04-01-2012 10:01 Dr. Russ Altman discusses his research on understanding how genetic differences affect drug response. National Institute of General Medical Sciences www.nigms.nih.gov
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Dr. Russ Altman on Pharmacogenomics – Video
23-01-2012 15:37 Complete video at: fora.tv Carl Schoonover, author of Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century , describes the “miraculous” revolution that occurred in neural imaging during the late 19th century.
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Art in Science: How Innovative Images Led to a ‘Miraculous’ Revolution in Neurology – Video
29-09-2011 08:54 Click here to learn more about this film: www.classroomvideo.co.uk This DVD illustrates the biological functions of the male and female reproductive systems, showing how millions of sperm race through the uterus and into the fallopian tube where fertilization occurs, and how the fertilized egg develops into an embryo. The film also describes the basics of menstruation and the different stages or trimesters of embryonic and foetal development, and follows a couple through pregnancy and birth, emphasising the importance of good nutrition, sleep, low stress, and avoidance of alcohol and drugs.
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Human Reproduction and Childbirth (excerpt) – Video
03-08-2011 12:48 (01/12/11) Lecture by Kevin Ahern of Oregon State University discussing Biochemistry Basics in BB 451. See the full course at oregonstate.edu This course can be taken for credit (wherever you live) via OSU’s ecampus.
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Bite-Sized Biochemistry #31 – Membrane Transport II – Video
Officials at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital announced today that Doris Taylor, PhD, FAHA, FACC, one of the world’s leading cell thera
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World-Renowned Cell-Therapy Researcher, Doris Taylor, PhD, Joins Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
In a moment of unwarranted despair, the young Keats wrote his epitaph: “Here lies one whose name is writ in water.” Yet creative geniuses achieve such immortality as human memory bestows. Those who exalt them disappear.
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Guide to a master reader’s works
TORONTO – Doctors have performed Ontario's first cardiac stem cell transplant using cells from the patient's own bone marrow.
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Researchers hope cardiac stem cell transplants may help heart failure patients
The Bowlium, the classic bowling alley at 4666 Holt Blvd.
Jessica Capshaw is all about practicality — hence, a crossbody Chloe bag ($1,895, net-a-porter.com)
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Grey's Anatomy's Jessica Capshaw: What's in My Bag?
“I had a lot of fun as a brunette.
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Katherine Heigl on returning to 'Grey's Anatomy,' animal activism, and being blonde
January 26, 2012 in City [1] [2] Debate over capital budget projects centers on jobs, role of government Dave LaFountaine, project supervisor for Burton Construction, guides in the new Spokane Falls Community College planetarium dome Thursday on the school’s campus.
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Medical school high on state’s wish lists – Thu, 26 Jan 2012 PST
A team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that newly discovered mutations in an evolved assembly of genes cause Joubert syndrome, a form of syndromic autism.
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Scientists link evolved, mutated gene module to syndromic autism
Nanotechnology is having an explosive boom of implementation. Is it safe to use, though?
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Nanotechnology: Will it kill us all?
On February 18, Physicians Medical Forum (PMF) will host a day-long, tuition-free seminar to encourage the increase of African-Americans in health professions.
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Black Physicians to Recruit Blacks for Medical School
As induction looms, she reflects on life in skating and beyond: Part I of II SAN JOSE, Calif. – It is my good fortune that my three decades of covering figure skating include the 10-year period when Michelle Kwan was the sport.
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Kwan on Kwan: Longevity hallmark of Hall of Fame career
Two years after leaving the show, Katherine Heigl wants to return to “Grey's Anatomy.”
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Katherine Heigl on 'Grey's Anatomy' Void: 'I Miss It'
Katherine Heigl wants to set the record straight: She loved the six seasons she played Dr. Izzie Stevens on “Grey's Anatomy” and would gladly return to the ABC medical drama.
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Heigl would love to return to 'Grey's Anatomy'
A new position statement from the American Academy of Neurology asks neurologists to routinely screen patients for abusive treatment from family or caretakers.
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Neurology: Doctors Should Screen Patients For Abuse
MEDFORD — Chemistry instructor Kim Murray has been named Lenape High School's 2012 Teacher of the Year.
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Chemistry teacher honored at Lenape High School
The University Medical School announced a new joint program yesterday which offers students a master‘s in international public health and also requires them to serve in the Peace Corps. Paige Hornsby, an assistant professor in the Medical School, anticipates accepting “half a dozen” applicants next semester, and will accept students in a rolling admissions process.
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School teams up with Peace Corps
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Weekend Parties: Masters at Work, Ghostly International Meets Spectral, Nightbeat, and More
( Queen's University ) Researchers at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada have identified a possible cause for the loss of a tumor suppressor gene that can lead to the development of more aggressive forms of prostate cancer.
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New Queen's University research sheds light on gene destruction linked to aggressive prostate cancer
Paper in The Lancet Neurology states intrapartum, postnatal conditions less of a factor than genetics.
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Genetic Abnormalities May Cause Cerebral Palsy