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Mercury From Fish Not an Alzheimer's Risk
Feb 5, 2016A study published on 2 February 2016 in Volume 315, Issue 5 of the Journal of the American Medical Association has found eating seafood at least once a week could lower an individual’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. ...
Tags: Mercury From Fish, seafood
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The China of 1927 Seeing Women Embark on a Journey From Breast Binding to Bikinis
Oct 22, 2014In the year 1920 in China, women still bound their breasts and those who wore low-cut clothing revealing even the slightest bit of skin risked being arrested by outraged authorities. But only seven years later, the Chinese government ...
Tags: Breast Binding, Bikinis
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Lund University Has Developed MuG III-V Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
Mar 11, 2014Lund University has developed multi-gate (MuG) III-V metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with a cut-off frequency of 210GHz and a maximum oscillation frequency of 250GHz, “the highest of any reported ...
Tags: effect transistors, fins, plasma, Electrical&Electronics
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Bisphenol A Impairs The Function of Proteins
Jan 14, 2014Bisphenol A impairs the function of proteins that C. This finding has been reported by researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal. The substance, short BPA, is contained in many plastic products and is ...
Tags: Bisphenol A, short BPA, plastic products, hazardous, human health
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The Notion That Some People Can Be Overweight or Obese and Still Remain Healthy Is a Myth
Dec 27, 2013The notion that some people can be overweight or obese and still remain healthy is a myth, according to a new Canadian study. Even without high blood pressure, diabetes or other metabolic issues, overweight and obese people have higher ...
Tags: overweight, obesity, healthy obesity, benign obesity
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Glitches in Connections Between Brain Areas May Be at Root of Learning Disorder Dyslexia
Dec 26, 2013Glitches in the connections between certain brain areas may be at the root of the common learning disorder dyslexia, a new study suggests. It's estimated that up to 15 percent of the U.S. population has dyslexia, which impairs people's ...
Tags: connections between certain brain areas, common learning disorder
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Shrunken Structures Brains of Heavy Marijuana Users May Explain Stereotype of"Pothead"
Dec 25, 2013Shrunken structures inside the brains of heavy marijuana users might explain the stereotype of the "pothead," brain researchers report. Northwestern University scientists studying teens who were marijuana smokers or former smokers found ...
Tags: marijuana users, pothead, memory tasks, drug-related memory loss
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Mice Pups Raised Without a Father Had Abnormal Social Interactions
Dec 17, 2013Mice pups raised without a father had abnormal social interactions and were more aggressive than those raised with both parents, Canadian researchers say. Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a researcher at the Mental Illness and Addiction Axis at the ...
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Cochlear Announced That FDA Voted Favorably on Cochlear's Nucleus Hybrid L24 Implant Syste
Nov 14, 2013US-based Cochlear has announced that an advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted favorably on the Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid L24 implant system. This is a first of its kind system designed for the treatment of ...
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Raise Glass of Wine to Better Health in The Bay Because of Tax on Soda
Nov 12, 2013Soda taxes are back, and thank goodness. The sugary beverage industry has spent billions of dollars across the United States trying to defeat any proposal that addresses the serious health costs of the soda and energy drinks we consume, and ...
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Japan Approvals The Use of Soliris (Eculizumab) Drug to Treat aHUS
Sep 17, 2013Biotechnology firm Alexion Pharmaceuticals has secured approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan for the use of its Soliris (eculizumab) drug to treat pediatric and adult patients with atypical hemolytic ...
Tags: Ahus Treatment, Soliris Drug
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Alterg Assistanced Device Activated by a Patient's Intent to Move
Aug 22, 2013AlterG, a US-based medical device company, has launched its AlterG Bionic Leg, a wearable, battery-powered, robotic mobility assistance device activated by a patient's intent to move. Designed for patients with impaired mobility, the ...
Tags: Wearable Bionic Leg
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CSL Behring's Privigen Has Obtained Marketing Authorization From The European Commission
Apr 5, 2013CSL Behring's Privigen has obtained marketing authorization from the European Commission for use in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Privigen is an immune globulin intravenous [human], 10% liquid, developed for ...
Tags: CSL Behring Privigen, European Marketing Authorization
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Charity52 Released a Limited Edition 'Achieve' T-Shirt with Dsact
Jan 4, 2013Charity52 proudly announces that this week they have released a limited edition "Achieve" t-shirt in partnership with the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas (DSACT). The shirt design seeks to raise awareness about the programs and ...
Tags: Charity52, limited edition, DSACT, Tees
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Zheng and Kao Made The Remarks During The Opening Ceremony
Dec 13, 2012Taipei, Dec.12, 2012 (CENS)--In a cross-Taiwan Strait meeting yesterday (Dec. 11), Zheng Lizhong, vice chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), urged Taiwan to cut restrictions on mainland Chinese ...