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...presence in Kirkland House on Monday remains a mystery, but in interviews with The Crimson yesterday, those who shared a floor with Cosby and his mother shed some light on the victim himself, painting a picture of a boy always willing to lend a hand, often offering to help his neighbors carry the groceries...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang and June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Friends, Neighbors Remember Cosby’s 'Strong' Presence | 5/20/2009 | See Source »

...course, the more basic question is, How much do masks really help to stem the spread of disease? It's unclear, according to the CDC, which isn't recommending that people wear masks amid the current H1N1 outbreak. The CDC website says that "very little is known about the benefits" of wearing masks during a pandemic, and that the best preventive steps are frequent hand-washing and covering one's mouth when coughing or sneezing. Along with these strategies, the most effective techniques for preventing contagion are so-called social-distancing measures, such as closing schools, churches, theaters and other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Pandemic Fear: A Shortage of Surgical Masks | 5/19/2009 | See Source »

...certainly a daunting challenge to begin teasing out the individual genes that may contribute to autism, as the UCLA team has with CACNA1G, but databases like AGRE make the job slightly easier. The next step will be to try to use known autism genes to help develop screening tools or early interventions. "We are going to have a much better understanding of the causes of autism over the next five to 10 years," says Dawson. "We're in a period of great discovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More | 5/19/2009 | See Source »

Among the many mysteries that befuddle autism researchers: why the disorder affects boys four times more often than girls. But in new findings reported online today by the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers say they have found a genetic clue that may help explain the disparity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More | 5/19/2009 | See Source »

...that followed, neither side could agree to a political compromise on autonomy for Tamil-majority areas. Confrontations between the Tigers and the government increased, and the assassinations resumed. The LTTE itself began to splinter, and one of Prabhakaran's top lieutenants, known as Karuna, broke away. With Karuna's help, the eastern provinces came under control of the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prabhakaran: The Life and Death of a Tiger | 5/19/2009 | See Source »

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