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Building a Bionic Pancreas
A device that tracks blood sugar and automatically administers insulin and glucagon could take some pressure off Type 1 diabetes patients and their parents
Health
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 09, 2015, 8:08am
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White House Says Climate Change Threatens Public Health
'This is not just a future threat, this is a present threat'
Environment
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 08, 2015, 10:52am
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American Ebola patient improves to good condition
Man being treated in Maryland upgraded from fair conditionHealth officials monitoring 40 other people but none has tested positive
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 08, 2015, 10:52am
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Life expectancy falls for older UK women
Campaigners point finger at austerity as Public Health England report shows first decline across all age groups in nearly two decades
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 08, 2015, 10:52am
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University And Biotech Firm Team Up On Colorblindness Therapy
Six years ago, husband-and-wife scientists used gene therapy to cure colorblindness in monkeys. Now they're trying to make it work for the millions of people with faulty color vision.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am
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First year-long stay on the ISS about to begin
One twin will spend the year in space, the other on the ground. Monitoring their health could let us tease apart the effects of space flight from genetics
Space
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am
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9/11 firefighters hit by autoimmune diseases
Emergency crews who spent months clearing up after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York have higher rates of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
Health
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am
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Warn people of genetic health risks, says deCODE boss
By 2016, Icelandic genetics company deCODE will have data on half the country's population. Releasing the data will be controversial, but could save lives
Genetics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am
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Can parental training improve the course of autism?
A new study is the first rigorous test of a controversial idea: that the everyday interactions between caregiver and child can change the way autism develops
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am
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Don’t fear the GM super-spud – we need it to feed mouths
Anti-GM activists will never accept anything ‘unnatural’, but the genetically modified potato being developed in Norwich could be of tremendous benefit
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am
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Why There's A Big Battle Brewing Over The Lean Meat In Your Diet
Should the government recommend lean meat as part of a healthy diet? That's emerged as a political flashpoint. The panel working on federal guidelines says the evidence on lean meat is muddled.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015, 7:39am
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Quality-Testing Legal Marijuana: Strong But Not Always Clean
Early efforts to test legal marijuana are finding that it's got lots of buzzworthy THC. But it can also have fungus, chemical residue and bacteria. What that means for health and safety isn't clear.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015, 7:39am
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Why Is Insulin So Expensive In The U.S.?
The hormone that controls blood sugar among diabetics is one of the oldest medicines used today. But more than 90 years after its discovery, a low-cost version is no longer available in the U.S.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 19, 2015, 7:50am
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Of mice and old men: is the elixir of youth finally coming of age?
American scientists have coined the term ‘senolytics’ to describe a new class of drugs designed to delay the ageing process by clearing out doddery cells
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015, 11:47am
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Genetics study seeks South Asian health clues in East London
Pakistani and Bangladeshi people in London's least healthy boroughs are being asked to provide spit samples and health records to researchers hoping to find genetic clues to why they are disproportionately affected by certain diseases.
Genetics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Mar 13, 2015, 7:56am
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Companies selling cannabis-infused products warned by FDA on health claims
Manufacturers of cannabis-infused products promoted as having health benefits for both people and pets have received warning letters their claims were untested and must be modified, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
Health
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Mar 13, 2015, 7:56am
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UK research funding slumps below 0.5% GDP – putting us last in the G8
Tell Them Science is Vital: with funding in decline and an election looming, we must make sure our democratic representatives understand how crucial science is for our economy, health and happiness
Science Politics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Mar 13, 2015, 7:56am
Rating: | Views: 1371 | Comments: 0
Before The Gas Is Passed, Researchers Aim To Measure It In The Gut
As people's health waxes or wanes because of stress or disease, their intestinal ecosystems change, too. It may be possible someday to diagnose disease by analyzing the gas the microbes make.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 12, 2015, 11:38am
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Results Of Many Clinical Trials Not Being Reported
Federal law requires publicly-funded medical researchers to promptly report the results of many experimental treatments. But few are doing so, a review shows, and patients may be hurt.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 12, 2015, 11:38am
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US rape test backlog down to mindset, not just money
Police forces in the US are sitting on thousands of unprocessed rape test kits, some dating back years. Clearing it will need more than cash
Health
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 12, 2015, 11:38am
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There is no scientific case for homeopathy: the debate is over
Pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies as anything other than placebos are putting their customers’ health at risk
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 12, 2015, 11:38am
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College Rape Case Shows A Key Limit To Medical Privacy Law
A woman who is suing the University of Oregon for mishandling her rape case could have her own medical records used against her in court. Yes, that's legal.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 10, 2015, 11:04am
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We're Not Taking Enough Lunch Breaks. Why That's Bad For Business
Research shows that only 1 in 5 five people takes a break and leaves his desk to eat. Most workers are simply eating at their desks. But creativity can take a big hit without a change of scenery.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Friday, Mar 06, 2015, 9:10am
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Infertility Clinic Courts Controversy With Treatment That Recharges Eggs
The technique aims to rejuvenate a woman's eggs using mitochondria from cells extracted from her ovaries. A Toronto clinic's first births are due soon, and some doctors are worried about side effects.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 05, 2015, 9:05am
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People With Eczema Are Itching For Better Health Care
Just a rash? Not if you have eczema. People with eczema often have a hard time finding appropriate health care and are apt to miss work dealing with the chronic skin problem, a study finds.
Health
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 05, 2015, 9:05am
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Why media coverage of alternative cancer cures is dangerous
A Mirror Online report on a breast cancer patient who refused medical treatment for so-called natural alternatives ignores the health risks
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 05, 2015, 9:05am
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Fat? Sick? Blame Your Grandparents’ Bad Habits
Toward the end of World War II, the Nazis blocked all food and fuel supplies to the Netherlands, leading to famine. Many babies born during this famine suffered long-term effects, including a higher incidence of a variety of conditions such as heart disease, obesity, glucose intolerance, and obstructed airways.
Health
Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015, 7:37am
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Sexing up the human pheromone story: How a corporation started a scientific myth
Popular belief has it that human ‘sex pheromones’ exist and are well-established by the scientific community. But all is not as it seems, as Tristram Wyatt explains
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015, 7:37am
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Statins work for those at highest risk of heart attack – study
Findings published in The Lancet show chance of heart attack drops by 48% when people most at risk take cholesterol-lowering medications
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015, 7:37am
Rating: | Views: 1126 | Comments: 0
Can Family Secrets Make You Sick?
Few doctors — and few patients — realize just how profoundly early abuse, neglect and other childhood traumas can damage an adult's physical health.
Psychology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 03, 2015, 7:22am
Rating: | Views: 1141 | Comments: 0
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