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A smart investment
The human brain is a marvelous instrument, capable of the subtlest thoughts, feelings and perceptions, and of dreams even the gods might envy. Yet for all our cleverness in other areas, we still know embarrassingly little about how our own brains actually...
Tags: DARPA, National Institutes of Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Fiction
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The AP's complicated word-association test
In what may be the greatest victory to date for the sophisticatedly asinine organization "No Labels," the Associated Press has embraced a new policy against "labeling people." For instance, its widely used and influential style guide is being purged of...Tags: Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Politics, The Associated Press
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A Woman-Lead Plaintiffs Firm Tackles Complex Cases
Simona A. Farrise founded Farrise Law Firm in 2007 with a broad mission: to make the seemingly impossible possible. An expert in complex litigation, Farrise has built a firm that helps clients through the most trying times of their lives. In the process,...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Trials, Mesothelioma, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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'Illegal' is now illegal at the Associated Press
In lecturing to journalism students over the years, I have pointed out that newspaper style guides have adapted to changes in politics and society. For example, the 1976 version of the New York Times Manual of Style and Usage warned reporters not to...Tags: News Media, Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration, Newspapers, Migration
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Obama's BRAIN Initiative to cost far less than Human Genome Project
President Obama’s brain-mapping initiative, for which he has proposed $110 million in federal funding for 2014, will focus how on how the brain is affected by conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and autism; how it produces...
Tags: Autism, Politics, Science and Technology, Behavioral Conditions, Government
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The forgotten victim: Nancy Lanza
The philosopher Kahlil Gibran's meditation on children is a touching favorite among parents who have read "The Prophet." In it, he captures perfectly the helplessness we feel as our children go out into the world, into the future, and necessarily...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Barack Obama, Adam Lanza
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Orange Grand Jury indicts two more in Ocoee witness killing
Two men arrested in connection to the September Ocoee witness killing of Alex Zaldivar were indicted this afternoon by the Orange County Grand Jury.
Emmaneul Wallace and Donnell Godfrey were arrested in December on charges of first-degree murder and two...Tags: Trials, McDonald's, Police Arrests, Shootings, Witnesses
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U.S. foes of legal pot focus on risks to the brain
Reuters(Reuters) - With U.S. backers of legalized marijuana emboldened by victories in two states during the November elections, foes are ramping up efforts and honing their message to focus on risks they say the drug poses to mental health and intellectual...Tags: Harvard Medical School, U.S. Congress, Science and Technology, Behavioral Conditions, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Suspect in Oakland college shooting deemed unfit to stand trial
L.A. NOWA judge has temporarily suspended the trial of a man accused of killing seven people in a shooting rampage at an Oakland vocational school, ruling the suspect is mentally unfit. Judge Carrie Panetta of Alameda County Superior Court made her...... -
Fort Meade commander taking on synthetic marijuana
At first, the soldier's behavior was puzzling. He appeared to be having hallucinations. He was anxious. He became belligerent. A drug test identified the problem: The young man had become the latest service member at Fort Meade to experience an...
Tags: National Security Agency, Fort Meade (military base), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Business
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Suicide is on the rise, and officials don't know why
Will Heinemann seemed happy in October of 2008, laughing with friends and family at his son's wedding. Six months later he fatally shot himself. The owner of a Barrington masonry company and a 59-year-old married father of three, Heinemann seemed to...
Tags: Suicidal Behavior, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Hospitals and Clinics, Rush University Medical Center
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Why Mental Health Screening Of Gun Buyers Is No Answer
The Hartford CourantThe horrific mass murder of children and school personnel in Newtown prompted calls for more screening of gun buyers to identify the mentally ill and prevent or restrict purchases of weapons and ammunition. This simplistic, impractical and unfair proposal...Tags: Health, Weaponry, Politics, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions
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