'Life begins' for Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging - research group has 40th birthday
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On its 40th birthday, the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging is planning research on the molecular and genetic aspects of aging. The study, which began in 1958, has followed 2,470 volunteers who come to the Gerontology Research Center in Baltimore, MD, every two years for extensive physiological and psychological tests. One of the most important findings was that many health problems elderly people have are related to age-related diseases rather than the aging process itself. Another interesting finding was that not all intellectual functions decline in old age.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Justice with a differance
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Traditionally the study of law ignored any ethical or moral dimension and was only concerned with examining the text to establish legal concepts. The two differing approaches to law were kept separated and were seen to be in conflict with each other. External theories looked to discover arguments and reasons for laws whilst internal theories considered the processes which happened in court. New theory not only examines legal texts and cases but uses many other approaches, such as literature, to theorise about the law.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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Memory: a Madeleine on wheels
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The Citroen DS is a vintage automobile from the 1950s with a body design that looks like a car from the 21st century. The author ponders his sense of style and how this car would effective his life if he were to purchase it.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1998
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