The intricate neural pathways involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affect areas of our Antenna Flylead brain that control executive functioning, organization, and planning.OCD is a chronic condition that can be debilitating, afflicting millions of people worldwide.The lifetime prevalence of OCD in the US is 2.3%.OCD is predominantly char
Modulating the innate immune response to influenza A virus: potential therapeutic use of anti-inflammatory drugs
Infection by influenza A viruses (IAV) is frequently characterized by robust inflammation that is usually more pronounced in the case of avian influenza.It is becoming clearer that the morbidity and pathogenesis caused by IAV is a consequence of this inflammatory response, with several components of the innate Monitor immune system acting as the ma
Optimal skill distribution under convex skill costs
This paper studies optimal distribution Thermometers and Hygrometers of skills in an optimal income tax framework with convex skill constraints.The problem is cast as a social planning problem where a redistributive planner chooses how to distribute a given amount of aggregate skills across people.We find that optimal skill distribution is either p