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...codes for an immune system protein and may be involved in the body's ability to recognize the accumulating plaques of amyloid as foreign. If that's true, says Amouyel, then new treatments based on this approach might be possible. "Maybe there is some metabolic pathway that we can use to stimulate the immune system to work on CR1 to improve the clearance of amyloid," he says. "There may be new pharmacological targets, and this finding opens up ideas...
After 12 months, Utah's experiment has been deemed so successful that a new acronym could catch on: TGIT (thank God it's Thursday). The state found that its compressed workweek resulted in a 13% reduction in energy use and estimated that employees saved as much as $6 million in gasoline costs. Altogether, the initiative will cut the state's greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 12,000 metric tons a year. And perhaps not surprisingly, 82% of state workers say they want to keep the new schedule. "It's beneficial for the environment and beneficial for workers," says Lori...
...congregate. The new food vendors and artistic performances are, similarly, original and unexpected initiatives that represent a new and welcome enthusiasm for experimentation. This initiative could be a great complement to future and more permanent ideas for adding social space, and the administration should not hesitate to use the same risk-taking spirit in their future efforts to address this issue. To quote Henry David Thoreau, a Harvard graduate of 1837 who lived in the Yard himself, “The world is but a canvas to the imagination.” We are excited to see what this committee...
...result, the RIAA has tried to use Tenenbaum as an example to dissuade other file-sharers and has employed overly aggressive tactics to that end, Nesson said...
...crafting a persuasive message and delivering it in a persuasive manner, the task becomes more difficult. Beyond that, learning how to speak from the heart—to convey internal passion and spark that same emotion in listeners—seems like a lifelong endeavor. I, for one, can use all the help...