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  • March 2008

    • Gene Linked to Stress Disorder

      Time  |  Mar 19, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      Gene Linked to Stress Disorder

      (Newser) - A gene that may influence an individual's susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder has been identified by psychologists at Emory University, Time reports. A study of low-income African-American adults in the Atlanta area, 80% of whom had experienced trauma, found that certain versions of a gene were linked to higher PTSD rates in those who had a history of earlier trauma, such as child abuse or violence. More »

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      genetics  • mental health  • Atlanta  • PTSD  • genetic screening  • Emory University

    • Best Undergrad Biz Schools

      BusinessWeek  |  Mar 1, 08 6:10 PM CST

      Best Undergrad Biz Schools

      (Newser) - The financial world may be on its ear, but undergraduate business schools are booming as increasing numbers of quality high school grads drive up standards and B-school grads command more on the employment market. Here are the 10 best, as ranked by Business Week: Pennsylvania (Wharton): Can be too competitive. Virginia (McIntire): Intense workload. Notre Dame (Mendoza): Ethics focus draws raves. More »

  • January 2008

    • Columbus Gave Europe Syphilis

      LiveScience  |  Jan 15, 08 4:07 PM CST

      Columbus Gave Europe Syphilis

      (Newser) - New genetic evidence gives Christopher Columbus credit for bringing back a different sort of bounty from the New World—the scourge of syphilis. Columbus and his crew returned home with a sexually transmitted form of a disease native to South America, say Emory University researchers. Soon after, the first known syphilis epidemic ravaged Europe, LiveScience reports. More »

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      STD  • Native Americans  • syphilis  • Emory University  • Columbus

  • August 2007

    • Scientists Find Switch to Turn On Brain Cells

      New York Times  |  Aug 14, 07 3:21 AM CDT

      Scientists Find Switch to Turn On Brain Cells

      (Newser) - Neuroscientists are experimenting with switching targeted groups of brain cells on and off using remote-controlled lasers, promising hope for treatment of mental disorders, reports the New York Times . The technique, using cells altered with a photo-sensitive protein called channelrhodopsin-2, could one day be used to treat a host of problems from autism to depression. More »

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      depression  • brain  • MIT  • autism  • Duke University  • neurology  • Emory University

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