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...M.I.T. whizzes are working on it, though, developing a wearable known as the MIThril System. DeVaul says it will some day work as a "mental prosthesis" for people with memory and recognition difficulties, like those who have suffered a stroke or are in the early stages of dementia. "For a product to be viable in the marketplace, it has to have some sort of specific benefit to humanity," says Schwartz...
Piscitello became the first Radcliffe competitor to take part in four straight NCAA Championships while freshman stroke Caryn Davies became Radcliffe’s second freshman to row in the varsity boat at NCAAs...
...23rd. He earned his PGA Tour card the next season, but hardly dominated at golf's highest level, finishing the 2000 season 179th on the money list and missing the cut in 15 of 29 events. In December, on the final day of a qualifying tournament, Martin finished one stroke short and lost his Tour card. Now back in the minors, Martin stands 115th...
...they had a heart condition, the answer to that question changed abruptly last week. Impressed by mounting evidence that aggressive treatment can significantly reduce death from heart disease, a panel of experts from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued new guidelines for treating high cholesterol. In one stroke, the panel nearly tripled--from 13 million to 36 million--the number of adults who should be taking daily doses of powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs. They also raised by 25%--from 52 million to 65 million--the number who should go on a cholesterol-lowering diet...
With this year’s appearance in NCAAs, senior coxswain Mary Piscitello will become the first Radcliffe competitor to take part in four straight NCAA Championships. In addition, freshman stroke Caryn Davies will become Radcliffe’s second freshman rower to row in the varsity boat at NCAAs...