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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:27:32 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Silencing Brain Cells with Yellow and Blue Light
Silencing Brain Cells with Yellow and Blue Light
Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a powerful new class of tools to reversibly shut down brain activity using different colors of light. When targeted to specific neurons, they could potentially lead to new treatments for abnormal brain activity associated with disorders including chronic pain, epilepsy, brain injury and Parkinson's disease.
Such disorders could best be treated by silencing, rather than stimulating abnormal brain activity. These ...
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:43:15 -0600 (CST)
Subject: President Obama Honors Outstanding Teachers and Mentors at White House
President Obama Honors Outstanding Teachers and Mentors at White House
On Jan. 6, President Barack Obama honored educators from across the country with awards for excellence in mathematics and science teaching and mentoring in his second "Educate to Innovate" campaign event for excellence in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The event was held in the White House East Room. The president also announced key new partnerships in his campaign to help reach the administration's goal of moving American students from the middle to
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:48:55 -0600 (CST)
Subject: New Findings Shed Light on Who's Afraid of HPV
New Findings Shed Light on Who's Afraid of HPV
The "cultural cognition thesis" argues that individuals form risk perceptions based on often-contested personal views about what makes a good society. But what does it reveal about people's views regarding one of the most hotly debated health care proposals in recent years: vaccinating elementary-school girls, ages 11-12, against human papillomavirus (HPV), a widespread sexually transmitted disease?
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