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This discovery was the first proof that neurotransmitter levels change following a cutoff of blood to the brain; it forms the basis of the Wurtman-Zervas theory. The two neuroscientists speculate that cells starved of oxygen as the result of strokes die and allow their stored dopamine to escape. Dopamine is normally released only in minuscule amounts, and a sudden flood of the chemical can be lethal. Excess dopamine can cause nearby blood vessels to contract, cutting off oxygen to neighboring cells and thus spreading the stroke damage. After the flood has subsided, there is a serious shortage...
Wurtman and Zervas concede that evidence in support of their theory is still fragmentary. But their hypothesis is consistent with the clinical picture of stroke, in which victims frequently develop worsening symptoms, and sometimes permanent paralysis, over a period of several hours after the initial episode. It also suggests a way in which the damage that follows a stroke may be lessened. Drugs are now available to restore proper neurotransmitter balances in patients suffering from depression, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. Proper use of these drugs after a stroke might restore the balance in survivors and reverse some...
Once again, Radcliffe had problems with its start. Number-seven woman. Allison Hall caught a crab on the third stroke of the race and a member of the bow four washed out during the ensuing few strokes. Because of the early mishaps, Radcliffe found itself even with B.U. and uncomfortably trailing MIT by two seats ten strokes into the race...
...meter point that Radcliffe just exploded past MIT and B.U. Radcliffe increased its lead with every stroke, so that by the 750-meter mark, Radcliffe had a healthy length and a half advantage...
Junior Woody Harlan moved up from the third boat into the J.V. bow spot, with Dave Porter moving to number seven, Tim Hackert to five, and Jack Foley to three. The post side remained unchanged, with Jerry Boak at stroke, Rich Harper at six, R.T. Lyman at four, and Greg Miller...