caught me off guard. I understood that she would not run again. That was one decision. But the decision to step down after 2½ years or two years in office, or whatever it was, that was a surprise...