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Recently-acquired knowledge of the entire genetic sequences of many deadly pathogens will aid tremendously in the research, he said. Scientists hope to duplicate proteins created by pathogens in order to survive, and then create drugs to inhibit those particular proteins, destroying the pathogen, Kasper said...

Author: By Nura A. Hossainzadeh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Medical School Wins $45 Million Research Grant | 9/10/2003 | See Source »

Meanwhile, lab studies on rats have alternately suggested that isoflavones inhibit and stimulate breast-cancer tumor growth. Recent studies showing that estrogen in hormone replacement therapy actually increases the risk of breast cancer and heart disease in postmenopausal women have scared some women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Soy Crazy | 9/1/2003 | See Source »

Although the mechanism is not clear, it appears that in this type of dementia, language is not required for--and may even inhibit--certain types of visual creativity. "We typically don't think that something could be getting better," says Miller. Chang's experience underscores the fact that dementia is rarely a simple, one-dimensional disease. It also reminds us to treasure what is spared. --By David Bjerklie

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: The Art Of Dementia | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

...nineteenth century, Harvard administrators expressed concern about the increasing emphasis undergraduates placed on intercollegiate athletics, centering around the fear not only that athletes spent too much time in athletic practices and did not have time to study, but that “exaggerated” physical activity would inhibit intellectual capabilities...

Author: By David B. Rochelson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lewis Defended University Athletics | 4/29/2003 | See Source »

...Iraqi Cultural Heritage,” which was submitted to the UN last week with hundreds of signatures. John Malcolm Russell of the Massachusetts College of Art and McGuire Gibson of the University of Chicago are organizing a database of missing objects that they say they hope will inhibit their sale on the art market. And American and European archeologists are planning an emergency trip to meet up with their Iraqi counterparts...

Author: By Lindsey E. Mccormack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ancient Treasures Lost | 4/25/2003 | See Source »

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