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What makes good people do bad things? The mere smell of money can make people behave unethically
Researchers from Harvard and University of Utah found that the mere promise of money is enough to cause people to make unethical decisions Results of the study found people would engage in insider trading and lying if they stood to gain financially, but they wouldn’t if there was no money involved Participants ‘completely lost track […]
Harvard stripped of quiz championships for cheating
March 24, 2013
Harvard University has been stripped of a string of US quiz championship titles after a cheating scandal was uncovered by organisers. Championships awarded to the Ivy League college, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2009 and 2010, and two separate titles from 2011, were revoked and handed to the original runners-up. Photo: ALAMY By Jon Swaine, […]
Salt identified as autoimmune trigger
March 6, 2013
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Contact: Bill Hathaway 203-432-1322 Yale University For the past few decades, health officials have been reporting increases in the incidence of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Now researchers at Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Broad Institute have identified a prime suspect in the mystery — dietary salt. In the […]
Women’s iron intake may help to protect against PMS
March 1, 2013
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Contact: Janet Lathrop jlathrop@admin.umass.edu 413-545-0444 University of Massachusetts at Amherst Women who reported eating a diet rich in iron were 30 to 40 percent less likely to develop PMS than women who consumed lower amounts, in a study reported this week by researchers at UMass Amherst and Harvard AMHERST, Mass. – Women who reported eating […]
Stanford University raises $1 Billion in Donations
February 20, 2013
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013 Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising, becoming the first school to collect more than $1 billion in a single year, according to a report released Wednesday. . For the eighth straight year, Stanford ranked first in the Council for Aid to Education’s annual college fundraising survey, which […]
Calorie levels on food packaging ‘wildly misleading’ “OMG WHAT FIBER AGAIN?”
February 18, 2013
EEV: The lead story now in two lead publications, seems to have misunderstanding of fiber. This appears to be more of an experiment on hype and misinformation, then actually health or news. Calorie levels printed on food packaging are wildly misleading and should not be relied upon by dieters, nutritionists claim. < By Nick Collins, Science […]
Fat chance of slimming: dieters who eat high-fibre foods consume more calories, scientists say ” YES YOU READ IT RIGHT”
February 18, 2013
“So eating raw food is a good way to lose weight, but you need to be careful about it long-term and it would not be advisable in children,” Manufacturers’ measurements do not take into account the caloric value of fibre Steve Connor Monday, 18 February 2013 Food manufacturers and government agencies have consistently misled […]
Do palm trees hold the key to immortality?
December 21, 2012
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Contact: Richard Hund rhund@botany.org 314-577-9557 American Journal of Botany Recent review reveals unique cellular structure and function that may contribute to their long life-span For centuries, humans have been exploring, researching, and, in some cases, discovering how to stave off life-threatening diseases, increase life spans, and obtain immortality. Biologists, doctors, spiritual gurus, and even explorers […]
Harvard approves student club dedicated to ‘kinky sex’
November 30, 2012
The group ‘Harvard College Munch,’ which relishes in conversations about erotic sex, has been officially recognized by the prestigious university The expected approval from the school’s student life board will entitle Munch to officially meet for on-campus meals, promote on school grounds and apply for grants from the school’s Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors organization […]
Harvard ‘deeply troubled’ by row over Israeli buffet
November 10, 2012
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Photo by: Courtesy By CHARLES BYBELEZER 09/11/2012 Business School responds to former student’s criticism, description of Israeli dining station as affront to Arabs. Harvard Business School is “deeply troubled” for having offended Arab sensibilities due to the mischaracterization of various foods appearing on the menu of the dining room’s Israeli Mezze Station, Brian Kenny, chief […]
Man who claimed a huge ownership stake in Facebook, arrested by Investigators for the Postal Inspection Service
October 26, 2012
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New York man who sued Facebook faces criminal charges 4:43pm EDT By Emily Flitter and Grant McCool (Reuters) – A New York man was arrested Friday on charges he forged documents in a multibillion-dollar scheme to defraud Facebook Inc and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, through a lawsuit claiming a huge ownership stake in the […]
Study finds autistics better at problem-solving
October 22, 2012
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2009 study posted for filing Contact: Sylvain-Jacques Desjardins sylvain-jacques.desjardins@umontreal.ca 514-343-7593 University of Montreal University of Montreal and Harvard University research in Human Brain Mapping This release is available in French. Montreal, June 16, 2009 — Autistics are up to 40 percent faster at problem-solving than non-autistics, according to a new Université de Montréal and Harvard […]
BPA, chemical used to make plastics, found to leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans
October 18, 2012
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Todd Datz tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu 617-432-3952 Harvard School of Public Health Exposure to BPA may have harmful health effects Boston, MA — A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles, the popular, hard-plastic drinking bottles and baby […]
Harvard’s annual ‘IncestFest’ party where students ‘are encouraged to hook up with each other’ branded ‘offensive and insensitive’
October 11, 2012
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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:16:50 EST, 11 October 2012| UPDATED:16:50 EST, 11 October 2012 Students at Harvard University have lambasted one of its halls of residence for naming a party ‘IncestFest’ – at which students are reportedly encouraged to make out with as many people as possible. Kirkland House, which accommodates undergraduates at the illustrious […]
How synthetic biology will change us
October 4, 2012
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By Alan Boyle October 4, 2012, 7:05 pm NBCNews.com Lisa Poole / AP file Harvard geneticist George Church shows off the DNA sequence of a colleague. In the future, genetically modified organisms could be making our medicines, our fuel, our housewares, our houses — and they could even help us remake ourselves. All that may […]
Major Japanese university server sites hacked
October 4, 2012
Servers at the University of Tokyo and four other major universities in Japan have apparently been attacked by hackers, resulting in leaks of IDs and passwords to databases at those schools, it has been learned. A group of hackers identifying itself as “Ghost Shell” released a statement on Oct. 1, saying it has leaked some […]
Bioengineers Introduce ‘Bi-Fi’ — The Biological ‘Internet’
September 28, 2012
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2012) — If you were a bacterium, the virus M13 might seem innocuous enough. It insinuates more than it invades, setting up shop like a freeloading houseguest, not a killer. Once inside it makes itself at home, eating your food, texting indiscriminately. Recently, however, bioengineers at Stanford University have given M13 a […]
Dementia risk from sleeping tablets: Increases risk to Seniors by 50%
September 28, 2012
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Dementia risk from sleeping tablets: Pensioners on pills taken by 1.5m are 50% more likely to be hit, warns Harvard study Academics say side effects could be so harmful doctors should avoid prescribing them Scientists believe sleeping pills may interfere with neurotransmitters in the brain, possibly causing dementia Doctors made 10million sleeping pill prescriptions last […]
Understanding the brain by controlling behavior
September 24, 2012
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Contact: Peter Reuell preuell@fas.harvard.edu 617-496-8070 Harvard University Using precisely-targeted lasers, researchers manipulate neurons in worms’ brains and take control of their behavior In the quest to understand how the brain turns sensory input into behavior, Harvard scientists have crossed a major threshold. Using precisely-targeted lasers, researchers have been able to take over an animal’s brain, […]
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