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the aging of AIDS
Potent drug therapies, and perhaps even the use of Viagra, are rapidly making HIV/AIDS a disease of older adults, bringing new challenges for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Most of us are familiar with the major disorders associated with aging, such … Continue reading
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better prediction, better care
Many people with Alzheimer’s disease don’t receive the hospice services they need because these programs are reserved for people with less than 6 months to live. A new prognostic model could make it easier for these patients to get quality … Continue reading
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build it tall
Why build tall? People have always built as high as existing technology would allow them. Whether to glorify kings, as in the pyramids of ancient Egypt, or to glorify God, as in the soaring cathedrals of medieval Europe, towering edifices … Continue reading
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when good ideas go bad
Not all innovations are success stories. For every Model-T, there’s an Edsel, and for every VHS recorder, a Betamax. Some ideas are ahead of their time, some are marketed badly, and some just plain stink. (New Coke, anyone?) Even the … Continue reading
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science eye for the nonscience guy
There’s no escaping it. Science has officially been made hip, thanks to the trendy science-couture magazine, Seed. Billing itself as “the new face of science,” Seed has serious articles and photo essays by MIT artist-in-residence Felice Frankel, but is also … Continue reading
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dating tips from the world of science
Are you unhappy with your love life? Do you ever wonder who your perfect mate should be? Want some good advice, but don’t know where to turn? Skip the television psychic, and try talking to some scientists instead. Many researchers … Continue reading
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the nighttime is the right time
After all this time, people are still debating nature vs. nurture: whether humans are blank slates, shaped by their external environments, or whether they’re completely determined by their genes. A complex question, and one I’m not particularly interested in. I’m … Continue reading
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confessions of a birdaholic
It all started with a stuffed loon. I’m not usually a souvenir type of girl, but I had enjoyed my trip to Canada last summer, and a stuffed loon, at that moment, seemed just right. It was a small Audubon … Continue reading
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trust me, it’s polish
After a year in Boston, I still miss the Polish food of Chicago: the $5.95 all-you-can-eat buffets, the ubiquitous delis with strands of garlic-rich sausages in the windows. Tiring of pho, chicken tikka masala, and panang curry, I longed for … Continue reading
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