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Study Finds Little Benefit in Following Food Pyramid Guidelines
The good news is that following the food pyramid guidelines probably won't hurt you. But it probably won't help you very much either, according to recent research. Co-author Meir Stampfer says the recommendations for fats and carbohydrates, in particular, should be revised.
On The Brain
MedEd News
Mentations
BBS Bulletin
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Headlines
Tiny RNA May Be Universal Regulator of Developmental Timing in Animals
UCSF-Harvard Team Publishes Major HIV Therapy Study Over Objections of Sponsor; Compound Shows No Effect on Slowing Disease Progression
Frequent Fruit and Vegetable Consumption May Not Protect From Colorectal Cancer
Airbags Hurt Young Kids But Protect Older Children, New Study Finds
Survey Finds Increased Use of Marijuana and Other Illicit Drugs at U.S. Colleges in the 1990s
Upcoming
Harvard Medicine at the Millennium event:
Parkinson's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases: Bench to Bedside
November 16-17, 2000
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Spotlight
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The First Pan-American Symposium on Neurovirology
Running from Nov. 13 through 15, the First Pan-American Symposium on Neurovirology aims to bring together biomedical scientists from the U.S., Canada, and Latin America in the new field of neurovirology. Organized by Roberto Trujillo of the Harvard School of Public Health—and featuring many Harvard speakers—the meeting will launch the Pan-American Society of Neurovirology, whose purpose is to understand the impact of viral infections on the nervous system as seen in the Americas.
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Student Scene
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Grad Student Science Series Hits Mark with Adults in Community
Science in the News, a science education program presented by graduate students for adults in the community, is completing its first run next week. In organizing the series, Elizabeth Hick made three discoveries: many of her fellow students are avid teachers; many adults have a thirst for learning, despite the stereotypes; and science literacy has a high value in the community.
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