News tagged with materialism
Ten years on, the SARS outbreak that changed Hong Kong
With its bustling streets, shops and busy restaurants, little suggests that ten years ago Amoy Gardens was on the front line of Hong Kong's battle with a virus that caused a global health crisis.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 15, 2013 |
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New device eliminates itchy sweaters and blisters: Innovative invention tracks skin friction
Shoes (or shoe-sock combinations) that do not give you blisters, shaving that doesn't cause burning cheeks, clothes that don't itch, coffee cups that won't slip out of your hands, telephone touch screens that you use with ...
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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CMS issues final rule on physician sunshine act
(HealthDay)—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a final rule requiring drug and device manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) to report payment or gifts of ...
Health
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Researchers show that lipid nanoparticles are ideal for delivering genes and drugs
Researchers from Basque Public University are using nanotechnology to develop new formulations that can be applied to drugs and gene therapy. Specifically, they are using nanoparticles to design systems for ...
Genetics
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Lawsuit charges weigh on Bayer profits again
(AP)—Charges for lawsuits over its birth control pills weighed on Bayer AG's earnings once again during the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Feb 28, 2013 |
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DNA testing helps with family histories
As she swabbed the inside of his cheek, Patt Heise assured her 84-year-old father that she wasn't crazy, just curious. She mailed off the saliva sample and waited for results. Her dad died a month later, too early to find ...
Genetics
Feb 22, 2013 |
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Data pooling in biobanks: The BIOPOOL project
A European consortium of medical, research and higher education institutions is developing a network for banks containing digitalised images of human tissue—"biobanks"— which will help doctors to diagnose different types ...
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Feb 20, 2013 |
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Whole genome sequencing better at tracing TB outbreaks than standard test
A new form of genetic testing of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis can provide better information on TB transmission and also trace TB outbreaks more accurately than the current standard test, according to a study from ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
Studying infectious diseases has long been primarily the domain of biologists. However, as part of the Ragon Institute, MIT engineers and physical scientists are joining immunologists and physicians in the ...
HIV & AIDS
Feb 08, 2013 |
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Spanish researchers design biomarkers for the detection of dengue and West Nile virus
Researchers at the University of Granada have designed a set of biomarkers that can be used in diagnostic tests for the detection of dengue and the West Nile virus, two infectious diseases transmitted by ...
Medical research
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Nigeria frees long-delayed funds to address lead poison
Nigeria has provided nearly $3 million in long-delayed financing to clean up part of an area where lead poisoning has killed hundreds of children, Doctors Without Borders said Thursday.
Health
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Researcher uncovers potential cause, biomarker for autism and proposes study to investigate theory
A New York-based physician-researcher from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, best known for his research into fertility and twinning, has uncovered a potential connection between autism and a specific growth protein ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Jan 31, 2013 |
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New drug target identified for multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) led by Carmela Abraham, PhD, professor of biochemistry, along with Cidi Chen, PhD, and other collaborators, report that the protein Klotho plays an important role ...
Neuroscience
Jan 30, 2013 |
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To feel happier, talk about experiences, not things
(Medical Xpress)—To get the biggest psychological bang for the buck, talk about your experiences, whether a hike in the woods or a trip to Rome, rather than your things, according to a new Cornell study.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2013 |
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A step toward repairing the central nervous system
Despite recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of nerve injury, tissue-engineering solutions for repairing damage in the central nervous system (CNS) remain elusive, owing to the crucial and complex ...
Medical research
Jan 29, 2013 |
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