BOSTON, Dec. 1  -- U. S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., said the honorary doctorate of laws he received from Harvard University Monday was a special honor.

Kennedy was presented the degree more than 50 years after his graduation from Harvard College, WBZ-TV reported.

"This is a very special time and special honor so I am looking forward to it," he told the Boston TV station as he headed into Sanders Theater to accept the honorary degree.

On the dais, he said he was "moved and deeply grateful to my university."

In presenting it to him, Harvard President Drew Faust called Kennedy "dauntless sailing against the winds" and "a statesman for all seasons."

BOSTON, Nov. 28 - Ray Allen scored 23 points Friday and Boston blew the game open in the second quarter en route to a 102-78 decision over Philadelphia.

The Celtics won their seventh straight and improved the best record in the Eastern Conference to 15-2.

Boston expanded a six-point lead after one period into an 18-point cushion at halftime. The Celtics held the 76ers scoreless for almost the first 4 minutes of the second quarter.

Kevin Garnett added 15 points and the Boston bench received most of the second-half playing time. Leon Powe, Tony Allen and Glen Davis all scored 10 for the Celtics.

A recent study showed that regeneration of damaged nerves due to brain or spinal cord is possible by silencing natural growth inhibitors.

Researchers at the Children's Hospital Boston removed the two key inhibitory regulators of the mTOR pathway known as PTEN and TSC1. Found in the brain cells of mice, these regulators are known to be active in cells during growth and development, but eventually slow down in control once neurons have matured. 

A study that involved 60 pacemaker and defibrillator patients has claimed that Magnetic interference from iPod headphones could bear a risk to patients with surgically implanted heart monitoring devices.

The research team said, "Interference from MP3 player headphones could prove fatal by temporarily deactivating the device. Patients should keep headphones more than 3cm away from their pacemaker or defibrillator."

Researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston have carried out a st