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She had hoped to avoid attending the Belize Central Prison entirely, but 32-year-old Leeanne Samuels, also known as Leeanne Samos, will spend two months in the rehabilitation program sponsored by the National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDACC) in Hattieville after pleading guilty to possession of a crack pipe and mischievous act.

Recently, carbon offset projects have been in the media, and not in the positive way that carbon market participants would like to see. Critics have raised concerns not only about the validity of carbon offsets but also about the costs and benefits to forest-dependent communities. The viability of carbon offsets over a 100-year timespan depends […]

The actress, 63, looked sensational in a series of flawless photos for Harpers Bazaar UKs February Issue in a variety of chic outfits.

Scientists have created a new treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI) that shrank brain lesions by 56% and significantly reduced local inflammation levels in pigs.

We have two copies of each chromosome in every cell in our bodies except in our reproductive cells. Sperm and egg cells contain a single copy of each chromosome with a unique mix of genes from our parents, an evolutionary trick to give our offspring genetic variability.

Students and faculty who explored the southernmost tip of the planet returned with a renewed emphasis on environmental stewardship.

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<p>Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can cause lasting damage, but stopping the rampant brain inflammation they cause is difficult. A team at the Wyss, @SEAS and @MGH led by Samir Mitragotri has made a new treatment using macrophages - immune cells that migrate to the brain. By attaching microparticle "backpacks" that kept the macrophages in a healing state, they reduced the size of brain lesions by 56% in pigs with a mock TBI.</p>

Every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., students, faculty, and employees gather in the BYU-Idaho Center to hear Christ-centered messages at the University’s weekly devotional. Speakers are selected from university employees, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and friends of BYU-Idaho. In addition, each semester one college hosts a guest speaker for a campus forum hour.

A fallout of India and China’s development policies, driven by the Trickledown theory, is the increase in inequality over the last four decades (Table 5). The