[ad_1] Herbert Benson, a Harvard-trained cardiologist whose research demonstrating the power of the mind over the body helped bring meditation into the mainstream, died February 3 in a Boston hospital.Read More
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Jeremiah Stamler, who found ways to stop heart disease, dies at 102
[ad_1] A third study, which began nearly 30 years ago and is still ongoing, looks at dietary factors such as animal protein, as well as salt, that contribute to highRead More
John Arrillaga Sr., Who Helped Build Silicon Valley, Dies at 84
[ad_1] Real estate developer John Arrillaga Sr., who has physically transformed Silicon Valley from orchards to tech office parks. A major donor to Stanford UniversityHe died Monday in Portola Valley,Read More
Leading Genome Researcher Deborah Nickerson dies at 67
[ad_1] Deborah Nickerson, a human genomics researcher who helped discover genes responsible for cardiovascular disease, autism, and cardiovascular disease Miller syndromeHe died at his home in Seattle on December 24,Read More
Alan Scott, Doctor Behind Botox’s Medical Use, dies at 89
[ad_1] He married Ruth White, a teacher and housewife, in 1956. He died in 2009. Dr. In addition to his daughter Alison, Scott also survived his wife, Jacquelyn Lehmer; threeRead More
Champion of Threatened Primates Shirley McGreal dies at 87
[ad_1] Shirley, who has a twin sister named Jean, earned a bachelor’s degree from Royal Holloway, University of London, where she studied Latin and French, and a master’s in teacherRead More
Telepathology Pioneer Dr. Ronald Weinstein dies at 83
[ad_1] He completed his medical training at Tufts University in 1965 and completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, which at the time experimented with an early telemedicine program thatRead More
Kenyan fossil hunter and environmentalist Richard Leakey dies at 77
[ad_1] “I was angry until now that they took the bone from me because it was so important for a 4-year-old to dig,” he said. After deciding to pursue fossilRead More
Comprehensive Ecologist and Amazon Savior Thomas Lovejoy Dies At 80
[ad_1] During his time at the World Wildlife Fund, he wrote part of a report commissioned by President Jimmy Carter – “Global 2000: Entering the 21st Century” Published in 1980Read More
EO Wilson, Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92
[ad_1] Edward O. Wilson, biologist and author who has conducted pioneering work on biodiversity, insects and human nature, and who has also won two Pulitzer Prizes, died Sunday in Burlington,Read More