He's heading the Symphony Project, one of the first longitudinal studies of its kind on the effects of musical training on brain development.

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Benefits Beyond Borders, co-published with Cambridge University Press, presents case studies on the role of local communities for the sustainable development of WH sites.

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John Walsh, a professor of gerontology at USC, studies the effect of intense exercise on brain development.

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The researchers concluded that additional studies on cannabinoids and herpesviruses are warranted, as they may lead to the development of drugs that inhibit the reactivation of these oncogenic viruses.

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Subsequent studies will study the impacts of business travel, as well as the effect of travel on private sector development, local communities and the US economy.

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Dr Xin-zhuan Su, one of the researchers, said the studies, which are published in the journal Nature, would change scientific thinking on the parasite and the development of a malaria vaccine.

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Many of these reports are based on the results of epidemiologic studies, which examine associations between a wide range of behaviors and exposures, on the one hand, and the development of diseases, on the other.

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