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...what psychologists couldn't determine for sure is why we're so drawn to brevity. Is it nothing more than laziness - why master Salvatore when Sal will do? - or is something else involved? To study that, University of Michigan psychologists Norbert Schwarz and Hyunjin Song devised a test. (Read "Are Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Doomed...
...does, we might be better prepared than we ever were, thanks to a clever new strategy that scientists are testing for an improved way to treat influenza. Researchers at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have collaborated to test an antibody-based therapy for flu. Specifically, they tested antibodies that target core, conserved regions of the virus that do not mutate as readily as other parts. That's a little like attacking the virus's operating system instead of its software. Go after such primal programming...
...conference opponents No. 33 Illinois (6-2) and Binghamton (4-2). After a hard-fought, 5-2 loss to the Fighting Illini, the Crimson rebounded with a solid performance against the Bearcats on Sunday, winning 5-2. NO. 33 ILLINOIS 5 HARVARD 2 Harvard met its first major test of the season when it hosted Illinois on Saturday. Although the Crimson played competitively in the doubles matches, the Illini’s experience and depth helped them defeat Harvard. “I’m really proud of our squad today,” Green said...
Beam Me Up. Southwest is launching a Wi-Fi test run aboard its new aircraft - a total of four planes in its fleet will be Web-enabled by early March. If you happen to get a seat on one of them, you'll see placards telling you how to hook up to the Internet for free. In other Southwest news, the airline has just announced it will begin service to Boston's Logan Airport (until now, it has been flying to nearby Manchester, N.H.) this fall...
Harvard travels to the Palestra for an Ivy League test against the Quakers...