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...early 1960s, a Stanford psychologist named Walter Mischel began a series of famous experiments with snacks and kids. Mischel told his subjects they could have one little treat now or two if they waited awhile. The results varied widely. As Mischel and co-author Ozlem Ayduk note in their chapter of 2004's Handbook of Self-Regulation, the definitive psychology text on willpower, the very idea of delayed gratification baffled kids under 4. But nearly 60% of 12-year-olds were able to wait the full 25 minutes until Mischel returned with the two promised sweets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2 Thin Chefs | 6/11/2006 | See Source »

...Hair of the Dog Alcohol-related illnesses can be difficult to treat and even harder to detect

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mystery of the Double Cardiac Arrest | 6/8/2006 | See Source »

...deaths from solid tumor cancers, by finding the genes and pathways responsible for launching tumor cells to distant sites. By blocking these pathways, they hope to keep cancer corralled and prevent it from spreading to other parts of the body, where it becomes more difficult to treat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Drug Cocktails Are Changing the Way We Treat Cancer | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

...Catholic theater Company. Ty’s involvement in religion was also coupled with a commitment to charity. Ty met Priest Chaplain Bruce Teague when he interned at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. When his internship was over, Ty chose to stay on as a volunteer continuing to treat patients and developing a computer program to document the hospital’s spiritual care program. Teague calls Ty a “medical humanist.” “Michael was not only a true scientist. He also cared about humanities,” he says...

Author: By Doris A. Hernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Accident Cuts Short Ty’s Promising Career | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

...thinking was, better cut out the steak, treat yourself to one egg a week (if you must), switch from butter to margarine and hide the saltshaker. Oh, and don't waste time with golf. Vigorous, pulse-pounding exercise was the only way to keep your weight within limits--and just as important, your heart properly toned. It was a spartan regimen and made folks who didn't follow it feel guiltier than ever, but it retained the virtue of being comprehensible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eat Your Heart Out | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

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