Word: beta
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...very excited yet very surprised that I made it," said Jessica Todd Smith '91, who heard yesterday that she had been chosen as a member of the female Junior 12. "My grandmother and my aunt were both Phi Beta Kappas, and they were ecstatic to hear that...
Some were "very excited," others "vaguely surprised." But all 12 women elected to Phi Beta Kappa this week received the honor of being the first members chosen for the prestigious academic society from Harvard's Class...
After Gathers' first collapse, he underwent a series of tests that revealed a cardiac arrhythmia -- an irregular heartbeat that can indicate anything from normal palpitations to a life-threatening condition. Gathers was ordered to report for weekly testing and treated with Inderal, one of a class of drugs called beta blockers. These inhibit the effects of adrenaline and smooth out the rhythms of the heart. Side effects include fatigue and sluggishness...
...gadgets are an offshoot of serious medical research into how visual and auditory stimuli can affect the brain. As it functions, the brain emits energy waves in four frequency ranges called wave states: beta, which is the normal, alert state; alpha, a slower pace noted when people are relaxed and creative; theta, the level just before people doze off, when intense learning can occur; and delta, which is deep sleep...