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Twitter Facebook A year ago this week, Boston University made the unprecedented announcement that it was shutting down dorms and sending students home as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in Boston. As the one-year anniversary of that historic move approached, we invited members of the BU community to tell us their unsung heroes of the pandemic—a teacher, student, staff person, or alum who made a difference in their life, and the life of the University.  We heard from dozens of you, giving ...

Frequent cannabis use in adolescence linked to decline in IQ Declines of approximately two IQ points over time in those who used cannabis frequently Adolescents who use cannabis frequently may experience a decline in intelligence quotient (IQ) over time, according to an Irish-led study. The findings of the research provide further insight into the harmful neurological and cognitive effects of frequent cannabis use on young people. The study, led by researchers at Royal College of Surgeons in ...

 E-Mail RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has received a €1.3 million grant from Wellcome to further develop a blood test that can predict whether a person is likely to develop a psychotic disorder years later. The researchers had previously analysed blood samples taken from people at clinical high risk of psychosis. These individuals were followed up for several years to see who did and did not develop a psychotic disorder. After assessing the proteins in blood samples and usi...

RCSI receives €1.3m to further develop prognostic blood test The grant comes from Wellcome’s Psychosis Flagship, which aims to improve the diagnosis of psychosis. RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has received a €1.3m grant to further develop a blood test that can predict whether a person is likely to develop a psychotic disorder later in life. The grant comes from Wellcome’s Psychosis Flagship, which aims to reduce the global burden of psychosis by improving diagnosis. RC...

Updated Jan 30, 2021 | 10:33 IST The findings of the research were published in the journal Psychological Medicine provides further insight into the harmful neurological and cognitive effects of frequent cannabis use on young people. Study links frequent cannabis use by young people to decline in IQ | Photo Credit: Pixabay&nbsp Washington: A recent study has found that adolescents who frequently use cannabis may experience a decline in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) over time...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Professor Mary Cannon, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Youth Mental Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences view more  Credit: Ray Lohan/ RCSI Thursday, 28 January 2021: A study has found that adolescents who frequently use cannabis may experience a decline in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) over time. The findings of the research provide further insight into the harmful neurological and cognitive effects of frequent cannabis use on young people. Th...

Money away. god deeds? perhaps. but e-mails and records uncovered by the new york attorney general show behind the scenes then campaign manager corey lewandowski was making it clear the good deeds would be used for political gain. the day after the fund-raiser lewandowski writes to the trump organizations chief financial officer alan weiselberg "is there any way we can make dispersement this is week while in iowa?" weiselberg writes back "put together a list of the iowa veterans groups you have...

Were brothers, we look after each other. thank you for your service. rated r. were back with the hard ball roundtable. betsy, tell me something, give me a scoop. >> david cotter has been named as the new irs commissioner. hell take over when ron kosmans term is up. he does not have experience in the irs. however he has worked against it at his law firm, ernst and young. that firm settled for upwards of $100 million with the irs and the justice department because it marketed tax shelters. >> ma...

perkens. >> i am alison seymour. >> tucker barnes standing by good morning. >> hey, alison showers moving through hit and miss it will not be everywhere, most of the day we will just feature clouds but probably enough, kids head out to the bus stop they will want to be prepared for showers. shower activity, light, moving west to east and generally a break but rain showers out to the west, they will be moving through during the course of the next couple hours be prepared for rain shower...

he was met by military leaderships including, general petraeus. he was upbeat about prospects of defeating al-qaida and said the u.s. was within reach of strategically defeating them. the strategy for doing this is military operations and capturing or killing fewer than 20 of the terror groups leader here in stan tan and north africa. i think now we have them on the moment and now is the moment. if we continue this effort we can cripple al-qaida. his upbeat assessment comes as stan tan...