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Here is an article about how not to write a B-school admissions essay with lessons for how to share helpfully in shamanic circles and many other situations:Admissions officers at top business schools like to say they've seen it all when it comes to
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries publis
Saharan dust storms help sustain life over extensive regions of the North Atlantic Ocean. Scientists mapped the distribution of nutrients including phosphorous and nitrogen and investigated how organi
Researchers have confirmed that in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's, levels of specific proteins in the blood and spinal fluid can be used to track the progression of AD, long before symptoms appear
Despite the routine delivery of babies by caesarean section, there is no consensus among medical practitioners on which is the best operating method to use. In a systematic review published in the Coc
Researchers have compiled a series of guidelines that should help researchers in their efforts to design, develop and manage next-generation databases of biological parts.
Breast cancer research needs to investigate how a person's ethnicity influences their response to treatment and its outcome, according to a new Comment piece in The Lancet. Emerging evidence suggests
As veterinary medicine improves, zoo animals are living far beyond their normal lifespans. Andrea Seabrook visits the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to see how keepers there care for an elderly ele
This week, the Senate approved a $48 billion extension of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Included in the bill was a provision that would lift a ban, in place since 1987, on visas for
A story is making the rounds through e-mail about a man who saved a nestful of baby ducklings from jumping off a second-story awning by catching them just before they hit the sidewalk. "Duck Hero" Joe
Following a low-sodium diet does not appear to have any appreciable impact on asthma control, according to new research. Contrary to past studies -- which have suggested a link between low-sodium diet
The Internet gives scientists and researchers instant access to an astonishing number of academic journals. So what is the impact of having such a wealth of information at their fingertips? The answer
In studying how animals change size as they evolve, biologists have unearthed several interesting patterns. For instance, most species are small, but the largest members of a taxonomic group -- such a
New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. This sugge
Researchers have developed the first tissue culture of normal, human liver cells that can model infection with the hepatitis C virus and provide a realistic environment to evaluate possible treatments
Will it ever be possible to buy software guaranteed to be free from bugs? A team of European researchers think so. Their work on the mathematical foundations of programming could one day revolutionize
Eighteen female koalas treated with an anti-chlamydia vaccine are showing positive results, giving scientists hope they have an answer to the disease that is threatening the survival of koalas in the
Bumble bees go "off color" and can't remember which flowers have the most nectar when they are feeling under the weather. The behavior of the bumbling bees reveals that, like humans who are ill, bees
To ease pain and numbness associated with diabetes, scientists are studying a drug previously used for depression to treat peripheral neuropathy. Diabetics often suffer from this condition because of
Scientists have shown a negative correlation between dengue hemorrhagic fever and the density of the Aedes mosquitoes that transmit the virus. The study explains how current efforts to reduce the mosq
Is it a compliment or a criticism? Until recently, the word "jihad" was a regular part of the Bush administration's lexicon in condemning terrorist attacks. But in the Muslim world, jihad has very pos
Religious leaders are meeting in Spain for an interfaith summit sponsored by Saudi Arabia. Critics say the meeting is only meant to make the Arab country look good in the West. Only one Israeli was in
The Vatican is rolling out what you might call "Pope 2.0." Pope Benedict is the first pontiff to have a cell phone and a specially engraved iPod. Now he's the first to send text messages to the faithf
This week's New Yorker magazine shows a cartoon of Sen. Barack Obama dressed like Osama bin Laden, and his wife, Michelle, donning military gear. They are sharing a fist-bump in the Oval Office. Edito
Sen. Barack Obama pledges that, if president, he would continue the Bush administration's support of community programs run by faith-based groups. In this week's Faith Matters, the Rev. Hershael York
John Templeton, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has died. Templeton was a pioneer of international investing and mutual funds in the years after World War II. He was also known for the pr
Jim Wallis, the editor and founder of Sojourners magazine, talks to host Andrea Seabrook about the evolving evangelical movement, Barack Obama's plans to continue and retool President Bush's office of
The Church of England's governing body has agreed to allow women to become bishops. However, members want to work out some way to accommodate those who object to the practice.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama is launching an initiative to recruit young evangelical and Catholic voters, two voting blocks that generally support Republican candidates. The Rev
The Abrahamson family of New York City has a unique binary reality. They are both African-American and Hasidic Jews. In this week's Faith Matters conversation, the Abramsons discuss belonging to two c