Archive: 20/08/2015

Researcher using engineering and medical skills to help people with type 1 diabetes

By the time she was a college sophomore, LaDonya Jackson already was cloning horses in a lab at Utah State University. She thought her interest in this research stemmed from her childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian, ...

Aug 20, 2015

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Study shows staring into someone's eyes for a long time can cause hallucinations

(Medical Xpress)—Italian psychologist Giovanni Caputo has conducted a study with human volunteers where it was revealed that when two people stare into one another's eyes for a long period of time, both can experience disassociation ...

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HITECH Act did not speed up electronic health record adoption as hoped, study shows

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law Feb. 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, improve the quality of health ...

Aug 20, 2015

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Scientists build genome-based 'reference library' for blood diseases

A new paper on how genome data (information regarding the genetic material of an organism such as DNA) can be made open-access – while at the same time ensuring that appropriate levels of privacy are maintained – has ...

Aug 20, 2015

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Joining molecular components expands ability to manipulate genes in specific cell types

Want to see where a particular gene is active? Use green fluorescent protein, or GFP, and the cells will light up.

Aug 20, 2015

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Antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' found at California hospital

A Los Angeles-area hospital said that some of its patients contracted an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that has been linked to a type of medical scope and infected dozens of people around the country.

Aug 20, 2015

Saudi MERS infections soar ahead of hajj pilgrimage

MERS coronavirus infections have soared in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, killing three people and forcing a Riyadh hospital to close its emergency ward, officials and newspapers said Thursday.

Aug 20, 2015

Study: Calcium supplementation does not clog arteries

Contrary to recent reports, consuming calcium supplements is not likely to cause heart problems or heart attacks, according to a study from Purdue University.

Aug 20, 2015

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Aboriginal communities have world's highest dementia incidence

Research by The University of Western Australia's Centre for Health and Ageing has confirmed that the incidence of dementia in remote Aboriginal communities is the highest in the world, with head injuries and age the greatest ...

Aug 20, 2015

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Why do we find it hard to keep track of days of the week?

Mondays really do make us blue, Fridays are the happiest day of the working week and 'dull' midweek days are easily muddled up – and it's all due to how the artificial seven-day cycle we live by shapes the way we think, ...

Aug 20, 2015

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